Significance of the date
Significance of the date
Wednesday, September 12, 2001<
- Because I can´t flip the page during the day, this page is getting sort of lengthy. My apologies.
- Significant new developments: The NATO is now involved. A couple of countries that haven´t been at war for some time. I need to go to Zeist sometimes the next couple of days. I am really scared now. Let´s see what happens tonight.
- I hope we still wake up tomorrow.
- The US have gone to war for far less serious things. A commentator on German tv said yesterday, that the US are at war, they just don´t know yet who with.
- Scary thought 1: We may never truly know who is behind the terror acts. Someone pays the bills.
- Scary thought 2: Scenario: A weak president needs a disaster to strengthen his internal position. A scenario from a movie, I´ve forgotten the title. (It is "Wag the dog." Thanks, "
André)
- All in all, the whole thing is surreal. A Tom Clancy novel. Did you read "Clear and present danger"? A group of (I think) Japanese Terrorists drops a kidnapped airplane on the Capitol just as the President holds his inaugural speech.
- The question is: What is a proper punishment for the people who are behind this? If they are indeed radical muslems, as the propaganda makes us believe, death is a reward for them. Freezing them and keeping them alive forever could be a suitable punishment there.
- Islamic radicalism today is what the christian church was throughout the medieval ages: a pest on humanity. Luckily, once people got more educated, they turned away from the christian churches who consequently lost their powers and ambition. Lets hope the same happens for those islamic forces.
- The problem is that religious radicalism is not only dangerous in the form of terrorism. When I was in the States last year, I listened to local radio stations in the Washington and Oregon states: I don´t think the islamic taliban can be more agitating and hateful than the would be carriers of the words of good in those radio transmittions. I had to stop, get out of the car and catch my breath once after listening to those people.
- Apparently the buildings "clear" collapse is a phenomenon of the statics. One floor can carry about 150 lbs per sqm but is almost as heavy. So, an upper floor falling on to the lower floor is causing it to collapse which in turn causes the floor below to collapse. Structural damage to the core in the center causes the core to collapse as well.
- I now wonder about the significance of the date. What happened in recent or ancient history on Sept. 11th?
This is an interesting coincidence. Anther pointer? A national holiday in Catalonia.
Update: See top of page.
According to Globalseek, Sept. 11th is "Evening of Destiny" in Tunisia and New Year in Ethiopia.
Jan-Willem Swane points out that on Sept. 11th 1973 there was the coup in Chile.