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11 September 2001

These are pictures taken (by Brian) from the roof of 95 Worth St, my old apartment building, and as we were asked to evacuate the neighborhood.

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henderson		10-Dec-2022 08:36
And history closes the convo..

mondoll		23-Sep-2008 11:32
start doing something......talking is not enough!!

Guest		01-Feb-2008 13:58
hi, im paul and i just read the comment board and some of you think that 9/11 was all islams fault, and that islams are terrorists, but the reality is that islams arent terrorists and they dont practise it as there religion, fuck im christian catholic and im stickin up for islams, this wasnt all islams fault, there are tiny groups out there that are a bit insane and they have no self control and or they are just jelous of america that or they hate goerge w bush, it could b anything all im saying is dont blame islam

Andrew		22-Nov-2007 00:36
my dad worked in amrican airlines for 13 years and i was just 4 when 911 happend and he says no to say bad words but he dosnot no but fuck osafa he is a keniving basterd he suck cok he can go to hell and gorge washintin wold tell he hers paybak bitch and hits him with a bat and he say hala i kill you

Guest		09-Oct-2007 16:52
FUCK FANATISM OF ALLA KINDS

Samer K		07-May-2007 15:14
Jorient sucks dick

Simon		20-Jan-2007 10:35
You don

Samer		08-Jan-2007 16:53
I love islam !!!!!!!

Jorient		20-Dec-2006 20:15
Quote from pogo [ Canadians dont want the rest of the world to think that we are all unaducated like you !] uneducated , pogo uneducated

Jorient		20-Dec-2006 20:12
I know for a fact that most other countries hate us and I can understand why !!! we Americans allways put our noses where it doesn't belong so we kinda deserved this. I suppose that reading all the different points of view made me see Islam in an other angle. I'm sorry if some of my remarks were crude.

pogo		20-Dec-2006 19:41
So Ali bin hubba bubba are americans getting their asses kicked in Iran ??? I would doubt so they are slowly being terminated. They should invent a smart bomb that would determine borders and blow away those fuckers from the inside. Thats my own personal opinion.

pogo		20-Dec-2006 19:30
Guest, did you fall on your head when you were a kid ???

pogo		20-Dec-2006 19:18
This message is for A CANADIAN I'm also a canadian please change your name to something else. Other Canadians dont want the rest of the world to think that we are all unaducated like you !

Minardi		04-Oct-2006 06:30
Islam is a violent religion with violent history and doctrine. Many muslims are offended by this but the fact is that Muslim clerics teach violence and this is why... Muhammad first appealed to Christians and Jews by saying he was Jesus' brother and by telling the Jews that he was the Messiah. As a result, the Koran has teachings of Muhammad that were peaceful because he was trying to convert peaceful people. However, Muslim clerics will teach that it is the MOST RECENT teachings of Muhammad that matter most. What did he teach later? After making his appeal to pagans who worshipped the moon god by saying there is only one god and by then bowing to that stupid black rock "meteorite" in Mecca, Muhammad then taught a VIOLENT doctrine. He later taught to KILL the infidel. He later taught to make war on all who did not follow him! "Holy War". I think it's easy to see this man was nothing but a beggar for attention. But, since clerics teach people to follow his latter teachings, we must accept that Islam is a violent false religion. In order to deceive the western leaders, they then lie to our public by saying it is a "peaceful" religion and then of course they show that peace is taught in the Koran. Well, you can't have it both ways. We are fighting the nation of Islam, plain and simple. The sooner our nation figures that out the better. By the way, during WWII did our nation say anything like "We are fighting Hitler and the nazis, NOT the peaceful German people."? NO! The same thing applies here. Sure there are peaceful Muslims, but there were peaceful Germans too and we don't have any ability to separate peaceful from hateful during wartime. If you are Muslim, you need to study your religion and wake up. Lastly, Jesus said "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No man comes unto the Father but by me." Many Christians in the first century church died just for believing what they heard him say and because they could not deny what they saw Him do. (That's a TRUE martyr... Not one of hate). Muhammad called Jesus a true prophet. SO, logically Jesus IS the ONLY way of salvation from sin against God. I suggest you think about following Jesus and not the forked tounge that gave honor to Jesus but then tried to take it back for himself. Cheers M8s

Guest		16-Jun-2006 06:22
Andrew, thank you for sharing these pictures. It brings back memories of something that should never be forgotten. Your comments were very insightful.

Seb		13-Jun-2006 21:45
quoting "That is why in Afganhistan the other day, they ran over a young boy's arm with a truck...." Well Look twice at those images, this is just a "show" the man seems to be his father, the pictures doesn't show the broked arm and the kid is very calm... Images are the best way to lie 'cause people think they can't lie ! welcome to the age of photoshop ! Now, just a question, who make this powerpoint ? big brother, a man full of love, a racist, W ? Sorry for my poor english. Seb

guest		08-Jun-2006 03:38
it's hard to view these images and not feel a degree of anger and fear;but I found some of the comments disturbed me even more.If we want to live in a safer,better world then an "us and them" approach will never work. Repression,frustration and overwhelming poverty will inevitably lead to anger and fundamentalism.Islamic fundamentalism is a horror but so is the rising tide of christian fundamentalism in the west.Perhaps we should start a worlwide cult of individual fundamentalism ; a cult of personal rights that declares jihad on institutions that take away all your choices,moral or otherwise.These institions are the most likely root cause of the anger and the violence in the world today. Perhaps we could also take a long hard look at economic fundamentalists.The people who say that governments should only focus on big business and economics.The people who encourage us to be rich in dollars but poor in spirit.

Jorient		08-May-2006 18:45
This is Jorient, I have "bowed" back in to respond to the last comment by "A Canadian". However, commenting on such thoughts is difficult at best. What I am amused at is the statement that this is "his opinion". I must reiterate that it is incumbent upon intelligent men to resolve their differences of opinion, and not just state it and walk away. That is the "everyone's right" syndrome that is so rampant in our academic institutions and is at the heart of liberal thinking. By not asserting or believing one opinion is right and the other is wrong saves the professors and other liberal from having to defend themselves against those who are in fact right. Such thinking is also tearing the world apart. That is what caused 9-11. It is not a clash of civilizations so much as the fact that the mulims think they are right and everyone is wrong and there is no room for negotiations. Therefore, since we are wrong, they must kill us, and thereby avoid the argument. Sad, but go read the koran, that is what it says, and that is what the uneducated believe. But, I am not going to attack the Canandian, he has a right to my opinion and the right to be wrong. Just because he has a "right" does not make it "right". I don't give a damn if it is your opinion. Your opinion can be wrong!!!! However, I will quote him again and make one more comment, "In my opinion, Islam is a much more honorable religion than Christianity (this coming from a very lapsed Catholic!) 9/11 was about initiating an agenda calling for the removal of basic civil rights, freedoms and privacy- not just in the United States but in the Western World in general." The idiocy and ignorance behind that statement goes far beyond my intellect. The most unfree people in the world are muslims. Their entire thought processes are controlled by that government system called islam. All of their laws are already set in concrete and can't be changed. That is why in Afganhistan the other day, they ran over a young boy's arm with a truck, an imam's decision, and crushed it because he stole something. He is now maimed for life for a single offense. Barbarism is still alive and well in the name of a religion which keeps an entire region of the world in intellectual chains with no rights to speak of especially for women. I have been there to help them...yet they want to kill me. Hellllloooooooo!!!!!!!!! I rest my case, Judge.

A Canadian		08-May-2006 02:38
...anyone who blames the 9/11 attacks on religion is missing the point. It is the kind of misdirected thinking Bush, Cheney and the rest of the Globalists WANT us to think. 9/11 was NOT about pitting Christianity against Islam. In my opinion, Islam is a much more honorable religion than Christianity (this coming from a very lapsed Catholic!) 9/11 was about initiating an agenda calling for the removal of basic civil rights, freedoms and privacy- not just in the United States but in the Western World in general. Think about it...four and a half years later, is the United States any more secure? More repressed maybe, but not secure. That's the front. I don't blame the Bush administration for the attacks either, although it is easy to do so. It goes much deeper than that. Scoff if you want to, but everyone's entitled to their opinion, and that's mine. Our opinions are one of the last freedoms we have left, folks. Enjoy it while it lasts, because BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING, and he only had to sacrifice three thousand people to do so. "May you live in interesting times"- old Chinese proverb.

Marcos Rodriguez		07-May-2006 05:08
Nor are things different because you say so, Tim. See, when you embrace moral and intellectual relativism as you clearly have, you abandon any claim to being right, as your doctrine clearly postulates that anybody is "right" and no one is justified to "judge". You claim to have an "open mind," but the depth of your liberal indoctrination shows a different reality. Jorient is the only one here who has stated the facts as they are, and his clarity of thought should be an example to all of us. Hiding your head in the sand of liberal guilt and relativism like you have done is not the answer; if anything, is what invited the terrorists to attack in the first place. Wise up. Marcos Rodriguez - www.aukeramen.com

Tim		06-May-2006 23:02
The previous 5 posts show much ignorance. Jorient. Although many are probably happy to see you bow out, I wish you would take the time to open your mind. Things aren't just because you say so.

Jorient		04-May-2006 14:22
You don't get it, do you, Niklas?

Guest		04-May-2006 02:42
Fuck Buddhism, Fuck Islam, Fuck Hinduism, Fuck Christianity....Fuck religion. People should start to live in reality, in this word.

Guest		02-May-2006 02:54
FUCK ISLAM

Guest		02-May-2006 02:54
FUCK ISLAM

Jorient		01-May-2006 14:03
I need some help here. I simply do not understand the sheer number of Islamic apologists there are in this country. A religion, founded by a pedophile who relished in the killing and maiming of his adversaries, and has continually perpetuated his atrocious ideas on the civilized world for approximately 1400 years, is the darling of the media and our cultural elite. I don't get it. As a result I bow out. My position is, and I will die by it, that there are two sides to every issue and it is incumbent on intelligent men and women to sit down and decide with side of the issue is correct/right. Otherwise, the result is a schizophrenic society that is powerless to act in the face of adversaries. That is exactly what is happening. Islam is good because some ignorant people believe in it? That is bullcrap. Islam is a religion of hatred, and makes idiots of men and slaves of women. It is also insidious and spiteful. Witness the excellent photos on this page and tell me I am wrong. The people in these buildings and airplanes had nothing to do with the reason they were murdered by those irrational Islamic thugs and barbarians. It was simply an act of stupidity and ignorance. Islam has not gone through a renaissance, nor a reformation, and therefore condemns its followers to live in the middle ages with their arcane and inane concepts. May Allah have mercy on your souls. NOT!!!!!

Mendel Black		30-Apr-2006 20:44
3000 Americans murdered compared to at least 20,000 Iraqi children (and counting...) murdered by American bombs in the name of oil. The reason this got so much attention was simply because it was spectacular (and ingenious), albeit horrendous. The media really go for that.

Guest		30-Apr-2006 18:45
Americans discovered that day that they are no less vulnerable to terrorist attacks than any other country. America is now an obsession for terrorists, especially with the ridiculous George Bush fumbling around with his lame ass 'Homeland Security' scam. If something like this could be executed on the very first try using your own planes, imagine what they must be planning for the next time?

Guest		30-Apr-2006 02:36
It was pretty horrifying. I was looking at both the WTC towers from 2 blocks away that day. Seeing these pictures brings back memories, sensations of that day and some of the nightmares too.

Guest		29-Apr-2006 01:53
Joreint: I would respectfully disagree with your quote, saying that is suffers from ommissions and a translation problem. Imprecise in it's nature as translation is, I propose the following, quoted from the Yusuf Ali translation, which appears much more reasonable. 5.33: "The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger, and strive with might and main for mischief through the land is: execution, or crucifiction, or the cutting off of hands and feet from opposite sides, or exile from the land: that is their disgrace in this world; and a heavy punishment is theirs in the life Hereafter." I think you would agree, that it's fair for many groups, countries and religions to have contingencies if they are being physically attacked - ie: self defence. Now whether said groups are actually experiencing "Clear and Present Danger" is up for debate - and not within the scope of this thread. This could also end up leading into a discussion about semantics as well, but I think it's important to understand that "Murder" is not within the essence of this passage. To talk to the other points you brought up. Please consider the possibility that people are using the name of a religion for their political aspirations. This is something that no religion or philosophy is exempt from. Just because a small group, and I mean a very small group of people are making such claims, it does not represent the whole (1.5 billion people in the world). I go so far as to say that those acting within these means are not members of the group they claim to be a part of. If all the world's Muslims were so inclined, as you suggest, no country, no army, no group would be able to defend themselves and we would not be having this discussion. Thankfully that is the not the case, even in the most remotests of realities, and it's important to understand that there is as much diversity and interpretations within Islam as there is in other world religions. Did David Koresh represent all of Christianity? I think you understand what I'm getting at.

Jim Ross		28-Apr-2006 22:31
A day we will never forget... I was on holiday in Tenerife, was in a small Spanish bar where no-one could speak English... Thought it was an accident until we saw the second going in...

Joreint		28-Apr-2006 20:26
In a post below by "guest", the writer says, "First of all - it is against all religions (including Islam) to commit murder." He is obviously not familiar with the Koran which so clearly states: "5.33: The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His apostle and strive to make mischief in the land is only this, that they should be murdered or crucified or their hands and their feet should be cut off on opposite sides or they should be imprisoned; this shall be as a disgrace for them in this world, and in the hereafter they shall have a grievous chastisement," Of course, it is a peaceful religion. How in the world you have such pictures as Mr. Fuentes has so brilliantly presented, with terror acts committed in 72 countries of the world by "muslims" is beyond me. Anyone wish to hazard a guess as to how this could have happened with such a peaceful religion????

Eldon		28-Apr-2006 08:41
I suspect that the powers that be, after reading the majority of these comments and viewing these images would prefer to wipe the slate clean and start over with the human race.

Eldon		28-Apr-2006 08:25
I suspect that the powers that be, after reading the majority of these comments and viewing these images would prefer to wipe the slate clean and start over with the human race.

Guest		28-Apr-2006 07:16
First of all - it is against all religions (including Islam) to commit murder. If anyone with an Islamic upbringing caused this, then they are by defacto not Muslim, just as is the case, that if anyone with a Buddhist upbringing were to have caused this, they would not be Buddhist. Lost souls can claim anything they want in the name of religion, which has been done for a millenia. But that doesn't make it true or mean that they represent a large group of poeople. Here are some facts for you: only about 15% of all the Muslims in the world live in the Middle East, and even then, you can't say that all hate the West, just as not all those in the West hate the Middle East. The generlazing needs to end. Whether you're from the US, Iraq, China or Bolivia, if you feel hate for any particular race, group or religion, look into yourself and figure out why you have this prejudice - then deal with it directly until you can erradicate it - that's the only way to prevent things like this from happening in the future. Until the human race can figure out how to get along, we will continue to suffer as a world.

Guest		28-Apr-2006 07:14
First of all - it is against all religions (including Islam) to commit murder. If anyone with an Islamic upbringing caused this, then they are by defacto not Muslim, just as is the case, that if anyone with a Buddhist upbringing were to have caused this, they would not be Buddhist. Lost souls can claim anything they want in the name of religion, which has been done for a millenia. But that doesn't make it true or mean that they represent a large group of poeople. Here are some facts for you: only about 15% of all the Muslims in the world live in the Middle East, and even then, you can't say that all hate the West, just as not all those in the West hate the Middle East. The generlazing needs to end. Whether you're from the US, Iraq, China or Bolivia, if you feel hate for any particular race, group or religion, look into yourself and figure out why you have this prejudice - then deal with it directly until you can erradicate it - that's the only way to prevent things like this from happening in the future. Until the human race can figure out how to get along, we will continue to suffer as a world.

Guest		28-Apr-2006 07:07
First of all - it is against all religions (including Islam) to commit murder. If anyone with an Islamic upbringing caused this, then they are by defacto not Muslim, just as is the case, that if anyone with a Buddhist upbringing were to have caused this, they would not be Buddhist. Lost souls can claim anything they want in the name of religion, which has been done for a millenia. But that doesn't make it true or mean that they represent a large group of poeople. Here are some facts for you: only about 15% of all the Muslims in the world live in the Middle East, and even then, you can't say that all hate the West, just as not all those in the West hate the Middle East. The generlazing needs to end. Whether you're from the US, Iraq, China or Bolivia, if you feel hate for any particular race, group or religion, look into yourself and figure out why you have this prejudice - then deal with it directly until you can erradicate it - that's the only way to prevent things like this from happening in the future. Until the human race can figure out how to get along, we will continue to suffer as a world.

Guest		27-Apr-2006 21:29
clstans: You are the reason war even exists. I don't think anyone in their right mind would ever support acts or terrorism like this, but keep in mind that all wars, and all terrorism like this comes from hate...something you clearly have to much of. If an american would go psycho in my hometown and kill lots of ppl, am I right to say that all americans should be killed? Of course not...blame the ppl responsible, not the rest. And sure, I don't agree with most (or any?) of the worlds religions...but saying the things you are saying makes you no better than the ones that was behind the 9/11 attacks....or Hitler for that matter.

clstans		27-Apr-2006 18:02
The pictures are very nice and clear, but you don't live in reality. These pictures remind me of my disgust for the muslim people, a group of people who by the way need to be rounded up and exterminated.

Kansas		27-Apr-2006 16:03
All we are is dust in the wind (i.e. lighten up everyone)

Rodney King		27-Apr-2006 15:54
Can't we all just get along?

Richard Nixon		27-Apr-2006 15:52
I am not a crook

Jorient		27-Apr-2006 13:34
Andrew, as a direct descendent of one who helped build this country I am very concerned about it now. I am also the one who has probably made the most inflammatory comments below. But there is a reason. The American people and the rest of the civilized world are not angry enough at the muslims for what they are trying to do to the civilized world. The superb pictures you presented to us depict the same thing the muslim have been doing since they found out they are muslims. They did it across North Africa and other places they have infested. Consider the thousands of year old statues they destroyed in Afghanistan, and the Roman ruins in North Africa. Civilization is the bane of their existence. From the tone of your comment, you sound like a nice person. You call yourself a liberal and you are right, “liberal” is not a four letter word. But, it should be. You want to be kind and nice to everyone, Andrew, but that doesn’t work in the real world. You don’t want controls and regulations, and demands that people act civilized all the time. When liberals got hold of our public educational system, look what happened, Andrew. A lot of children are not getting educated anymore. Look what happened in the nineties when Clinton and his garb had control of the government…terrorism was rampant around the world and the government did nothing about it. Know why, Andrew, the attacks were against our military and the liberals didn’t care!!! Get it now, Andrew. Liberals like you, and especially our liberal journalists, should stick to taking wonderful pictures and leave the government to people who understand the real world. Please don’t misunderstand me. I like you. I think you are wonderful! All my liberal friends are wonderful…they just don’t get it. I, on the other hand, have lived in the Middle East for years with the muslims and I know what they are like. They don’t like you and think you are here to serve them. That is not a religion, that is a cult. Look at your pictures again, Andrew, and know that they are coming again and they are coming for you. I didn’t say that, they did!

Guest		27-Apr-2006 10:50
In my opinion the most perceptive, intelligent comments of all those below. Thanks Andrew.

Andrew F		26-Apr-2006 23:53
Thank you all for viewing and contributing. I was going to refrain from commenting early on, but my photo website is becoming a discussion board. Therefore I feel entitled to add some random opinions: -It wasn’t just Americans who were killed. -I am a New Yorker. The New Yorkers I know are from every corner of the world. My friends come from every continent. That’s why we love living here. -I am American. I try to travel the world; I don’t meet many Americans on the road, the people of the richest most powerful country in the world need a broader worldview. -I haven’t seen a religion yet that couldn’t use some reformation. Some need a lot more than others. -Our media isn’t liberal, it isn’t impartial, and it doesn’t show us what the rest of the world sees. -Our government is evil to a lot of people, more evil than their governments / religions are to us. -We are the most benign super power/empire in all of history. That doesn’t make us saints. Not even close. -Our government likes that China buys our Treasury bills. -I wish more Americans had opinions about world politics. Maybe we could evolve as a society as well. -I am a liberal. It’s not a dirty world. -Every single person who dies at the hands of others is missed. All in lower Manhattan, Washington DC, a field in Pennsylvania, Vietnam, Cambodia, East Timor, Darfur, Somalia, Mozambique, Rwanda, Kashmir, Columbia, Nicaragua, Guatemala, to name a few. -I don’t own a car; I am in favor of sensible urban planning and mass transportation. We should have been energy independent along time ago. -I had nightmares for a long time after that day, and I was prescribed sleeping pills for 2 ½ years afterwards. -Nothing is more American than dissent.

Ben Bladen		26-Apr-2006 19:04
From Larry Johnson, a former federal intelligence official and no liberal, had this to say about yesterday's joint appearance of the president and Chinese president Hu at the White House: Ronald Reagan stood in front of the Berlin Wall and called on the Soviets to "tear down this wall". Thanks in part to Reagan's policies the wall came down. Reagan followed in the footsteps of John F. Kennedy, who also stood in front of the wall and pledged America's honor to fight the totalitarian visions advocated by communist rulers in Moscow and Beijing. Where are we today? A protester is forcibly removed from the White House grounds. The White House, a symbol of the American people, became a backdrop for the new authoritarianism of the Bush era. Rather than show the Chinese leader the beauty of tolerating dissent, Bush presided over the arrest of a woman who dared speak out against her country's leader. Bush furthered the insult to American democracy by apologizing to China's leader for the outburst. ... Complicit with the Administration's efforts to quash dissent and protest is the national media. They accept without protest the arrest of the small Chinese woman who had the temerity to speak out against a leader and a government that she believes is abusive and dictatorial. We spent 45 years fighting a Cold War against the authoritarian governments of the Soviets and the Chinese. We supposedly won. And now what? We tolerate the arrest and detention without habeus corpus of American citizens because the Government tells us they are terrorists. We tolerate a President who lies about the intelligence and takes us into an unnecessary war. And, we look the other way when a small lady with a big heart dares to challenge the leader of the world's most populated nation. Years ago we watched in amazement as a small Chinese man stood in the path of a tank in Tinamen Square to protest abuses by the Chinese Communist state. Today we saw our President apologize to the Chinese for allowing a protester to speak her mind. What next George? Will you help the Chinese run over demonstrators in a tank? President Reagan spoke of a City on a Hill. That City was to be a beacon of hope and inspiration to the people of the world who yearned for freedom. George Bush has now torched that vision. Mr. President, I knew Ronald Reagan. I worked for Ronald Reagan. Mr. President, you are no Reagan. No Reagan? Hell, he's not even a Bonzo.

guest		26-Apr-2006 18:16
A MUST READ BY ALL AMERICANS:http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2006/cr040506.htm It's an excellent speech given by Representative Ron Paul of Texas on April, 5 2006. His speech is agenda free and has the best of America in mind.

Jorient		26-Apr-2006 17:02
Below a writer said: Ignorant Americans 24-Apr-2006 23:16 "First of all, Arabs and Iranians led the world in science and art and built magnificent metropolises while Europeans were still painting their faces and living in wood and mud huts." (End of quote) I agree that the arabs stole from the Indians and presented them to the rest of the world, but then along came the homosexual pedophile, Mohammad, and the whole area went to hell in a handbasket. Nothing has come of that region since his death. We must all remember that Islam is a form of govenment that just happens to be practiced as a religion. The excellent pictures above show what diabolical acts can come from such a religious cult. No other culture in the entire world relishes in the death of innocents as do the muslims. It seems the whole day is wasted for them unless they kill an innocent woman or child.

one in the universe		25-Apr-2006 07:36
watch this movie on my pagehttp://www.myspace.com/galaxxy it shows how they planted bombs in the building

one in the universe		25-Apr-2006 07:34
watch this movie it shows how they planted bombs in the building

Guest		25-Apr-2006 07:28
Marcos, you continue to stun us all with your ignorant rhetoric. Here's a thought, it's quite simple: Why don't you shut up and leave the comments to others with an intelligent, contemporary world view? If you'd read a little instead of bantering on incoherently you might actually learn something.

Pride?		25-Apr-2006 00:23
I hope no one here takes pride for kicking Saddam's behind. Anyone who has deeply studied the Dual Containment Policy (USA providing satellite imagery intelligence and chemical weapons to Saddam and supplying Iranian through Israel with needed military parts so they can destroy each other) knows better who Saddam really was. But, rebuilding Iraq and/or Afghanistan to a model country is something we can all take pride in.

Ignorant Americans		24-Apr-2006 23:16
"First grow out of your medieval hell hole" First of all, Arabs and Iranians led the world in science and art and built magnificent metropolises while Europeans were still painting their faces and living in wood and mud huts. Secondly everytime the middle easterns try to progress and extablish democracy the West crushes their efforts to ensure their grip on oil. Read up on the CIA anti-democratic coup against Mossadeq in Iran in 1953. Read about how the CIA and US created and backed dictators like Saddam, how they still support dictatorships in Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and many other countries today, how they armed and trained the Taliban to fight the Russians in the 1980s etc, etc, etc. You gung-ho, racist Americans sicken me and most of the rest of the world. You speak for no one and certainly NOT the "civilised world". So in short, educate yourself or go "£$% yourselves!

Ignorant Americans		24-Apr-2006 23:04
"screaming inanities and killing innocents around the world" In 9-11, barbaric as it was, 3000 innocent people were murdered. In the 1990s US-enforced vindictive and immoral sanctions on Iraq, the UN estimates 500,000 children died as a direct result of medicinal and food shortages. Untold thousands have died from radiation-related illnesses directly linked to US use of depleted uranium shells in Iraq. In the last three years the estimated civillian death toll of the Iraqi invasion is over 100,000. This is just in one country. Maybe if you had a clue about the suffering of "arabs and muslims" you owuld understand why they "scream inanities" you pig ignorant £$%^.

Marcos Rodriguez		24-Apr-2006 22:55
So, Yabba Yabba, you mean have "their hands cut off" just like Hussein and his thugs were going to do not once but twice --first during The Mother of All Battles and finally when the U.S. Army "totally kicked HUSSEIN's ass" out of the rat hole where he was cowardly hiding? Now THAT is a good one. Arabs and Muslims put a great deal of importance on "pride" but see, the way things work in the real world, pride is something you earn, not something you get out of screaming inanities and killing innocents around the world. First grow out of your medieval hell hole, and then the rest of the world may begin to respect you.

Ali Bin Babba Yabba		24-Apr-2006 22:07
Thanks for those insights from guest (just below). American soldiers in Iran! That's a good one. They'll get their asses totally kicked and have their hands cut off at the same time, which is probably the best way to finally get rid of George Bush once and for all.

guest		24-Apr-2006 19:50
Let us not forget and let us not be short-sighted again! I wish as a nation and as the only superpower we would spend half the time we spend following NFL, NBA, NLB, etc. and use it to learn about the world and issues important to us. When in the 70s soviets invaded Afghanistan, we did everything we could to defeat them. We armed and trained Osama and his gangs. But when the soviets left, we left Afghanistan to its own devices. With the Saudi's financial support and the support of Pakistan the Taliban regime took hold of Afghanistan (ironically, the only resistance to Taliban were the so called Northern Alliance who managed to survive with the support of the Iranian regime and they were important in defeating the Taliban). If anything we should have learned from 9-11, was not to leave an unstable place to become a terrorist recruiting ground. As a nation, we are addicted to instant gratification and as result we have short attention span. Instead of helping to rebuild Afghanistan we pretty much left it, lost our attention again and moved to Iraq. And now there is talks of withdrawing troops from Iraq so we can go to Iran. We need to finish what we start and make an example of what we are able to achieve. It's important to our security, national pride and global perception.

Guest		24-Apr-2006 18:13
Forgive, but never forget. These powerful images will always remain with me for the rest of my life. You have my voye so that all may remember.

tony		24-Apr-2006 09:42
We must find another way as the current medecine is not working. If anything, things are worse from virtually every perspective...

Guest		24-Apr-2006 09:04
Great pictures. As a survivor from the “Terrorists Attack on America” I would love to have these posted and shown to all. As to Ali who blames Bush... Let me ask you why then did Clinton REFUSE to give the orders to kill Osama bin Laden when he had the chance? Why were we attack 8 times under Clinton? And how come ALL terrorists from 9-11 entered the USA under Clinton’s term? Where were the background checks on these indivualds that WERE on the watch list…? Maybe Clinton planned this along with Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein…..

Guest		24-Apr-2006 09:03
Great pictures. As a survivor from the “Terrorists Attack on America” I would love to have these posted and shown to all. As to Ali who blames Bush... Let me ask you why then did Clinton REFUSE to give the orders to kill Osama bin Laden when he had the chance? Why were we attack 8 times under Clinton? And how come ALL terrorists from 9-11 entered the USA under Clinton’s term? Where were the background checks on these indivualds that WERE on the watch list…? Maybe Clinton planned this along with Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein…..

Guest		24-Apr-2006 06:21
Business partners make strange bedfellows. What price the black gold that is traded globally by the barrel. The loss of life and the tragedy of this attack cannot be traded by the barrel, nor can any price be placed upon this. As a visitor to NYC, the missing towers of the NY skyline must be a constant reminder to all New Yorkers, in particular, the families of those who perished in the most horrific manner imaginable. Brian, I admire you for taking these photos and for having the presence of mind in what must have been the most devasting moment of your life. Let these serve as a reminder to all, lest we forget.

Lydia Sanderson		23-Apr-2006 09:21
Andrew, Thanks for posting these images. I was disappointed when the consensus amongst the media was to cease running this footage on TV, although I completely understand that this was out of respect for the families, but none of us should forget the outrage of the event. Past attempts to topple the towers in Bill Cinton's era show that George Bush was'nt the magnet, but rather that we are not learning. Thank you again for the emotional jolt.

Guest		23-Apr-2006 06:53
$8 trillion in debt in just five years (mostly to Saudi Arabia and China) and still no Bin Laden. How's that for justice?

Guest		23-Apr-2006 02:06
MARCOS....tienes toda la puta razón... el medievalismo islamico será definitivamente aplastado. El día que el islam estrelló sus aviones en new york, han puesto el principio del fin. Occidente ganará siempre la partida contra el oscurantismo y el absurdo.

guest		23-Apr-2006 01:20
Very powerful photos. But this is one of those rare powerful photos that I don't ever wish to have taken myself. It's such a shame that innocent people have to die and be regarded as collateral like pieces of pons on a chess board. I can not even imaging what it must have been to be there when that plane smashed into the towers or be among many people on the top floors who jumped out to their death over getting burned in the scorching fires. But then again, I can't imagine being one of the thousands of the Kurds who suffocated like fishes out water as a result of the Saddam's chemical weapons that was part supplied by us. I also see some disappointing and intriguing posts here. Mike Long's comment is very poignant. I don't know either, Mike. And why is that 911 conspirators were mainly from Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Pakistan and instead we went after Iraq. And I also not sure what kind of medication Marcos is on. It's such a shame that our self-proclaimed genius (read the bio on his site) is such an ignorant racist. His inane comments have the resonance of the neo-cons rant that we all heard pre-Iraq. All the evidence of WMD and non-cooperation with UN rants are repeating again with Iran now.

Damon		22-Apr-2006 20:52
I have to agree with Guest regarding Marcos' nonsensical ranting...Nobody thinks the West is going to "surrender" because of these attacks! If anything it might make us stronger, but not until we finish with Al Qaeda.

Guest		22-Apr-2006 07:44
Very dramatic, disturbing photos. With the best intelligence resources in the world I have to wonder why the designers of this tragedy haven't been captured yet.

Guest		22-Apr-2006 06:35
Hey Marcos, time to pull your head out of your narrow-minded ass and join all of in the 21st century. This problem is much larger than your "clash of civilizations rooted in the Arab worlds failure to evolve out of the medieval darkness blah blah blah." Sounds like you'd like to start a new crusade? I place you in the same categorical toilet as your president.

Marcos Rodriguez		22-Apr-2006 05:58
What an ignoramus you are (or pretend to be) Ali, this is a Clash of Civilizations rooted in the Arab World's failure to evolve out of the medieval darkness in which it itself has sunk. Islamists hate the West not for what we do or not do, they hate us for WHAT WE ARE, and anybody that thinks the West is going to surrender because of Islamofascim's continuos attacks is sadly mistaken --some Europeans may have lost their way, but thanks to the vast reservoirs of energy and cultural strength found in the United States, Bin Laden and his ilk woke to a very nasty surprise --and they ain't seen nothing yet! Marcos Rodriguez - www.aukeramen.com

Ali Hakiz		21-Apr-2006 22:04
Nobody should ever forget. Al Qaeda planned for years to commit this savage act against your city, and as a result terrorist organizations throughout the world became vastly more unified almost overnight, even more so when it became clear that their leaders would not be pursued and possibly brought to justice. What has George Bush done exactly to capture the masterminds who murdered your loved ones? He pulled a rudimentary bait and switch in order to go after Sadaam Hussein and his oil reserves in Iraq instead of pursuing Bin Laden in Afghanistan when he had the chance, he manipulated your fears to the point that he was re-elected based on 9/11 and has since reduced your civil liberties in the name of "Homeland Security," and now he has you believing that you're safer when in fact he has vastly aggrivated the problem and made you more vulnerable to attack (do you really "feel" safer?). These terrorsts are motivated by George Bush! They will strike again when they're ready, and as long as George Bush is in office you can rest assurred there's absolutely nothing to stop them.

Ali Hakiz		21-Apr-2006 22:01
Nobody should ever forget. Al Qaeda planned for years to commit this savage act against your city, and as a result terrorist organizations throughout the world became vastly more unified almost overnight, even more so when it became clear that their leaders would not be pursued and possibly brought to justice. What has George Bush done exactly to capture the masterminds who murdered your loved ones? He pulled a rudimentary bait and switch in order to go after Sadaam Hussein and his oil reserves in Iraq instead of pursuing Bin Laden in Afghanistan when he had the chance, he manipulated your fears to the point that he was re-elected based on 9/11 and has since reduced your civil liberties in the name of "Homeland Security," and now he has you believing that you're safer when in fact he has vastly aggrivated the problem and made you more vulnerable to attack (do you really "feel" safer?). These terrorsts are motivated by George Bush! They will strike again when they're ready, and as long as George Bush is in office you can rest assurred there's absolutely nothing to stop them.

Marcos Rodriguez		21-Apr-2006 16:11
Timely reminder, now that Iran is promising to unleash a nuclear 9-11, of what this clash of civilizations is all about --namely, our own survival. The West did not start this conflict but, for our own sake and that of our children's, we must end it in our own terms. May a mushroom clod over Washington, London or Tel Aviv be forever constrained to the realm of our worst nightmares, and not that of breaking news. Marcos Rodriguez - www.aukeramen.com

Marcos Rodriguez		21-Apr-2006 16:09
Timely reminder, now that Iran is promising to unleash a nuclear 9-11, of what this clash of civilizations is all about --namely, our own survival. The West did not start this conflict but, for our own sake and that of our children's, we must end it in our own terms. May a mushroom clod over Washington, London or Tel Aviv be forever constrained to the realm of our worst nightmares, and not that of breaking news. Marcos Rodriguez - www.aukeramen.com

Guest		21-Apr-2006 13:14
23 extraordinary people that I knew, died in those 2 buildings. I will never forget that day, nor those people.

Kathy Pedersen		21-Apr-2006 04:56
We must never forget......

Guest		20-Apr-2006 23:50
With the WAR going in the middle east... How some can say that we should not be there in the first place? As for me... I still remember that day... I am 3000 miles away from NY in my bedroom waking up, getting ready for work when I turned to the TV and saw that image (File0008.jpg) on TV. I never forget that and by all means nescessary to protect the innocents; WAR is just the solution when all else fail.

Jorient		20-Apr-2006 13:59
This is classic Islam against the civilized world. The people who committed these horrendous acts were specifically trained to harm innocent people who simply did not believe the way they did. Sad, but the war goes on...and our liberals can't see it.

Guest		18-Apr-2006 15:22
Unfortunately it has become politically correct to forget this ever happened, and that somehow 3,000 American's deserved to die just for being American. Expect soon to be banned from showing these images, so as not to offend the people who devised and created the horror!

Jeanne Newman		18-Apr-2006 11:06
I wonder if the world will ever understand our city's story.........

Richard Calmes		17-Apr-2006 18:28
Not easy to look at these knowing that people were dying it each frame.

joachim leitner		14-Aug-2003 03:39
this is scary stuff fuento

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