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Pompano
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The point of this thread has been lost..which was to show respect for the fallen of 9-11. Too much bile and hatred.. I will take my leave ..and my
post.
[Edited on 9-13-2010 by Pompano]
[Edited on 9-13-2010 by Pompano]
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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woody with a view
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RIP
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dizzyspots
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lost 343 of my brother firefighters
RIP and Godspeed
we WILL rememember AND learn!
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mulegejim
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Roger, thanks for starting this thread. Very sad day - I'll never forget it. We are having a little multi agency gathering for a memorial/remembrance
here in San Clemente this afternoon at the Rib Trader. Jim (LAFD retired)
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baitcast
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I need not to be reminded of that day,never ever will forget,I think of it often.
RIP
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Skeet/Loreto
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May they all Rest In Peace.
Never ever let us Forget!
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Iflyfish
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The day that changed America, etched indelibly in our minds and hearts.
Iflyfish
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Bajafun777
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Not only shall we not forget, we will never forgive such a sneaky dirtbag attack on us! All in the name of some nut that has a very large cult following that wants to kill everybody who are not in their nut case cult! WE
SHALL remember alright and we also remember not one of these gutless cult mosque leaders came out saying how the bombings and beheadings which were
happening were totally wrong!! These dirtbag leaders all support these gutless
cult happenings and their ungodly actions towards other non-believers not of their cult!
More than a little upset over all the things that happened then and still going on now. We should have wiped Saudi donors off the map also and not
focusing all of our military actions so hard on just Iraq! What the hell, oil and big corporations' money still rule us more than we care to admit.
With strong remembering and never to forget, We shall stay strong and hopefully very watchful of these gutless cult leaders and followers!!
Now, I will get off my soap box and reflect on today in remembering those innocent victims of a gutless cult group and gutless coward leader still
running from us. Take Care and Travel Safe.
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DENNIS
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It's like it was yesterday. At the time the attack was underway, I was heading up 3 to Tecate, radio on, driving in stunned disbelief. It's the moment
"Bin Ladin" became a household word.
RIP everybody who perished in that attack. Sometimes I think we forget too easily.....other times I think we just don't learn.
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akmaxx
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Won't forget
After nine years the USA can't find a seven foot tall terrorist on dialysis?
I am a peaceful guy but I would still sleep soundly after putting two in Bin Laden's skull.
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elgatoloco
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It does feel like yesterday not nine years. RIP.
MAGA
marooons Are Governing America
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woody with a view
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just saw a story of an old man who kept passing up a spot on the elevator going down. when someone (who survived because of this old man) asked him
why he wouldn't get on the elevator to the ground floor he replied,
"because i've lived my life already....."
What a Man!
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Mexitron
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Thanks for the reminder Pompano...RIP.
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gnukid
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Hopefully everyone will take a few minutes to consider 9/11.
A meeting took place at the National Pres Club of architects in NY on Sept 9th with many and engineers and architects contributing to scientific
discussion.
[Edited on 9-11-2010 by gnukid]
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sanquintinsince73
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I too think of 9/11 often. I was a Sparkletts Water driver that day and after watching the attacks in our branch at around 5:00 am that day, I got
sick to my stomach and just came home to hug my family. Of all the people who came together that day to help and the people aboard flight 93, one
famous quote comes to mind :
"Uncommon valor was a common virtue". We will never forget those slaughtered by these cowards. Dios los bendiga. God bless America!!
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The Sculpin
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Of all the things that had to go right to pull this monstrous thing off...it was just incredible. Or to put it another way, for these guys to pull it
off everything had to go wrong - and it did. Bin Laden certainly did not expect the towers to go down so spectacularly. Now, the "gutless mosque
leaders" - well, think about that one. You are part of an organization that is very centralized, and uses power to influence. All of a sudden one of
the fringe of your group pulls this off - I guarantee you're going to sit on your hands! You want to survive, you don't move. As for the Saudi's -
they're businessmen first, religious zealots last. Sure they could have been dealt with differently, but theres no reason to wipe them out - we need
them too. As for the wars this attack brought - what a frickin disaster. The biggest mistake Bush made was to go to war. He could have accomplished so
much more if he had ignored Rove's advice and kept the embargo/blockade going and then started a covert police action to go after al Queda - with
extreme prejudice. He wouldn't have aliented our allies, he wouldn't have needed the Patriot Act, he wouldn't have bankrupted the country, he wouldn't
have wasted lives, and whatever excess would have been required could have easily been denied or forgiven given the circumstances. History would
probably have treated him far, far better. Instead, we now live in a world where the terrorists have basically achieved their goal, and it will take
generations to rip the roots of their ignorance and hatred out of our society.
Whoa there, Cowboy - pull back on those reins!
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snorklebob
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Truly one of the darkest days in our history. Let's have a full and impartial investigation so that another tragedy like this does not
happen again. Still a lot of questions and not many satisfactory answers. 
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sanquintinsince73
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| Quote: | Originally posted by The Sculpin
Of all the things that had to go right to pull this monstrous thing off...it was just incredible. Or to put it another way, for these guys to pull it
off everything had to go wrong - and it did. Bin Laden certainly did not expect the towers to go down so spectacularly. Now, the "gutless mosque
leaders" - well, think about that one. You are part of an organization that is very centralized, and uses power to influence. All of a sudden one of
the fringe of your group pulls this off - I guarantee you're going to sit on your hands! You want to survive, you don't move. As for the Saudi's -
they're businessmen first, religious zealots last. Sure they could have been dealt with differently, but theres no reason to wipe them out - we need
them too. As for the wars this attack brought - what a frickin disaster. The biggest mistake Bush made was to go to war. He could have accomplished so
much more if he had ignored Rove's advice and kept the embargo/blockade going and then started a covert police action to go after al Queda - with
extreme prejudice. He wouldn't have aliented our allies, he wouldn't have needed the Patriot Act, he wouldn't have bankrupted the country, he wouldn't
have wasted lives, and whatever excess would have been required could have easily been denied or forgiven given the circumstances. History would
probably have treated him far, far better. Instead, we now live in a world where the terrorists have basically achieved their goal, and it will take
generations to rip the roots of their ignorance and hatred out of our society.
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Very well stated.
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Dave
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We were awoken by our neighbors and went to their house to watch the coverage.
When the first tower went down I exclaimed, "WOW, THAT'S INCREDIBLE!"... Immediately realizing the stupidity and insensitivity of my comments. To this
day, I constantly relive that moment with sorrow and shame.
A few nights ago, I watched a 3 part documentary of the event. Two things really got to me:
A reporter describing the sound of jumpers hitting the ground and then later, amid the silence and devastation, the chirping of first responder
beacons.
Heartwrenching.
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Bajahowodd
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Well stated, but with one slight error. In reference to "gutless mosque leaders"-
Islam, unlike so many major world religions does not have a central authority. It's almost like "every iman for himself" in their interpretation of
the Quran. There are huge numbers of Islamic leaders who vilify the terrorists. But, it's something akin to having every priest, minister or rabbi get
a platform for their opinion.
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