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CuZzA - Student  |
Since the incident of 9/11, one of the worlds most famous question is... "Where were you at 9/11?" ...and may i ask the many, MANY people of the Jedi Academy to post and say where they were at 9:13am September 11th. ------------------------------------------------- "My heart goes out to all friends and families of the victims of 9/11. May they all rest in peace" ------------------------------------------------- _______________ - Even if Carlsberg made "w*nkers", Christiano Ronaldo would still be the biggest "w*nker" in the world |
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Bandit - Student 
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I still don't understand. _______________ Part-Time Player (Weekend Warrior). Recipient of the prestigious "Longest-Post-Ever Award" (bestowed on me by Flash on March 23rd, 2004) |
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Monteeeeeee - Nugget 
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sure it is  _______________ If you add me to MSN, tell me who you are 
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Bandit - Student
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I'm not sure I understand what you mean Monty. Are you saying that I have been duped by Bush because he has denied the reason for going to war with Iraq had something to do with 9/11? Quite frankly, I don't believe much of what Bush says, but I was simply stating the obvious of which even Bush has to admit: There is no connection between 9/11 and Iraq. The war in Afghanistan is different. Perhaps I am misunderstanding your question/statement? _______________ Part-Time Player (Weekend Warrior). Recipient of the prestigious "Longest-Post-Ever Award" (bestowed on me by Flash on March 23rd, 2004) |
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Shannon -SC- - Student 
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I was at work when someone told me to turn on the TV. I watched it and it felt so unrealistic as if it would have been just a movie. Don't get me wrong here, I pity every kid/mother/fahter anyone who looses a beloved one. But this whole incident hasn't touched me. I don't know of how to properly say that. It's not that I'm cold hearted or anything else, but I see soo much suffer and pain and death all the day long, from work to TV that this particular event doesn't stand out that much. _______________ Falling from heaven is not as painfull, as surviving the impact. |
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Monteeeeeee - Nugget 
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oh yea cos he was goin to go to war b4 9/11 happened wasnt he lol come on u dont believe that polotic bull shit do u he says wot people want to hear, we all know that _______________ If you add me to MSN, tell me who you are
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Bandit - Student 
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Also, I DO feel for those in the N. Ireland situation. And you are right, something can be done (although I don't want to hijack this thread with my long-winded posts anymore). With concerned individuals like yourself, I know things WILL change. Whenever people care enough to try to change things, they will EVENTUALLY succeed. _______________ Part-Time Player (Weekend Warrior). Recipient of the prestigious "Longest-Post-Ever Award" (bestowed on me by Flash on March 23rd, 2004) |
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Bandit - Student
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Monty... I think the war on Iraq is a completely different issue than the rememberance of 9/11. The war on Iraq has NOTHING to do with 9/11. Those that disagree need look no further than President Bush and Ashcroft who both said the same same thing just a few days ago. There is no correlation between Iraq (or more specifically Saddam and his regime) and the terrorist act that we refer to as 9/11. If what you are protesting is the war on Iraq and the use of 9/11 as justification for that war, than I would agree wholeheartedly. Sadly, most Americans themselves are ill-informed about the reasons for war with Iraq. IMO, there was not a reason to go to war with Iraq. The reason 70% of Americans believe the war on Iraq was waged was for retribution for the 9/11 and to ensure it didn't happen again. This is false. As Bush stated, Saddam had nothing to do with 9/11 (which should have been self-evident by the complete lack of evidence). The reasons given for war with Iraq range from the silly and far-fetched to simply valid but extremely weak arguments. It certainly was not worth it to the innocent Iraqis who died, the American soldiers who are dying nor the Americans in general who are footing the extremely large bill for this needless war. But I digress, the war in Iraq and 9/11 are completely seperate issues. Anyone who uses 9/11 as a pretext excuse for justifying the war on Iraq hasn't a clue to what they are talking about. The war in Afghanistan (the Taliban and Al-Quida) was about 9/11. Just because I disagree with the war on Iraq doesn't mean I can't mourn the loss of all the innocent lives of the civilians and heroes of 9/11. Again, they are seperate issues. _______________ Part-Time Player (Weekend Warrior). Recipient of the prestigious "Longest-Post-Ever Award" (bestowed on me by Flash on March 23rd, 2004) This comment was edited by Bandit on Sep 22 2003 12:09am. |
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La Magra - Ex-Student |
don't remind me john, I went to N.Ireland on a class trip for a week. Not cool being aimed at with automatic rifles. You actually can sense the fear in ppl. Ok what happend on 11 september is very sad. But its not the only bad thing that happens. There are countries were thousands of ppl get killed every day and you don't hear shit about those. Why? The country has no political meaning in the world or its not rich. And it certainly doesn't justify a war on a country where mostly innocent ppl get hit. |
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Monteeeeeee - Nugget
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people in N ireland risk their lives every morning goin to the shop to get a loaf of bread and milk, nothing could stop the 9/11 but somethin can stop the NI issues, yet more effort has been put ion to the iraq scene than the NI i feel ashamed of my country and i completely disagree with the war on iraq _______________ If you add me to MSN, tell me who you are
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EAF_fencer3 - Student 
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Well, to be perfectly honest....(this may seem a bit odd)...I was in English class...on my second day of school :S In fact, I was eating lunch when I first heard about the incident. There was this kid in the grade below me who was running around, acting really excited. "The world trade center's been levelled," I remember him saying. I thought it was a joke...then I heard the cashier saying "oh yeah, these two jets came and crashed into the towers," making these gestures with his hands that supposedly clarified things. Again, I thought he was just "playing along." It was not until about a half-hour later, when my math class was stopped so that the head of school could talk to us, that I realized what had happened. Since then, my school has had an assembly each year so that we can reflect...unfortunately, many of these "reflections" turn out to be students getting up on stage in front of 800-some people to criticize the president of the United States. Speaking about the war in Iraq does not sound like "remembering" anything to me. Had there not been faculty members present, I would have excused myself. Instead, I was forced to grit my teeth, and stew in my anger. Five or six students spoke at the assembly, and, although this may not be a tremendous number, only one actually reflected on what happened that day. It's great to be able to do something to reflect on the attacks that occurred in September of 2001, but when before we say anything, we must ask ourselves: "Am I truly 'reflecting'?...or am I using this as a chance to be a political bigot?" _______________ |"Evacuate? In our moment of Triumph? I think you overestimate their chances."|"hurray broccoli!" -Tarpman| |Godson to Carve|Ward of Flamori|Brother to Gunrow| |
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Buzz - Student 
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Monty we do not tell you to not mourn and not speak out about what happens in N. Ireland. We are not saying that the loss of life there or anywhere is any less tragic or unjust. But it wasn't just the deaths that resonate in this case. Its like Bandit said, you see people risking their lives to go into the buildings to save people, and so many of those lost their lives. And you could probably have asked this question 40 years ago in America, "Where were you when you heard about December 7, 1941?" And they probably could have told you, but the day of the Battle of Brittain, or the day Germany attacked France isn't going to really have any significance to them. And the other simple fact is that that's how the media is. What you are pointing out is the exact problem that occurs with all tragedies on the media. In America there have been two high profile cases in the last year, Laci Peterson and that abducted girl in Utah. Do you think that Laci Peterson is the only woman to be murdered while pregnant? Do you think that only one girl has been abducted in world? So why doesn't every event like this get the same coverage? People that have similar things happening to them try and get the media to cover their stories to try and help when these go on, but they won't get any coverage. _______________ When you are going through Hell, keep going. -Sir Winston Churchill. Those who seek power and control of others, no matter the level, no matter the intentions, should never be given it. |
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Bandit - Student
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Emotions aren't rational Monty. You were wondering why the 9/11 received so much more attention than the N. Ireland deaths. I explained why I believe that is the case. Just because 9/11 receives more attention (for the aforementioned reasons) doesn't mean that more value is being placed on the lives of those that died in 9/11 than those dying in N. Ireland. It just means that people are mourning the deaths of those that they feel a closer attachment to. A life is a life and they are ALL precious, IMO. _______________ Part-Time Player (Weekend Warrior). Recipient of the prestigious "Longest-Post-Ever Award" (bestowed on me by Flash on March 23rd, 2004) This comment was edited by Bandit on Sep 21 2003 10:17pm. |
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Monteeeeeee - Nugget
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it makes no matter wot happened and who seen it, a death is a death, u cant moarn more for 9/11 than anything else, people are still dying in n ireland _______________ If you add me to MSN, tell me who you are
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dAmaGe - Ex-Student 
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errm i was at home :S cuz of the time difference _______________ Moe? Moe moe moe. |
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Bandit - Student
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I suppose I would need to know the context of the quote. The veracity of her statement is really contingent upon what she was referring to. My point though was this: If you wonder why people are making such a big deal about 9/11 it is because they have an emotional attachment to that event. Seeing news footage and reports of fireman who climbed the second tower even after seeing the first collape was very touching. I mean, these guys KNEW they were going to die if they went in the building and yet they gave their lives in an effort to save others. That is noble. The reason is resonates so much with most Americans and many others is because of scale of the attacks, the proximity that people have to it (seeing it on video, etc.) and the rarity of the event. All these factors strengthen the emotional ties that people have to this event, IMO. _______________ Part-Time Player (Weekend Warrior). Recipient of the prestigious "Longest-Post-Ever Award" (bestowed on me by Flash on March 23rd, 2004) |
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Monteeeeeee - Nugget
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Not being funny, but an american spokes woman said on British radio LOOK only 3000 people died we didnt need to make such a big deal, we have lost more previously _______________ If you add me to MSN, tell me who you are
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Bandit - Student
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I think the difference Monty is the scale... Over 3000 people don't perish at once in attacks in N. Ireland. I am not trying to make those lost lives any less significant, just trying to explain why once event garners more interest than the other. So, the main reasons I see are: 1.) Scale of the attack and the carnage inflicted in a singular event. 2). Small scale attacks happen all the time in N. Ireland and people probably become jaded to the reports after a while. 3.) People all over the world saw the videos of the WTC collisions and the terrible aftermath. This gives people a connection to this event. _______________ Part-Time Player (Weekend Warrior). Recipient of the prestigious "Longest-Post-Ever Award" (bestowed on me by Flash on March 23rd, 2004) |
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Monteeeeeee - Nugget
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such a lame ass question, it makes no difference where u was, i see no point to this question, its like me saying where was u on my birthday, this annoys me, worse things happen in northern ireland and nothing like this happnens, it seems to me that when america gets hit it loves the sympathy, dont get me wrong i feel sorry for them but i feel more sorry for the people in n ireland who go through it everyday _______________ If you add me to MSN, tell me who you are
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Chii - Student 
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On 9/11 I was in school and I remember it as all of a sudden there where some announcements over the PA system, and then they brought out basically a tv in every room soeveryone could view was the horrors going on, and afterwards when our school was given the decision to send us home like all the other schools had, they decided to keep us there and just put snipers on the roof This comment was edited by Chii on Sep 21 2003 06:18pm. |
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I woke up and the TV was on and my mom said "Come watch this." One of my friend's family memembers (Uncle Tim) was working at the WTC that week. We cancelled football and all went to pray and give blood. _______________ |-HK-47 -SilkMonkey: You are receiving a warning for being_too_sexy. If you do not stop, action will be taken against you.|| (11:13:43) � Virtue dances for Silk ||Smiling owner of Smilykrazy's 6000th comment =) ||Odan Wei's Proud Big Brother|| Janus is my official TaruTaru Cuddly Animal Type Person. ||(@Virtue) Or you could just be a man and set fire to your genitals.....you won't fall asleep for days after that.......trust me.||Thomas Skywalker er for sexy for sitt eget beste!!!!| Not changing sig until the JA loosens up. (Started: Aug 31, 2005) |
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CuZzA - Student 
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thanks all for ur comments, and i hope we all feel sorry for everybody that died in 1 of the worlds most tragic incidents _______________ - Even if Carlsberg made "w*nkers", Christiano Ronaldo would still be the biggest "w*nker" in the world |
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Thomasooo - Student 
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I was at school when the first plane hit the tower. I didn't get a chance to know until I got home and my friend told me. At first, I had no idea what he was babbling on about, then I saw the pictures on TV, and I almost started crying. It was terrible to see that people were jumping from the top floors - live. This was a terrible happening, but it made the americans more patriotic and close to each other. My deepest respect goes to the victims and their families. I have no idea what they're going through, and I hope I never have to experience it myself... _______________ In the navy and LOVING it! 
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Flamori Athena - Student 
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I was probably sleeping at the time, but when I woke up it wsas splashed across the front page. _______________ «±» 21st on the Midbie Council, Profile ID: 2027 «±» True wisdom is the knowledge that you know nothing. |
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Ruuk Haviser - Retired 
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MoS- I'm behind ya, pal. Reality is not with a capital R, it is a lower case r. Everything depends upon different perspectives. That's the way it ALWAYS is. If people from other cultures would realize this and consider it more in their decisionmaking, our world would be a much better place. Unfortunately, most people can only - or choose to only - see one side of the story. -rh _______________ Back from the dead... This comment was edited by Ruuk Haviser on Sep 14 2003 05:27am. |
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MINDofSIN - Student 
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The Vietnamese were not cowardly when they hid from Americans. The terrorists were not cowardly when they attacked innocent people. Okay. Now as bad as that statement makes me sound, it's true because in THEIR minds, they thought they were doing the right thing. If they think they are, they can't be cowards, correct? Saying they are is, in a way, underestimating them. Sun Tzu could tell you why that's not a good thing to do. I think it's important that we understand why this is happening, and like Jean Cretien said, we have to wonder what WE have done to cause this to happen. And, just to confirm, I don't agree with what they did. I think killing innocent people when it can be prevented is wrong. Always. _______________ Jedi Academy Holocron http://jaholocron.ryanmh.com/ Why should our government send our soldiers to foreign soil to protect freedom of speech, when our freedom of speech is being taking away everyday by the same government. |
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