What The Holy Hell Is Going On?

[rufus]

united has confirmed that a second plane of theirs has crashed. this according to the msnbc ticker.

[redraider13]

Each twin tower had about 10,000 people in it. That's also a very densly populated area.

[Zudnic]

LATEST NEWS: Both planes that crashed into the World Trade Center Towers in NYC originated from Boston, according to Channel 7. The station identified the flights as American Airlines Flight 11 and United Flight 175. Amtrak has suspended its service

[rufus]

on top of all the tragedy, this is a sad indictment of airline security provisions in this country. msnbc had former sec. of state lawrence eagleberger on, and he was dismayed by this fact, saying he thought we had eliminated the possibility of airline hi-jackings on u.s. soil.

[pquine]

CTSioux -

Try Boston.com the Camp David piece is listed in the headline there.

[Ralph Baer]

Greetings from DC. We were sent home about 10am. Before that I could look up the Potomac and see the smoke rising from the Pentagon. I had to ride my bike the wrong way down some one-way streets to go home because my usual route through Bolling AFB was closed. No problems here as of now, although I hear more than the usual sirens.

[Scott Murphy]

Originally posted by rufus
on top of all the tragedy, this is a sad indictment of airline security provisions in this country. msnbc had former sec. of state lawrence eagleberger on, and he was dismayed by this fact, saying he thought we had eliminated the possibility of airline hi-jackings on u.s. soil.

Eagleberger obviously doesn't fly very often. Anybody with a whit of common sense and inside knowledge could easily deal with most airports' security. He should try to fly around Europe, security usually takes on a different meaning. Given our "tombstone" mentality watch for security upgrades as a result of this disaster.

[Zudnic]

This one's good...
The Navy is stationing aircraft carriers along the East Coast. (boston.com)

My question is.. WHY?

[Jim W]

If you live in Southern NH, here's what I've found.

The American Red Cross is having a blood drive at their Manchester office. The directions I was given are..

- 93 North
- Exit 8
- Right at 2nd lights
- Immediate left (near Diver's Den)
- 3rd building on the left


There is also a blood drive in Nashua at the Southern NH University, 546 Amherst St. (near Exit 8 off Everett Turnpike).

[Handyman]

This is insane...I mean here I am at school, waking up and Isign on to check out what is going on and I read THIS!! I have a feeling, that whoever is responsible wont be around to defend their actions in a few weeks. If it is Bin Laden, or the Palestinians, or anyone else they have just signed their own death warrants. This is a disgusting act and while I am usually notan isolationsit warhawk I say that any nation who doesn't support us in this is against us. It is time for the nations of the world to put up or shut up. An act like this deserves no mercy...and those who know me know I dont think like that EVER.

While I am not a religious man as many of you know, my heart and soul go out to everyone who is directly or indirectly involved with this tragedy. And thosewho caused it better pray to whoever they pray to...cause they will be meeting their maker soon:(

[MavRick]

The Taliban said, "We want to tell the American children we feel their pain and hope the courts find justice." It sounds like they're going to claim responsibility. (CNN). There's going to be a press conference from the Kabul government.

[Hammy]

Listening to the audio of those people in the Middle East celebrating this gutless stuff makes me burn with anger. I only wish I were the pilot who is going to drop the bomb on those punk a-holes. I hope they all suffer dearly for this. Its time for the U.S. to quit playing nice with these people and become ruthless. If we don't deal with them severely, there will never be an end to this kind of garbage.

[Jim W]

Unconfirmed report from a friend in Gloucester, MA.

She said she heard really loud plane noises and someone said that a big plane flew over really low with two fighter planes right on its tail.

Again, unconfirmed but I thought I would let you guys know.

[redraider13]

Saudi dissident Osama bin Laden warned three weeks ago that he and his followers would carry out an unprecedented attack on U.S. interests for its support of Israel

[Dirty]

How can these people celebrate something like this? No matter who it happens to you never celebrate something horrenous like this.

Hammy is right.

[pquine]

I just spoke to a client in Bossier City , Louisiana. That is home to our largest base for B-52's. She can hear the engines of the planes already running. The base has been in lockdown and everything is ready to fly if needed. Also, this is the base that holds Air Force One. Air Force One landed a litlle while ago, so GW is back in Wash.
He better know how to use the toys that are at his disposal!

[rufus]

report is that approximately 200 firefighters in the area of the wtc collapse are missing.

[Handyman]

We are announcing that classes are cancelled on the Twin Cities campus,
effective at noon today. All club meetings are also cancelled. Classes will resume tomorrow.



This was an email I just received...this day will never be forgotten. I am with Hammy (not the way I wished to see you back on here my friend) that now is the time to destroy those who wish to see us destroyed!!

[Zudnic]

This whole thing is surreal. Almost like it's out of the movie Independence Day.

[Kelly Ann]

Major League Baseball has postponed today's games