1 20 632 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Emails Description An account of the resource This collection contains emails which were sent or received on or around September 11, 2001. As of this writing individuals have submitted more than 1,500 correspondences. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. --------- From: x Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 10:12:25 -0400 To: x Subject: FW: peace work in nyc ---------- From: x Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 11:35:38 -0400 To: x Subject: peace work in nyc' Hi. I have put together a mini-list of the 5 or 6 women who responded to my post on SWS wanting to know about upcoming peace actions in nyc. i put it together as a 'group' in my addressbook, so i have no idea what would happen if one of you tried to reply-all. it might work or you might get a lot of error messages back. anyway, this is what I currently know. please pass along any other info in circulation. 1. there are two coalitions currently operating, and some move to bring them together. One group has been meeting at an alternative space in lower manhattan, Charas, and the other began at the Brecht Forum this past saturday. more news in the future on those. 2. if/when the US initiates military action, there will be a peace vigil from 4-7pm in Times Square. so if it starts at night, the vigil will be at 4pm the next day. if it starts in the morning, the vigil will begin that afternoon. I think this is sponsored by the Charas group. 3. Arab American communities in NYC are experience assault. In Brooklyn, the Arab American Family Services Center hgas been trying to organize a response. they can be reached at x@x.x or xxx-xxx-xxxx. x for Racial and Economic Justice at xxx-xxx-xxxx is also a good source of information on this, as they are gearing up for solidarity work. 4. Sunday 9/23 is busy - Al Awda, a Palestinian organization supporting the Right to Return, is holding a forum to protest anti-arab racism at the Abyssinian Baptist Church, time tba. check website www.alawda.org for more info a group of Jewish activists will be holding a community tashlich service at 12:30 at 83rd street and the Hudson River. this will be oriented around protesting the continuing israeli occupation, in light of recent events. more info from x@x.x there will be a contingent of peace activists at the city memorial service at 3pm in Central Park. i have not heard of any meeting palce set up yet, but the tashlich group will be leaving around 2pm to go over to the memorial to be peace presence. so you could connect with that group at 2 by the river. 5. the 9/29 anti-IMF rally has be transformed into a peace demonstration in Washington DC, called by the anti-globalization folks. X at X@x.x should know more about this. x September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. Wed, 19 Sep 2001 September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. September 11 Email: CC The email addresses of those who received the message addressed primarily to another. September 11 Email: Subject A brief summary of the topic of the message. Subject: FW: peace work in nyc Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource email127.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Emails Description An account of the resource This collection contains emails which were sent or received on or around September 11, 2001. As of this writing individuals have submitted more than 1,500 correspondences. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Friends and Family I was very touched yesterday to know that many of you had called my parents or Andrew to ensure that both Andrew and I were safe after the terrible events in NYC and Washington. And for the many emails I have yet to respond to, thank you as well. I am safe in NYC - shaken, but safe, and I share with you below my experience of being about 6 blocks from ground zero yesterday morning. Andrew is safe, if shaken in Washington. He was evacuated from the Bank after the Pentagon disaster, and spent the night with our dear friends Larry and Tom in Baltimore. I know that being with people you love last night was forefront in many of our minds, and I am, as always, grateful for the love and friendship of Larry and Tom. As many of you know, I work in NYC these days, Monday through Friday. While my office is in midtown, business took me to lower Manhattan yesterday morning. I came out of the subway at 8:53 on Wall Street, 2 blocks from the WTC. My colleague and I, and most people in the street saw smoke and fire, and all thought there was just a serious fire. We were already being showered in ash and papers - like a ticker tape parade. I in fact called Andrew to say it was so amazing - that a major fire was underway and the sky filled with paper. We made our way down Wall Street to our client meeting, and while waiting outside for another colleague, heard the incredible thrust of the engines of the second plane, and heard the awful sound of that plane hitting the second tower. We were about 5-6 blocks from the WTC at that point. Cars in the streets stopped and blared their radios, as none of us really knew what was happening. In all, four of us from WCOM met at our clients building on the sidewalk, and as bits and pieces of information came through, we realised what was happening and saw the streams of people coming toward us from the WTC to get away. No one knew what to do - and we all feared that we were under a continued attack. There was little panic - just dumbfounded looking people and no one knowing where and what was safe. Rumblings of the building and explosions caused everyone to jump - the slightest sounds made us all look up or duck. Misinformation filled the air. We began to walk, briskly, toward the East River, just wanting to get as far away from the WTC as possible. While frightened it was almost impossible to focus on anything but moving away - and we just grabbed hands to stick together in the thousands of people fleeing. We heard about the attack on the Pentagon - we heard rumours about the White House, we heard rumours that more planes were headed for Manhattan. My mind focused on Andrew, so close to the WH in Washington, on getting as far away as I could - and in general just not knowing, not believing, not understanding what was happening. We reached the East River where several NYWaterway ferries were starting to evacuate people - the general mood was "get off Manhattan" - we knew bridges and tunnels were closed and all traffic halted, no subways, nothing available. The scene was scary as so many people tried to push and shove onto the pier to reach boats - and in the end, we were more panicked by that than the island, and retreated back to the road and decided to start walking north to get away from downtown. One colleague left us to take a boat off the island - I stuck with my other two colleagues, having no idea what was safe, or where to go. My colleague that left by boat I know today is ok as well, but leaving him on the pier, all covered in dust, not knowing - was unreal. As we tried to get off the pier against all the people trying to get on boats, we understood and heard that the first tower was falling - and we all feared it was toppling over - in which case even more damage would have been done. At this point people remained incredibly calm, almost eerily quiet as we all just fled to get away. We heard the first tower come down, and as you have seen on TV - stood at the end of Maiden Lane and South Street as the huge wall of smoke came toward us. It was surreal and frightening. The streets of Manhattan between these skyscrapers are like wind tunnels, and the smoke and dust came at us like a tornado. Within seconds, literally, we could not see more than a foot in front of us - I took off my shirt to cover my mouth and face, we held hands, and kept walking, just moving as a mass of people. We made it maybe 6 blocks north on FDR drive along the river - and witnessed thousands of people walking across the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges to Brooklyn. My female colleague had taken off her heels and was walking through the dust and dirt and grime barefoot - and in a small example of how the people here did pull together yesterday, a woman walking next to us pulled a new pair of sneakers out of her shopping bag and gave them to my colleague - and kept walking. As we helped her get here shoes on, we heard the rumble of bldg two, turned, and from our vantage point, stood in horror as building two fell onto itself. I can not begin to tell you the thoughts in my mind and heart as that happened and at this point all I felt was fear. Our cell phones were not working but I was able to send a page to Andrew from my pager to tell him that I was ok and moving away from downtown. We continued to walk, with everyone, north - and headed for my apartment in the West Village. It took us over an hour - we stopped at a deli to buy water and the gentlemen behind the counter just gave it to us. On the streets north of downtown, where everyone was fleeing, stores were handing out water, hoses were being shared to wash off the dirt and dust - people were huddled around TVs brought onto sidewalks, car radios blaring, and lines 20-30 deep for pay phones to call loved ones. My colleagues and I were able to reach family by phone before they took off to try to get home. I went to the roof of my building, where, until yesterday, the twin towers loomed over me (my apartment is perhaps 1.5 -2.0 miles due north of the WTC) and watched as F-16 fighters flew overhead "protecting" the city. As I type this morning, they still buzz the sky. Apart from the fear and panic I felt yesterday while fleeing the scene - it took the afternoon and evening for the events of the day to creep up on me - to understand what happened, and to realise, by chance, where I was. I feel as if I am still in a bit of shock, but I am ok, alive, well, and that is what matters. Clearly there are far too many victims and others that were in even worse places than me - but I can not begin to fully describe what it felt like. My clothes are in a bag for the cleaners - my shoes sit here, next to my bed - grey in dust. I have yet to wipe them off. I have cried more times than I can think, especially when I get a call from one of you - and almost everytime I see footage of the walls of smoke coming down the narrow streets. That is my vision of the day, my experience, and when I was caught in it, was so very frightened, I can not begin to tell you. The city below 14th street is shut down - a ghost town - various pedestrians, but otherwise very desolate. I made my way to midtown this morning to get my computer from the office, where there is more activity, but I don't believe anyone has ever seen a NYC like this. We hear few sirens - the streets are only open to emergency vehicles, and they move swiftly with lights - but it appears few survivors are being taken to the main hospital, St Vincent's, about 6 blocks north of my apt. I am planning on getting back to Washington tmmrw for the weekend to be with Andrew and friends - and as we all must do, will be back at work in the city on Monday. I hope none of you have any personal losses from yesterdays events - the day has clearly touched everyone - and my thoughts and prayers are with everyone - and to my friend Dave Weinstein, and his wife Bethany - Dave was working at the Pentagon yesterday morning - and I was glad to hear via Andrew that he is also well today. Sharing my story helps me get through this - and again, all of you who have reached out to Andrew, my parents, and me - thank you - it truly warms my heart and reminds me of how very lucky I am to have wonderful friends in my life. I hope to see many of you soon - you are in my thoughts. James September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. September 12, 2002 September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients friends and family September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. James Grall September 11 Email: CC The email addresses of those who received the message addressed primarily to another. September 11 Email: Subject A brief summary of the topic of the message. My experience 6 blocks from ground zero yesterday - Safe today in NYC Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource email512.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Emails Description An account of the resource This collection contains emails which were sent or received on or around September 11, 2001. As of this writing individuals have submitted more than 1,500 correspondences. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Last night I had a dream that my parents were divorced and I was living in the house I grew up in with my dad and his new wife. My dad told me that he and his wife were part of a terrorist organization that was staging an attack on November 11 at 4PM that would be far more destructive than what happened on September 11. He said it would include biological warfare as well as hijacked airplanes. He gave me a vial of pills and told me to take one so that I would be protected against Anthrax. He also told me that he and his wife would be killed if they ever found out what he had told me. Then I woke up. I must have been whimpering because Glenn asked me if I was okay. "Just a bad dream." I said. "About what?" he asked. "People killing people," I murmured, and fell back asleep. Two nights ago I'd had a dream about finding a mutiliated dead body in a public bathroom, so the dream about my father seemed tame. But then the dream continued. I dreamt that it was November 11 and Glenn and I were sitting in my bedroom watching a movie. It was ET, I think, except Sally Field was in it. I kept watching the clock to see how much time we had left until 4PM. I guess I was hoping nothing would happen. My dad and his wife were scurrying around the house but I'm not sure what they were doing. Then 4PM came. I heard an airplane flying overhead so I looked out the window. Above me it did a complete U-turn and started flying the other way. "It's happening," I said frantically to Glenn. We each took a pill and started gathering our things together to make a run for it. Warm clothes, running shoes, contact lens solution, my glasses. I ran into the kitchen and opened every can of cat food we had, hoping that the cats would be able to live for a while without us, if we could ever come back to get them. Then I started piling potatoes into my Manhattan Portage bag. I wanted to take with me some type of personal trinket and so I ran back into my bedroom to look for my "pocket angel," which, in real life, is a pewter coin-shaped trinket with an angel carved onto it. Glenn gave it to me. In the dream I couldn't find it and I realized I had left it at work. In real life I do keep it at work. Glenn was at the car out in front, quickly loading it up. It occurred to us that we should have stocked up on water and gotten a full tank of gas. He came back inside and asked my father how we were supposed to flee if the highways would be jammed. My dad said solemnly, "There's going to be a pause, and then we're [meaning he and his wife]going to leave. I'll let you know when the time comes." Then I woke up again. I shook Glenn until he woke up too, and then I started crying and I told him about the whole dream. He said, "Don't worry, it's just a dream." I said, "Kind of." He said, "What do you mean?" I said, "People really do fly airplanes into buildings." I managed to fall asleep again and this time Glenn and I were in a different house, trying to escape the terrorist attacks. I was trying to empty the contents of the medicine cabinet into my bag and Glenn was putting water out for the cats to drink. I don't know what my preoccupation with the cats was all about. We had a full tank of gas this time and a full gas can in the trunk for when that ran out. We were going to drive to Iowa on the back roads and try to make it to my grandmother's house right across the Mississippi, and then continue on to Des Moines to meet up with one of Glenn's friends. I don't know if we ever made it or not. I woke up before that. A September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. November 6, 2001 September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients Amanda Fekety September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. Anna Boudinot September 11 Email: CC The email addresses of those who received the message addressed primarily to another. September 11 Email: Subject A brief summary of the topic of the message. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Emails Description An account of the resource This collection contains emails which were sent or received on or around September 11, 2001. As of this writing individuals have submitted more than 1,500 correspondences. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. a plane crashed outside PIT! September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 11 September 2001 September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients gb0n@andrew.cmu.edu September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. GLin@asmusa.org September 11 Email: CC The email addresses of those who received the message addressed primarily to another. September 11 Email: Subject A brief summary of the topic of the message. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Emails Description An account of the resource This collection contains emails which were sent or received on or around September 11, 2001. As of this writing individuals have submitted more than 1,500 correspondences. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. I can see why you've been so freaked out. It seems like everyone is either in some stage of denial or fright. The only way to not be scared is to pretend like none of this is happening. I have to admit I am seriously terrified now that the FBI has issued that statement saying that other terrorist attacks in the US are indeed possible. Earlier this week someone in NY sent around an e-mail that Joe R. got forwarded. It basically said, "My uncle is in the military in Albany. He says to GET OUT OF NEW YORK NOW, because he knows for sure that something is going to happen on October 11!" Well, of course nothing did, but the way I helped Joe decide to dismiss the e-mail as nothing but a rumor was to assure him that if the military knew of a threat to New York, and they couldn't stop it, they would issue a pubic statement. Joe and I kind of laughed it off, rolling our eyes about people's paranoia. And then a couple days later the FBI does exactly what I was talking about: issue a statement saying that something is going to happen, but they don't know what, and it's up to us to try to stop it. George W. himself, who has been so vague since this whole thing started, was saying on television last night, "If you see someone getting into a crop duster who you know isn't supposed to be flying that crop duster, report it to your local authorities." It so frightening to think that even our own government isn't sure what's going to happen to us next. It's been relatively easy, I suppose, for me to try to convince myself that what happened in New York on 9/11 was just a nightmare or a hoax, a la Orson Welles' "The War of the Worlds." Even though I still know about 100 people living in New York City, I only communicate with them via phone or e-mail. The people I see with my own eyes on a daily basis are much more removed from New York City, literally and figuratively. I got my hair cut last weekend and the stylist was shocked to hear that the twin towers were only about 20 feet shorter than the Sears Tower. "Yeah, it'd be like two Sears Towers falling down in the middle of downtown Chicago," I told her, and she was shocked. How can people not know how big the World Trade Center is? Was. Bit by bit, the national trepidation has crept 700 miles west to Illinois. My daily walk from the train station to my 60-story office building takes me past the Sears Tower, the Chicago Board of Trade, a large post office, and the Dirksen Federal Building. Early on the timeline, large concrete barriers went up on the sidewalk around the Dirksen Building. "What are those for?" a coworker of mine wondered as we walked to the train one night. "To prevent car bombs, I guess," was my reply. I added on the "I guess" to try to tone down the fact that the barricades' purpose had been immediately apparent to me. A week later they had multiplied to circle the post office. The post office is bordered on one side by a plaza with a large red Calder sculpture called "The Flamingo," and an open-air market was held in the plaza once or twice a week. The market was canceled indefinitely and three police cars have been sitting in its place ever since. Two weeks ago -- or maybe three -- the concrete barriers were added to the block the Sears Tower is on. That block was rid of newspaper dispensers and mailboxes almost immediately after the terrorist attacks, and police were stationed on every corner. But it seemed as if security doubled overnight, with the prevention of cars stopping anywhere near the Tower, and the observation deck being closed. This morning the cops patrolling the area weren't just cops, they were the SWAT team police. I walked past them and thought, "Jesus, this is really happening." Two out of the three entrances to my office building have been closed and everyone must pass through a security checkpoint. Employees have been given "key cards" to swipe, visitors must sign in and leave photo ID at the security desk. There are no metal detectors installed but something stopped me from bringing a knife along with the quiche I baked for our company pot luck. I just didn't want to be caught with a large kitchen knife anywhere outside of my kitchen. I don't blame you for being scared of drinking the water or of getting Anthrax. To answer your question, "I'm crazy. What's up with u?" I'd have to say, "I'm crazy too." love Anna September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. October 11, 2001 September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients Eddie Robinson September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. Anna Boudinot September 11 Email: CC The email addresses of those who received the message addressed primarily to another. September 11 Email: Subject A brief summary of the topic of the message. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource email458.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Emails Description An account of the resource This collection contains emails which were sent or received on or around September 11, 2001. As of this writing individuals have submitted more than 1,500 correspondences. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Hi Gale, I just want to thank you again for calling this morning. That was really nice of you and very much appreciated. Everything seems so unreal just sitting here and listening to the coverage. The concept of the World Trade Center just being gone is unfathomable. I hope all is well and that you can think more about the wedding than subjects like this. Thanks again. Marc September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 09/11/2001 September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. September 11 Email: CC The email addresses of those who received the message addressed primarily to another. September 11 Email: Subject A brief summary of the topic of the message. Thanks Again Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource email722.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Emails Description An account of the resource This collection contains emails which were sent or received on or around September 11, 2001. As of this writing individuals have submitted more than 1,500 correspondences. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. September 16, 2001 Dear Friends, Ariel Publicity is thrilled to announce the participation as publicist for: The Greatest Bars and Restaurants on Earth A coalition of NYC food-service establishments to raise money for the September 11th Fund. This is an organized fund-drive to aid the victims of the WTC tragedy, their families, and all those whose basic ability to provide for themselves and their families was affected by the tragedy. We are in need of volunteers in the tri-state area to go out to their area restaurants, cafés, coffee shops, delis or bars and ask them to sign up. Information on the drive and how any food-service establishment can participate is provided below. Please pass this on to anyone you know who works in a restaurant, café, coffee shop, deli or bar.  We would also love it if you could pass this on to any food writer or critic you know. Please call Ariel Publicity if you would like further information about the founder of this coalition. Thanks so much, Ariel The Greatest Bars and Restaurants on Earth A coalition of NYC food-service establishments to raise money for the September 11th Fund This is a great way for NYC restaurateurs and food-service providers to give back to the community that has made their businesses a success, and made NYC famous worldwide for having "The Greatest Bars and Restaurants on Earth."  (The name of the coalition pays tribute to the bar that previously sat atop tower 1 of the WTC, "The Greatest Bar on Earth", while also emphasizing the heroism of the establishments that generously choose to participate in this effort).  It is the coalition's hope that any worry of "profit loss" you may experience in considering this opportunity will ultimately be alleviated by increased patronage at your establishment. The drive starts September 24th, 2001 and goes to October 24th, 2001.  Participating establishments agree to donate 1% of their total sales for the period to the September 11th Fund [started by United Way and the New York Community Trust to assist families of victims of the WTC attack, go to www.uwnyc.org or call (212) 251-4035. Participating businesses will receive a poster to place in their front window (similar to or the same as what will be seen in print ads) with the name of the coalition and information on the fund-drive, so people will be able to easily identify participating establishments. Information on exactly where and when to send donations will be provided when the posters are distributed, just before the drive begins. There will also be promotion donated by major media outlets with information about the drive and the names and addresses of all participating restaurants, organized by borough, so that people will be well informed and have a reference to hold onto for which businesses are participating in the drive.  Restaurants who choose to sign up after the drive has started will receive a poster for their window and benefit from ongoing publicity efforts to keep the public informed and participating. September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. September 16, 2001Ariel September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. September 11 Email: CC The email addresses of those who received the message addressed primarily to another. September 11 Email: Subject A brief summary of the topic of the message. September 11 and The Greatest Bars and Restaurants on Earth Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource email29.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Emails Description An account of the resource This collection contains emails which were sent or received on or around September 11, 2001. As of this writing individuals have submitted more than 1,500 correspondences. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Missed me again you diaper headed, camel fucking cock-sucker! Sorry I didn't check in sooner, spent yesterday trying to track down folks and then make it home around all of the closures. Thanks for the call BB... I'll give further details soon as I can... as far as I can tell, all my peoples are ok. My brother left his job at the trade center earlier this year, my mom retired in June so she was outta there and my dad retired last month so he also wasn't in the area. I don't think I was so lucky with regard to my co-workers, they may have taken a direct hit... it's all too insane right now to tell. Been spending the last 6 months preparing to move folks into the WTC and over Labor Day weekend we put half of em in there and finalized the setup for the rest of us. I just got my permanent I.D. and had my desk set up in a dealing room on the 50th floor of 1 WTC where I was scheduled to start working "before October". anyways... back with more soon... cheers, Ho September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. Wed Sep 12, 2001 12:23 pm September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. September 11 Email: CC The email addresses of those who received the message addressed primarily to another. September 11 Email: Subject A brief summary of the topic of the message. Re: [ham-net] Ho? News? 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Emails Description An account of the resource This collection contains emails which were sent or received on or around September 11, 2001. As of this writing individuals have submitted more than 1,500 correspondences. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Dear professor XXX:   I am writing in response to your email, which I admit almost brought tears to my eyes; knowing that you (and the other thematic studies professors at John Jay Colelge) support me in this time of sacrifices.  I will try my hardest to do some reading when given some time off. The things I've seen within the last week out in those streets have changed me forever.  They have hardened my heart and brought tears to my eyes; they have given me a reason to fight and put my life on the line for.  The people that died inside of those buildings and planes, my family, friends, you guys in school, and our American way of life are sufficient reason for me to disappear into the deepest dessert around a hail of gunfire and explosions.     For security reasons, I can't talk about what is about to-or did-transpire over the Internet, but I will keep you posted on any changes in my situation, and whether I will go "down there," or stay "up here."  I do however, want to stay in school.  I spoke to my commander about how important school is to me, and he understands my situation.  I will keep you informed.   I want to thank you professor X, because you have been someone I've always looked up to, respected, and for who I am willing to work twice as hard for.   I also want to thank all of the people who volunteered-and continue to-volunteer their time and work for so many grueling hours to help; I've never seen so many heroes.  To those who have loved ones that died on that day, I send them my condolences. If you can and there is time, please let people in class and in the thematic department know that.     My other professors are: X and Y, Z and P, and the professors in your class.  I have a math class but I left the math department a voice mail.   For now, I hope all of you are safe and I will do whatever I can to guard you, and until I can be sitting in class again, I will be out there, making sense of madness. September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. September 18, 2001 September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. September 11 Email: CC The email addresses of those who received the message addressed primarily to another. September 11 Email: Subject A brief summary of the topic of the message. Thanks! 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Emails Description An account of the resource This collection contains emails which were sent or received on or around September 11, 2001. As of this writing individuals have submitted more than 1,500 correspondences. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Dear Spence and Lou, I'm glad you sent an email. I have been trying to reach you yesterday and today. Thank God you are ok and your families are as well. Did Radu call you or did you call him? What did he have to say about all of this? I'm sure he had some energetic and opinionated response and I'm curious what it was. My brother walked 220 blocks to get out of Manhattan. My mother who is in London at the moment found out because a cab driver stopped her on the street asking, "Are you American? Have you heard the news?" Cynthia woke me up at 7:30 to tell me. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. It sounded like some futuristic action film. Our histories are going to be marked by "before" and "after" this event. Just like they were by the Kennedy assassination. Where were you? How did you hear? Did you know anyone in the building? I am afraid that this is far from over. I'm afraid our retaliation will cause a counter-retaliation - and soon we'll be in some kind of Third World War. I am also afraid about what's going to happen to innocent Muslims in this country. The harrassment seems inevitable knowing how quick so many are to jump to racial stereotypes and hatred. I am afraid of a whole lot of things, but impressed by how beautifully New Yorkers have rallied to help in any way they can and how courageous the firefighters and policemen were. I was also really impressed gy Guiliani. I am not impressed by President Bush. We all keep saying "Why did this have to happen when we have a fool in the white house?" . Anyway, I love you both and am really really glad you are still around. Lisa September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. Thu, 13 Sep 2001 01:18:56 EDT September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients Spence Halperin and Louis Pizzitola September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. Lisa Lindstrom September 11 Email: CC The email addresses of those who received the message addressed primarily to another. September 11 Email: Subject A brief summary of the topic of the message. Re: we're OK Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource email153.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Emails Description An account of the resource This collection contains emails which were sent or received on or around September 11, 2001. As of this writing individuals have submitted more than 1,500 correspondences. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Hey, Brad- On Wednesday you asked in your email for me to catch you up when I got a chance, and I think I'm ready to do that. It's gonna be really long, but here goes... Tuesday was a big day. Barry and I were preparing to leave town on Wednesday to go to Texas for 6 days: we were going down there for an alumni reunion at Barry's former college, plus we were gonna see his folks and just get away for some end-of-summer relaxation. Since Monday was one of those intensely busy, frustrating, working late-into-the-night, "God-I-Hate-This-City" days for both of us, we were SO ready to get out of town. But, we hadn't gotten a lot of those leaving town errands done, so we had a lot to do on Tuesday. First, we had to vote in the mayoral primary. I don't know how closely you've followed the election (I know you read the Times), but we were both torn between Mark Green and Fernando Ferrer, and had pretty much resigned ourselves to the fact that it would be a last minute, in-the-booth decision. Although I mostly freelance from home, I also had a couple of meetings at work in the afternoon. We got up early; about 30 minutes earlier than usual. I jumped in the shower while Barry fed the cats, fixed coffee, made the bed, then he took over the shower from me. The phone rang several times while I dried off, but we let the machine pick up and left the sound down; we'd deal with the messages later. I turned the TV on, sans sound, to see what the temperature was outside (there's a local all-news station here called New York 1 that always has the time and temperature on the bottom of the screen). There was a picture on the screen of the World Trade Center, with smoke coming from one of the towers. I said something to Barry and turned on the sound. They were talking to someone who had heard the plane come in; there was speculation that it kinda sounded like a prop plane and maybe it was an accident. Barry said it to me that it couldn't have been an accident, but I said what about a plane with major engine trouble? I started getting dressed but kept coming back to the TV. Barry went into the bedroom area to get dressed. As I'm watching, I see helicopters around the tower and a plane coming in from the harbor. It didn't look big - I could only see it from the nose - and I remember thinking, "They shouldn't let that plane get that close to the smoke; that's really dangerous." Then the plane disappeared behind the towers, and in the next instant, a fireball, and I knew. Of course, the TV commentators were saying that there had been an explosion but didn't know why, and I'm calling Barry over incoherently, saying it was another plane, another plane. I flashed onto the moment years ago when I watched the California earthquake coverage, and I could tell that that highway was double-decker and that there were cars smashed under there before anyone on TV figured it out. But, we finished getting dressed, talking, confused, in shock. My mom called; I said we were okay; neither of us could believe it; I don't remember what else. One of the women I was meeting that day, who lives in Long Island, called. We agreed to touch base later about getting together. She and I are both worried about the state of mass transit at that moment; nothing has really sunk in. Barry and I leave. Outside, our landlord was on the front stoop. We talked about the planes, but also about the fact that it had rained so hard the night before, and we'd had our 4th leak into our apartment in the last month. Our landlord said he'd look into it, like he always says. We went on down 6th Street, then turned the corner onto 2nd Avenue. I was stopped by the black smoke. It was real. But we kept on going. Barry dropped off our laundry at the laundromat; I got money at the ATM. At our polling place, everyone was talking about it, quietly, confusedly. We voted; Barry picked up the dry cleaning while I made a bank deposit (why didn't I do that when I got money out?); and Barry went on to work. Back in the apartment, I listen to the messages - Barry's mom, his sister. I turn on the TV, the coffeemaker; I light a cigarette. I leave my dad in Arkansas a voice mail message - we're okay. I'm pacing our small apartment and not watching when the first tower collapses, but I hear it on TV. Instant replay; I see it. I face my body to my windows -the direction of the World Trade Center - and I begin to wail, in a way I haven't done since my grandmother died. OhGodPleasePleaseGodPlease. Later my friend Barbara says I was keening. Both of the cats are sitting on the sofa in front of me, looking alarmed, which pulls me out of it. And I hear about the Pentagon, and the crash in Pennsylvania, and that maybe as many as 8 planes have been hijacked. Thousands, tens of thousands maybe, lives lost. Our theatre company partner calls, my boss calls - did you hear? are you watching it? I talk to each of them two or three times that morning; I don't remember in what order of events. Our partner says he wants to go down and help. I tell him not to. My boss cries and says that men on the bus said to get out of the city. I tell her not to. No one knows what to do. I hear people are at St. Vincent's to give blood. I call our partner. Give blood. I call my boss. Give blood. Phone service is starting to get sporadic, but I get through to Barry at work - you're not staying are you? No, he's coming home, and we'll go give blood when he gets here, and go to church. But he takes so long to get here. He comes in the door, I grab him and hold him close and sob. Foot traffic was intense on Park Avenue, all headed uptown, so he was walking against the tide. He stopped to get groceries, including bottled water which is apparently already flying off the shelves. We sit and smoke and watch some coverage. Strange, strange things are happening; things I never could have imagined. And not just the horror. I'm actually incredibly relieved to hear Guiliani's voice on television; never thought that would happen. I'm comforted by Cardinal Egan warning against vengeance; never thought that would happen. Barry and I strike out for Beth Israel, the closest hospital. The streets are crowded; the people are quiet, numb. The line at Beth Israel is unbelievable. There seem to be thousands of people there, mostly young. We get in line and Barry goes to get the forms they're handing out. I see some friends and holler to them; they join me in line. Barry comes back; the line moves up; we all see my boss walking by and call out to her. They tell us they can't handle us all now, to put our contact info down and they'll get in touch with us. So we hug our friends, and head off to church. When we get there, the doors are open, but hardly anyone is there. It's nice. Very quiet in the sanctuary, and Barry and I just sitting the silence, heads in hands. A woman that we know comes in and hugs us. We offer to help in any way we can. She doesn't know what's gonna happen at the church, but we write our names and phone and cell phone numbers down in case they need volunteers. We head out again. We're hungry. We call our partner and his girlfriend to meet us at our usual watering hole, but it's packed, so we end up at their place, watching TV and drinking vodka. We stay awhile, talk a lot, speculate a lot, have more drinks and snacks, then decide to go out and find a restaurant. They want to give me my birthday present first, though. My birthday was on Sunday. 38 years old. It's a lovely gift - some soap and facial stuff from Kiehl's, a very nice specialty store in the East Village. Happy Birthday. Back out on the street we have to search to find a place that has room for us, and is serving food and drink. We go one place; all they have is chicken pot pie. Another favorite place is closed. All the time we're walking, we keep looking downtown at the cloud of smoke, and listening to the sirens. We finally decide we don't need more booze, so we end up at a diner, eat sandwiches, talk more, then, when we're finished, we hug and go our separate ways. Barry and I go back to the church. The minister is there in the office. We hug and talk about our concerns over the retaliation and revenge rhetoric that we're hearing; agree that our country needs to face our own culpability in this disaster. Barry and I offer our services again. He says he'll call us. We hug again, and Barry and I go home. When we get there, we turn on the TV again. Bush is on; not too much saber-rattling, but disturbing nonetheless. We're able to get online and there are dozens and dozens of emails. A lot from friends and family -are you okay? We write everyone back. Also, we're on a listserv of theatres from across the country and boy have they been active! Then we try and call family. I can't reach anyone, either on landlines or cell lines, but Barry gets through to his family in Texas first try. Then my mom finally gets through on my cell. After we talk to them, we turn our TV around and get in bed. We fall asleep with it on; it's comforting. Wednesday. I wake up. I cry. I say to Barry it's like waking up in hell. It's melodramatic. Wednesday is the day I start to become aware of my own multiple personalities. I'm Apollonian and Dionysian; I'm heart and head. With all of the emotion, it's so easy to descend into sentimentality and the maudlin. I fight that. Someone I know once wrote that "sentimentality is the pornography of feeling" and I agree with that. But I fight the opposite, too. With everyone on TV using special graphics - "Attack on America" - and words like "ground zero," it's easy to feel annoyed and cynical. I remind myself that they are just fellow humans, dealing with this unfathomable thing in the only ways humans know how. I cut them some slack. Barry and I try and give blood again on Wednesday, and are again unsuccessful - neither of us is O-Negative, which is what they need. The area below 14th Street, where we live, is cordoned off, so when we come back downtown from the hospital on 17th Street, a policeman wants to see some proof of residency. It's all very nice, no police-state-like feeling to it at all, actually. It's so quiet in the so-called "frozen zone" - no traffic, which is great; we walk in the street. The wind has shifted, though - we're beginning to smell a burnt chemical smell, and my eyes water a bit. We go to a bar for lunch; we're the only ones there at first. We talk a lot with the waitress; introduce ourselves; her name is Linda Lou. We all watch CNN together. Oh, today was the day we were supposed to go to Texas. Oh, well. In addition to not really wanting to be on a plane even if they did reopen the airports, New York is our home, our community, and we want to be here; it's the right thing. Later, we go to church again for a discussion group that they've put together. A lot of liberals with strong concerns about the tenor that the rhetoric has taken, and the fact that we're such bad citizens in the world. I'm acutely aware of how in-the-minority we are, but it's good to be talking about it with so many smart people. It makes me feel normal, a feeling I sustain until we get home and turn on the TV again. We watch; we check email - dozens more of them - then turn the TV around to our bed and go to sleep with it on again. Why do we keep it on all night? There's something there about needing to know that someone is keeping watch while we sleep, plus I think it's a simple, child-like need for a night light to ward off the boogeyman. Thursday. Back to work. I wake up and cry again. Barry goes on into the office. I slowly prepare to head up to the theatre where I work later. I do fundraising for a living, I've got to get two grant proposals to the post office today for a September 15th deadline. I talk with a co-worker, who is already up there, by phone. We talk about the anger we've heard on the street and see on TV. We can't understand people whose first reaction, or even second reaction, is anger. We're nowhere near that feeling; our hearts are too broken, and the anger people are expressing almost seems profane, it's so beside the point. Not that I haven't felt any anger, but it's all over the map. I had a conversation with a friend the night before about all of the events, and we agree that the US's disproportionate support of Israel was a real factor. Then she says, "We asked for it." I get off the phone from her and my anger is simmering. I am offended. Yes, we've done some terrible things in this world, there's lot to blame us for, but we no more asked for this than the Palestinians do who are shot at by US-made weapons or the civilians did who died in our embassy-bombing retaliations. We did NOT deserve this; no one deserves this. As I head up to work on Thursday, I notice how much traffic there is above the frozen zone. And all the while I'm at work, I hear cars honking and honking and honking. I also hear the radio playing. Music. I haven't heard it for days. It doesn't feel right to be listening to pop songs, but it's better than all the call-in, talk radio shows. I leave for the post office and traffic is worse. I become filled with blinding hatred at all the people who are driving their personal vehicles in the city. Don't they know how important these roads are for ambulances? How can they be so selfish? My jaw is clamped shut and I am seething, seething. I feel like it's getting ugly; that for a couple of days we saw "the better angels of our natures," but now selfishness has reared its head. I'm trying to talk myself down from my irrational anger when I see someone on the street selling American flags. My strange duality comes into play again. These flags feel so ominous, and yet I have been feeling a kind of patriotism, not this spreading jingoism but the pure kind that I feel when I look at the Statue of Liberty; the kind that loves the idea of this country. And I feel so protective of my fellow ordinary citizens, we all seem so fragile right now. I'm such a mess, so torn up, that when I'm done with the post office I head to the closest church. They're starting a service, so I stay. The comfort I find in the ritual in which I was raised is palpable. Silently, I cry and cry and cry. When the time comes in the service to wish those around you "peace," the man in the pew in front of me looks at me and gives me a big, long hug.You know, I'm a good little WASP, I don't express my emotions like I have been this week, and it's very tiring. I realize that I was probably not ready for the "real" world above 14th Street, and that things were probably no more "ugly" up there today than on any regular day. I was just too raw to deal with it yet. I'm relieved to be in the quiet eeriness of the frozen zone. I call Barry after the service and we go drink, then go home, then fall asleep with the TV on again. Friday is the "National Day of Prayer and Remembrance." I don't like forced fun or forced solemness, but I go to a church service anyway. It's raining, the church is packed, but I don't feel the same deep comfort today being in church. I'm restless. Barry's at work, but I can't concentrate enough to work. I don't feel right when I'm out; I don't feel right when I'm at home. But I go home, watch some TV. I look through my bible for favorite passages - "swords into plowshares." I pull out the T.S. Eliot poem, "Ash Wednesday." It's so mournful and sad. A friend calls. Someone we'd been worried about - a friend we'd all lost touch with a few years ago who worked in the World Trade Center - got out okay. She worked on the 90-something floor in Tower Two. I'm relieved and, since I still don't know what to do, since my focus is nil and everything seems wrong, I take a nap. Barry comes home, we go out for dinner and drinks. We see a friend out the window of the bar lighting his candle at 7pm for the citywide vigil. We stay in the bar, but then join him a bit later and light some candles we brought with us while we talk with him. We watch interview shows when we get home - Charlie Rose, Ted Koppel. One of Charlie's guests, a minister from Brooklyn, says that he thinks it's too much to ask of humans not to retaliate for this. I'm deeply opposed to it, but I think he's probably right. It saddens me. Others are talking about what people are feeling, the grief, the anger, the fear. I say to Barry that I haven't really felt fear. We fall asleep again to the TV. I dream that someone knocks on our apartment door, I open it (which, of course, I would never do) and it's a man with what looks like a straw placemat over his face who tells me he's going to kill me. So much for no fear. This morning, when we awoke there was a show on ABC, where Peter Jennings was talking with a bunch of kids and some of their parents about the tragedy. These kids had smart questions, and smart answers. I feel hopeful that a broader viewpoint is being heard, and Barry and I regret we didn't call his sister and tell her to put it on for our niece and nephew. We decide to clean house - it's a pigsty. While we're cleaning, which feels good and normal and productive, we hear the President from Camp David saying things like, "This will not stand" and we're going to "smoke them out" - the strongest rhetoric and saber-rattling yet. It's sickening. I also see a guy on a local show, a rescue worker, who is talking about his experience. He begins to cry, then clenches his jaw and says "we're going to get them." I have a sudden insight into the anger thing. Maybe people who are not comfortable with crying, with grief, have to express it some other way, and the way they know best is anger. I don't know. So, that's where I am right now, Saturday evening. Barry and I talked about going out tonight, and we may still, but we're both very tired.Grief is exhausting. The Twin Towers were kinda ugly, but I miss them so much. It's funny where you try and find solace. We're drinking - a lot. Or, rather, often. And I'm eating all those things that are bad for me, like ice cream and french fries. And I went to church 5 times in 4 days - it's been quite awhile since I could say that. It's funny that music, which I always connect to, hasn't meant much to me. Although, I was thinking today about the Kurt Weill song, "Lost in the Stars." Do you know it? There's a section that says, "I've been searching through the night and the day, though my eyes get weary and my hair turns gray. And sometimes it seems maybe God's gone away, forgetting the promise that we heard him say. And we're lost out here in the stars." I've always found it poignant, and I really do now. But you know what, I am blessed; I am okay. After all, on some level, it's not about me. On another, it's about all of us. My thoughts and prayers and love, Cath September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. September 15th September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. September 11 Email: CC The email addresses of those who received the message addressed primarily to another. September 11 Email: Subject A brief summary of the topic of the message. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Emails Description An account of the resource This collection contains emails which were sent or received on or around September 11, 2001. As of this writing individuals have submitted more than 1,500 correspondences. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. -----Original Message----- From: , Yvonne Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 10:45 AM To: , Yvonne; zz Inventory Project Management Subject: RE: NEWS UPDATE Airforce flying cover over Washington. Regards, Yvonne Project Administrator -----Original Message----- From: , Yvonne Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 10:44 AM To: , Yvonne; zz Inventory Project Management Subject: RE: NEWS UPDATE Hi-jacked Plane crashed 80 miles from Pittsburgh. Car bombing denied by State department. Regards, Yvonne Project Administrator -----Original Message----- From: , Yvonne Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 10:34 AM To: , Yvonne; zz Inventory Project Management Subject: RE: NEWS UPDATE Declaration of war on the United States but they dont know by who Regards, Yvonne Project Administrator -----Original Message----- From: , Yvonne Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 10:34 AM To: zz Inventory Project Management Subject: RE: NEWS UPDATE Pentagon take cover another hi-jacked plane in the air somewhere. Diverting all air borne planes to Canada. Regards, Yvonne Project Administrator -----Original Message----- From: , Peggy Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 10:32 AM To: zz Inventory Project Management Subject: RE: NEWS UPDATE Confirmed - car bombing at the State dept. Regards, Peggy Inventory Project Management -----Original Message----- From: Kimberlee Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 10:31 AM To: zz Inventory Project Management Subject: RE: NEWS UPDATE The Second Tower of the World Trade Center had a second explosion and has collapsed. -----Original Message----- From: , Yvonne Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 10:16 AM To: , Yvonne; zz Inventory Project Management Subject: RE: NEWS UPDATE Sorry all flights cancelled. Regards, Yvonne Project Administrator -----Original Message----- From: , Yvonne Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 10:16 AM To: , Yvonne; zz Inventory Project Management Subject: RE: NEWS UPDATE All flights throughout the US are being set up. NY City is terribly engulfed in smoke Regards, Yvonne Project Administrator -----Original Message----- From: , Yvonne Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 10:03 AM To: , Yvonne; zz Inventory Project Management Subject: RE: NEWS UPDATE Confirmed plane did hit Pentagon Regards, Yvonne Project Administrator -----Original Message----- From: , Yvonne Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 9:55 AM To: , Yvonne; zz Inventory Project Management Subject: RE: NEWS UPDATE Semi-Confirmed plane crashed into Pentagon. Regards, Yvonne Project Administrator -----Original Message----- From: , Yvonne Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 9:45 AM To: , Yvonne; zz Inventory Project Management Subject: RE: NEWS UPDATE Looks like it may be place into Pentagon still not certain Regards, Yvonne Project Administrator -----Original Message----- From: , Yvonne Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 9:43 AM To: Yvonne; zz Inventory Project Management Subject: RE: NEWS UPDATE Billowing smoke from Pentagon bomb detinated at the Helo-port (next to pentagon) pretty significant blast. Regards, Yvonne Project Administrator -----Original Message----- From: , Yvonne Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 9:41 AM To: , Yvonne; zz Inventory Project Management Subject: RE: NEWS UPDATE Unconfirmed explosion at Pentagon building shook construction workers running not sure Regards, Yvonne Project Administrator -----Original Message----- From: , Yvonne Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 9:21 AM To: , Yvonne; zz Inventory Project Management Subject: RE: NEWS UPDATE Some officials in Pentagon calling it an obvious terrorist attack. Regards, Yvonne Project Administrator -----Original Message----- From: , Yvonne Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 9:17 AM To: , Yvonne; zz Inventory Project Management Subject: RE: NEWS UPDATE Unconfirmed from American Airlines planes hijacked and flown purposely into the building. Regards, Yvonne Project Administrator -----Original Message----- From: , Yvonne Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 9:12 AM To: , Yvonne; zz Inventory Project Management Subject: RE: NEWS UPDATE Im bringing my TV back to work for emergencys such as this. Regards, Yvonne Project Administrator -----Original Message----- From: , Yvonne Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 9:10 AM To: , Yvonne; zz Inventory Project Management Subject: RE: NEWS UPDATE The second one doesnt appear to have done as much damage. The towers are leaning due to the force. The news is on Jills phone via my house. Regards, Yvonne Project Administrator -----Original Message----- From: , Yvonne Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 9:06 AM To: zz Inventory Project Management Subject: RE: NEWS UPDATE They say its obviously deliberate. Its all on TV - Regards, Yvonne Project Administrator -----Original Message----- From: , Yvonne Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 9:05 AM To: zz Inventory Project Management Subject: RE: NEWS UPDATE Another plane (large jet) just hit they saw planes circling 747 its on the news. The first was a commuter plane (so they say) not known if was intentional. or accident). Now the other trade center is on fire. It just blew up. Its seen on TV. Regards, Yvonne Project Administrator -----Original Message----- From: , Yvonne Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 8:57 AM To: zz Inventory Project Management Subject: NEWS UPDATE A plane (so they think at this time) just flew into the World Trade Center. Regards, Yvonne Project Administrator September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 9/11/01 September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Emails Description An account of the resource This collection contains emails which were sent or received on or around September 11, 2001. As of this writing individuals have submitted more than 1,500 correspondences. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Hello all, Things certainly have changed dramatically since we spoke last night. The world is a different place today. I am safe and sound. We left Australia early. Every precaution is being taken to ensure the safety of the ships and crew. I am not permitted to say anything more than that right now. Please don't ask. The e-mail may be cut off again at any time, so please do not worry if you don't hear from me for a little bit. This is all for our security and is standard procedure when a terrorist attack has taken place against the U.S. We are watching it all on TV here. It is very emotional. I am looking on with deep sadness and intense anger. I want to again stress we are safe, and we will stay that way! Please let me know that Megan, Aunt Candy or anyone else who may have been in NYC is safe. They are telling us the e-mail should be up for a while, but we don't know how true that is. I will check it and send you all updates as much s possible. The line for this is very, very long right now. I was told I have a lot of mail waiting for me on the Peleliu. Thank you all so much. I should get it soon. I sent out letters to each of you. Mom and Dad, please forward the ones in your envelope to those I addressed them. I will be sending Australian postcards soon. I hope and pray all of you are well and not too worried. I love and miss each of you. Please forward this on to anyone I may have missed. I will be in contact again soon. I love you all. Love, Joe P.S. DON'T WORRY!!!! September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. Sept 11, 2001 (ET) September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients Family September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. Joseph Chenelly September 11 Email: CC The email addresses of those who received the message addressed primarily to another. September 11 Email: Subject A brief summary of the topic of the message. All is well as can be expected Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource email495.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Emails Description An account of the resource This collection contains emails which were sent or received on or around September 11, 2001. As of this writing individuals have submitted more than 1,500 correspondences. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. News From Suz Brockmann, Romance Writer SuzanneBrockmann@aol.com *** PO Box 5092, Wayland, MA 01778 www.suzannebrockmann.com 10/13/01 *********************************************************** It feels like at least a hundred years since I sent my last newsletter to you -- and yet it's only been a month. These past few weeks have seemed endlessly long, filled with grief and anger, frustration and sorrow, and no small amount of fear. But they've also marked the return of a remarkable unity among Americans, as well as an outpouring of love and support and friendship -- which has given birth to something really amazing. It's growing larger every day -- rising from that slash of raw earth in that field in Pennsylvania where the word "heroism" was redefined. It's there in the rebuilding of the Pentagon, in the scaffolding that marks new walls going up, in the American flag that hangs defiant. It's in the heart of every American from sea to shining sea -- and in the hearts of all of our peace-loving neighbors in a world that's grown a little smaller and a whole lot closer these past weeks. It's hope for the future, lifting right from the ashes of the World Trade Center, rising from the very middle of that place of devastation and death and maddeningly zealous destruction. The seeds of that hope were planted in all the phone calls home from the victims on those airplanes, and the victims in the Twin Towers who didn't make it out. When faced with such hatred, with an evil madness powerful enough to end so many lives, their response was one of LOVE. Those people who knew they were about to die called home. They called mothers and wives and husbands and children to tell them how much they loved them. In that face of that madness, their words were of LOVE. Imagine that. A hatred enough to cause exploding airplanes and tumbling buildings begat LOVE. And those phone calls were just the beginning. Firemen and police raced into buildings about to crumble, sacrificing their own lives to try to save others. Strangers carried strangers out to the street. People who might not have made eye contact just minutes earlier picked each other up off the ground and helped each other to safety. And here's something that those terrorists probably don't understand. When countered with love, hatred doesn't stand a chance. Yes, hatred seems to have triumphed on September 11th with so many innocent people lost to us forever. But for every loss, there were dozens of victories. For every victim, a dozen miraculous escapes, a dozen survivors. And like those survivors, covered with ash and dust, stumbling and dazed, leaning on one another for support and comfort, hope emerged from the darkness. Hope -- that it's finally time for this world of people of vastly different cultures and religions to learn to live in peace. Hope, born out of the truth that we're more alike than we are different. We all laugh and cry and protect our children and mourn our dead. And we all reach out to help one another in times of need. We all LOVE. Funny, isn't it, that it took Osama Bin Laden and those terrorists who follow his doctrine of bitter hatred to really drive that point home. But there's more than hope growing across America today. There's also steely determination. I can see that determination in the square-shouldered stance of the young soldiers who guard the army base not far from my house, weapons held at ready. I know that that determination is in the hearts of all the men and women of the U.S. Military and the FBI -- the men and women so like the ones I write about in my books. My characters are based on real life heroes and heroines. There ARE real men and women like Tom Paoletti, Stan Wolchonok, Sam Starrett and Alyssa Locke. And they're working hard -- right now -- to make sure that America remains the land of the free. And as for the rest of us, well, we've already learned that America is still the home of the brave. READER Q: This month's question comes from Natalie, who asked to be credited as being "Natalie Damschroder, author of Second Chance at Forever, now available at Echelon Press." (Fair enough. <g>) She wrote: "I just wanted to take a moment of your super-busy time to inquire if you know anything about the future of your upcoming releases. Specifically, the March book for Ivy. (Suz: That would be OUT OF CONTROL.) "I am most eager for Out of Control and am concerned that Ballantine will scrap publication of it. I don't know the premise but expect that it deals in some way with terrorism. (Suz: Yes, it does.) I very much hope they will continue as planned, both because I love your characters and need to find out what happens to them, but also because your books define the triumph of Us (American and the rest of the world) over Them (terrorists standing in for Evil), and may give your readers more of that triumph than we will ultimately get in real life. "Anyway, I'd love any info you can give, if indeed anything has yet been discussed. It may be too soon--I never claimed to be patient. :)" My reply to Natalie: OUT OF CONTROL is still set for a March 2002 pub date. Ballantine is not afraid of the contents of any of my books! LOL! I did discuss with my editor the fact that Osama Bin Laden's name appears in the prologue to OOC (he doesn't play a part in the book at all -- he's just mentioned there as an example of a terrorist who can afford to buy expensive weaponry!), and we agreed (at her suggestion) to take his name out. Coupla reasons -- back when I wrote the book, he was barely known (although I've had a file on him for years). Now everyone knows his name and will forever associate it with the WTC attack. Secondly, we are all hoping that by the time OOC comes out in March 2002, Bin Laden will no longer be a terrorist threat. But that's the only change we've made in the entire 620 manuscript pages long book. <g> (Yes, OOC is a very long book. I challenge you to read it in one night. LOL!) Everything else is exactly as I wrote it, prior to 9/11. As for the series: I have every intention to continue writing it according to my master plan. I outlined Sam and Alyssa's story a loooong time ago. What a bummer that would be if I didn't get to tell it! But don't worry -- my editor is as eager for S&A's story as the rest of you seem to be! Although, wouldn't it be nice if terrorism ceased to be a threat? Even though all my characters are counterterrorism experts, I would LOVE to see them all out of a job, wouldn't you? Don't worry -- I'd certainly find something else useful for them to do, to keep these books coming. I've got lots of stories to tell yet -- Mike, Jenk, Jazz, Sam & Alyssa, Max and Gina to name but a few! This series is definitely "to be continued..." That's all for now! Stay safe and fly your flag high! And remember the words of Dr. Martin Luther King: "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction....The chain reaction of evil--hate begetting hate, wars producing more wars--must be broken, or we shall be plunged into the dark abyss of annihilation." In the words of the Indigo Girls: "...turning off the light switch is their only power So we stand like spotlights in a mighty tower All for one and one for all Then we sing a common call: Let it be me! (This is not a fighting song) Let it be me! (Not a wrong for a wrong) Let it be me! If the world is night... Shine my life like a light!" Shine on! As usual, please post this newsletter wherever romance fans gather! Please forward it to friends, post on BB's and lists, and print out and post in your favorite bookstore! (Thanks again, from the bottom of my heart, for all your support!) Love, Suz Brockmann Upcoming release dates: OUT OF CONTROL, Ballantine, March 2002 PRINCE JOE, Mira, Tall, Dark & Dangerous #1, May 2002 HARVARD'S EDUCATION, Silhouette Reissue, Tall, Dark & Dangerous # 5, February 2002 Still in bookstores: OVER THE EDGE, Ivy Books, September 2001 THE UNSUNG HERO, Ivy (Voted RWA's #1 Favorite Book of the Year!) THE DEFIANT HERO, Ivy BODY GUARD, Fawcett (Winner of the RITA Award!) September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 10/14/01 September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients (mailing list) September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. SuzanneBrockmann@aol.com September 11 Email: CC The email addresses of those who received the message addressed primarily to another. September 11 Email: Subject A brief summary of the topic of the message. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Emails Description An account of the resource This collection contains emails which were sent or received on or around September 11, 2001. As of this writing individuals have submitted more than 1,500 correspondences. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Hello Everyone, I just wanted to thank everyone who reached out to me- either through private e-mails or the list- for your concerns and prayers. As I was finally able to convey remotely, I was not directly in harms way last Tuesday. Because I was to start teaching last Tuesday, I choose to drive in to the museum that morning. And as I typically do on such days, I waited till 9 AM to leave so to avoid sitting in traffic. I learned of the crashes as I left my home- literally seconds after the second impact- and watched the events unfold sitting where I could see both the TV and the unobstructed view of the two towers out my window. The twin towers are/were my main view from the front of the studio and many all night illustration sessions came to an end with the view of the sun rising from behind their cool blue silhouettes. Years earlier, I grew up as they did, watching the progress of their construction as I walked to school each day. Tuesday morning they looked as always like the twins they were. Only this time, there were each hemoraging deep black smoke. This vision- and the knowledge that many people were in pain as I watched helpless through my window- had a powerful effect on my psyche. Like all of you, I tried to make sense of the unthinkable. As the first tower began to stumble, I knew instantly what I was seeing. But I tried my hardest to find other reasons for the sudden expulsion of smoke and debre. The TV news announcers talked on- not yet noticing the new horror their studio was broadcasting out to the world. As the tower became engulfed, I moved to the window and prayed I was wrong. But after a moment- as the new anchor gasped "look at the monitor!"- I watched as the twirling shroud of smoke that surrounded the tower shifted in the wind and revealed blue sky. This sequence of events would be repeated almost exactly just one hour later. By the time the second tower fell, I found I could no longer think right. It was like I had a been struck between the eyes by a sword made of ice and my brain had gone numb. I noticed after a while that I was paying close attention to the news reports when the speaker came to the part of the sentence where they had to give this horror a name. I kept waiting for someone to give me the words within which I could frame the day's events. None succeeded. In the immediate aftermath of the collapse, the smoke rose in a column until it accumulated above the skyline. The mushroom shape was unmistakable. The image was borrow almost perfectly from a nightmare I witnessed in my dreams as a young boy growing up under the shadow of the cold war. Later I would learn that a boyhood buddy worked on the 105th floor of the first tower to be struck. He is missing and, from what I could see, never had a chance. As children, we conspired to form a band together. The fact that neither of us owned a single musical instrument was only a temporary impediment. For the whole school year we each put aside a quarter a week to buy ourselves a guitar or two. I never asked him if, years later, the guitar he was playing was partially financed by his lunch monies. Joe, myself, and a few mutual friends later became regular camping buddies through high school and college. We hiked waterfalls and sat around blazing fires playing music all night. During this time I discovered my connection to nature. And together we all shared this connection during these first forays into the world beyond our hometown. Later Joe went to work down at Wall St. (I now realize that it was probably his suggestion to squirrel away the milk money.) Over the last 20 years our worlds diverged and our paths rarely crossed. He was enormously successful and had worked up to title of senior VP in a major firm. But in the few times we met in recent years, it was clear that we hadn't changed all that much. I wish his family the best and know that his is only one story among thousands. Each more special than the last. Frank September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 9/17/01 September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. fip@amnh.org September 11 Email: CC The email addresses of those who received the message addressed primarily to another. September 11 Email: Subject A brief summary of the topic of the message. Thank you Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource email285.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Emails Description An account of the resource This collection contains emails which were sent or received on or around September 11, 2001. As of this writing individuals have submitted more than 1,500 correspondences. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. well, september 11 was a morning that i will never forget. it was the day that we here at Hardin-Simmons University were headed to the inaugeration of our new president Craig Turner. that morning i got a phone call from one of my friends down the hall and he said, "hey, terrorists just crashed a plane into the twin towers." i told him i thought he was joking and didn't give it a second thought. well, when i am walking through our lobby to got the the inaugeration i saw the collapse of the towers. my jaw dropped. i could not believe it. it just seemed like a dream. something that could not happen, like sort of we were invincable to this kind of violence. after that it did not really hit me that hard because i was in texas and that was in new york and it just seems so far away. also i did not know anyone who it affected so that just put it further away from me. also i thought, "don't dwell on it or it will take control of my daily actions." well, that is about it so guess i will go now. bye and god bless jay tippen September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 04-04-02 September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. September 11 Email: CC The email addresses of those who received the message addressed primarily to another. September 11 Email: Subject A brief summary of the topic of the message. sept 11 thoughts Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource email96.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Emails Description An account of the resource This collection contains emails which were sent or received on or around September 11, 2001. As of this writing individuals have submitted more than 1,500 correspondences. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Stand Behind Me Terrorism: Inheriting the Winds Assigning Blame for the Attack on America on America* The Plaintive Rantings of a Southern American Writer/Lawyer/Environmentalist (*not a misprint) Lets not forget that while the patriotic old men of Congress are getting involved in their jingoistic process of calculating the strategy and cost of declaring and waging war, its our sons and daughters , our committed warriors, wholl be paying the price. Our soldiers are like the bacon in Jr. Johnsons (race car driver) terse parable on the difference between involved and committed: He was having breakfast one morning with a friend (Bill France) who was trying to persuade Junior to keep racing , but Junior had gotten to the stage where age and discretion were overtaking his hunger for valor and fame and said: For instance, youre eating bacon and eggs this morning. Think about this: That chicken was involved, but that hog was committed. Im involved in racing , but Im not committed. Ive always suspected that if the ones who declared the wars were bound to wage them, thered be substantially fewer wars. Im not, mind you, suggesting we shouldnt go for the head(s) of the terrorist snake(s) -whoever they are - and separate them from their bodies with all musterable haste. Not having done so in the case of Saddam Hussein may well account for why we are in the situation we find ourselves today. I am suggesting , however, that those involved in the declaration of war should first (1) study and decide (understand) both how and why we were attacked, not just by whom, (2) determine the best way to establish peace and not simply win a fight or destroy an enemy, (3) decide how best to accomplish (2) with minimal risk to our committed warriors , and (4) accomplish (1) through (3) with deliberation , discretion and, where called-for , stealth ( without telling CNN in advance every detail in our attack stratagem ) and without bankrupting our already teetering economy. Yes - we are, in the larger picture, as Michael Moore (TVs Roger & Me, in a widely-circulated e-article) and others have suggested , responsible for what has happened. I can abhor, deplore and dream of launching vengeful war against the doers of the disastrous deeds and still confess that Im in part, a very substantial part, responsible. Moore cites some of the reasons. We are in a sense inheriting the winds of wars weve allowed our politicians to wage on our collective behalf. The Arab terrorists are as berserk as they are hypocritical … sure; theres never been a true religion preaching war, at least one sanctioning the slaughter of innocent and non-military people. But . . . just how true is what I just said? You may have bought it for a moment, but just look at the current edition of the Old Testament - the archive of our moral history and our modern morality. Its the foundation of the Zionist conviction that there are in fact good enough reasons to wage wars of holy conversion and acquisition. Does capital-g God really have chosen ones? And, are they (the chosen ones) really just a few of us? Both the Muslim Koran and Judeo/Christian Bible say yes, yes. The Arabs are righteously enraged over Americas being allied with the religious group (The Nation of Israel) with whom they have been feuding since Abrahams progeny split similarly-semitic siblings into warring tribes. Stop just for a minute and think about walking a mile in their sandals - What if Mexicans all of a sudden declared they were going to retake and migrate into Texas because their god had told them it was their promised land and they should never have given it up.(Yeah, I know it looks like thats already happening, but stay with me here…) And what if, while you and I are down there defending the land of the Alamo with our six-guns and bowie knives, a flock of Apache-type attack helicopters armed with smart rockets and Vulcan machine guns appears out of nowhere and rips us and our bowie knives to smithereens? And suppose further that we discover that these helicopters were given to the Mexicans by their allies, the Nation of Columbia, and we call up Columbia and ask them for some helicopters and they say sorry, we no understand Ingles…. How long would we tolerate having the Mexicans ripping us apart with the Columbian war machines before we decide to pay the Columbians a little visit? George W is presently hinting that hes going to declare war against Afghanistan if it turns out they harbored Bin Laden - that is gave him a place to sleep and maybe preach to those future pilots of America. What would George W be threatening to do if it turned out Afghanistan gave Bin Laden the planes he used to take out the New York towers? Now take a second look at the way some Palestinians look at us. How zealous a warrior would the U.S. have been in our desert storm if that storm had not put our oil supplies in harms way? Answer that while considering all the post-soviet Euro-Asian conflicts (and here were talking atrocities and wars of ethnic extinction) we have either stayed the hell away from or insulated ourselves from via our comfortable nest in NATO. No, Im not saying the U.S. should be punished or that any one or nation has the right to attack any one of us. Im simply saying the West, to the rest of a backward and impoverished world - especially those countries Moore mentioned (Chile, Vietnam, Gaza, Salvador , etc.) is damned ugly. I think Moores cannons were a little loose with his juxtaposing the Twin Towers toppling with Bushs recent bull-in-the-china-shop blunders abroad regarding Kyoto, nuclear defense, etc . . . as its more than obvious that the terrorists plans to infarct Americas heart ante-dated Bushs idiotic actions by long months (or years). No - Bush (I wince to concede) is not to blame for New Yorks suffering. America itself, in significant part, is. We more than any other nation are responsible for the big picture problems of global warming , with our coal-powered industry and our wasteful , power-hungry society ; by our driving our gas-guzzling SUVs to the polls to vote for any cretin wholl guarantee us that, to keep those SUVs and ACs roaring, hell sacrifice our last sacred frontiers of natural life - and anything else, albeit Communist or Arab, that stands in the way of our manifest , capitalistic destiny. If we (simply and no more) follow the second Bush crusade into the desert to ferret out and destroy the enemy, and call the job done when we get Afghanistan to spit up Bin Laden, then well learn the French history lesson - Plus ca change, plus la meme chose … (What goes around keeps coming around). The big - B I G PICTURE history is painting for us now is one of near perfect symmetry (I did not say justice or Morality). Our 911 event was, in effect, one of the end results of our own reckless and heedless consumption and environmental exploitation rearing up, coming around and biting us on our back side (or rather piercing our heart - the ground zero of our capitalistic core). DC is only nominally our capitol. Our true capitol is Capital and the corporations that have made it and the power it wields the polar star of the guidance system for space ship earth. The ironies are staggering - and sobering. We are allies of Israel because we need a stronghold and point for military maneuvering in the Middle East to insure our continued control and ability to continue our course of killing our ecosystem through recklessly burning the earths fossil fuels - that energy from the sun, stored magically in those glistening benzene rings in the exchanging of which our nation and those of the middle east remain perpetually , if lovelessly engaged. And we need their (Israels) military intelligence and infrastructure for contingencies like desert storm and whatever George W is in the process of presently pursuing. And now come these maniacal messengers - these un-wise men from the East. Did they come to us atop Arabian stallions? Hardly. They came aboard our own ships, with Trojan stealth- each ship laden with 16,000 gallons of fossil fuel, drilled and pumped by our diamond-studded machines and steely inventiveness from the heart of the planet we are poisoning by piercing the spleen of its own body. This same fossil fuel, with a relatively modest assist from some relatively mediocre middle-eastern minds, was injected and ignited ironically in the soft belly of the animal who effectively unearthed it and set it at large. The irony of the ultimate utilization of fossil fuel to destroy the prime headquarters of the capitalist machine that engineered (through financing) its extraction and refinement is surpassed only by a collateral ecological irony and symmetry of mythical proportions. Environmentalists and perhaps all informed and intelligent observers of western society, especially American, would agree that the most damaging dual manifestation of our ecologically aberrant behavior is one enabled by our fossil-fuel industry - urban hypertrophy and sprawl. We centralize and concentrate our business and industry in areas which become so crowded from greedy over development that skyscraping mega-structures are the only remedies available (excluding long-extinct human self-restraint). We concentrate so much population and machination in urban areas that the resulting compression and waste production make living in the places we work impossibly expensive, unhealthy and aesthetically abhorrent. So New Yorkers build two twin towers 1300 feet high to house the offices of 45,000 people, who after work, get in their SUVs and trains and commute an average of 60 miles each way, converting in their progress a quarter million gallons of fuel a day into sky-smogging, lung clogging, acid-rain-making, and globe-warning greenhouse gas. Urban sprawl - living in the burbs is American societys fondest dream. And the environments worst nightmare. Architecturally , there may have been nothing more perfect in form and function than Manhattans twin towers. Ecologically there could be nothing uglier and more universally malignant than these daggers in the sky. Was the parable in Genesis 11 simply mythical , or was it perhaps prophetic? Of course there is more than a language gap dividing the people who occupied and those who destroyed the World Trade Center, but a gap in understanding and communications there certainly was, and remains between the radical Muslims and us western infidels. Wasnt the 911 event a little like the tale of Babels brazen tower? If there is, and I hope and pray its so, a kinship - if not identity - between creation (nature) and creator (God), then how could that creator not be as appalled at the arrogance and excessiveness of our late great towers as the God of the Old Testament was with the heavenly-heeped bricks of the Babylonians? If a giant alien, with super-sensitive hearing had placed his titanic ear to the wall outside , say, 16 or so floors of either twin tower, with all the business and financial and cyber chatter of the computers and cell phones going on inside, would he have described the noise as anything but babble (thats the origin of the word by the way)? Do we understand anything about Osama Bin Laden? Do he or his followers know or understand anything about the people in the skyscrapers? In the Old Testament story, the Lord just came down and scattered the people in the building to different parts of the world, since they no longer spoke the same language. Both we and the Arab terrorists have had access to the same story, but we didnt heed it. We all had e-mail, cell phones and FedEx to communicate with one other, but we were too busy . . . tending to business. Scattering the people apparently didnt fix things in the wake of Babels story, so this time, they scattered the building. The remarkable irony and symmetry of these events are in the choice of buildings. What all agree was the single most malevolent and heinous act of terrorism in the history of human kind (unless it was Hiroshima) amounts to the most efficacious and expeditious act of environmental remediation yet accomplished in America. I realize how quickly most would describe this observation as cruel and callous. I view it nonetheless as positive and hopeful. New York cant unfortunately raise her fallen from the dead, but the City does have an opportunity now to change directions., to evolve. History Lessons (And for those WW II patriots who would scream foul at my passing mention of Hiroshima in the context of debating the fallout of terrorism, let me pause in passing that that venue on the way over Nagasaki towards NY and DC and mention some fairly embarrassing undeniable realities. The American patriots would contend that our dropping the holocaust bombs on Japanese civilian populations was an act morally calculated to save lives, by ending the war in the Pacific , which the Japanese were to stubborn to concede. Well, I concede some of the logic (if not the sentiment) in that line of rhetoric defending our offensive war conduct and ethics. What I would point out after that concession however is the hypocrisy in our presently righteous rage. The Arabs (mostly Muslim) have been at war with Israel (90 percent Hebrew) for a half century, and we have been Israels allies in that war for decades, and it doesnt help the Arabs in their attitude toward us to hear that the U.S. Congress hasnt formally declared war on the Arabs. And while we are praising ourselves defensively for being Israels friends, loyal to them til the end in their struggle against their savage oppressors, lets take a second look there and apply the litmus strip for hypocritical national narcissism. America comes up hot pink. Israel is the national theocratic state of the Jews. These are the same people we watched in the late 30s and early 40s being politically oppressed , ultimately kidnapped and systematically murdered in Europe and Russia in numbers that 8 digits can scarcely embrace. Where were we then with our abiding love for and alliance with the Jewish people? No - we didnt declare our staunch support for the Jewish people until they fled from Europe to the desert and we found their Zionist dream coinciding with our capitalistic one . . which I suggest would never have occurred until the Jews set up an independent state in the midst of the Arabs who control an estimated 35 Percent of the globes oil reserves (our virtual lifes blood). As a personal anecdotal exclamation point to end this paragraph , Ill recall for your benefit the fact that in 1948, the year Israel declared its independent statehood, I was living in a typical American town with a population of about 60,000 (mainly Christian) souls. The town had one country club. Jews werent allowed. The Arabs know we are on Israels side, know we furnish them deadly arms and cutting-edge military expertise and know we collaborate with them in their cause (is this starting to sound a little like Bushs caveat to Afghanistan about those supporting, harboring or giving aid to our terrorist enemies being our enemies?). So far in the middle eastern war, how many Arabs do we suppose have been killed with American military planes and other weapons? Im no authority (at this point) but Id wager its a multiple of 6000. And for historic boot, the number of Japanese civilians who ultimately died in the original ground(s) zero and in their ten-year wake is in excess of 600,000 souls. Thats about 100 times our recent casualties combining air passengers and tenants of our Twin Towers and Pentagon. And for one final irony, wasnt it amazingly naïve for New Yorkers and the American media to have adopted as their badge of red courage the moniker the American Eagle left (ground zero) to mark the spot it laid down the nuclear neonates it fondly named Little Boy and Fat Man? In that analogy, making New York ground zero likens us to Imperial Japan, and our terrorists to . . . (you got it) us. Wake up , America and smell the napalm. Where have all the flowers gone? Before you answer, take this pop quiz (sorry, no million -dollar prize offered … only our lives depend on our ability to answer): How many wars have been fought over Palestine in the past 50 years? How many middle eastern countries have attacked and been attacked by Israel in that time? What country built the bomber and manufactured the bombs used by Israel when it unilaterally bombed Iraq over 20 years ago (remember, Saddam, Bagdad, desert storm and all that Defense of Kuwait thing we did a while back ?) to prevent them from building a nuclear power plant ? Whats the main religion of Kuwait now? Howabout Iraq? What would happen to America if our supply of mideastern oil was cut off? What would Americans have to do to end our dependency on Arab oil? Would Americans be willing to do any of those things? If wed never become dependent on Arab oil, would 6,000 more Americans be living today? What are the differences in the teachings of Muhammad (the 600AD born prophet in the religion of Islam) and those of Jesus Christ? Is there any significant difference in the stories and lessons taught in the Bible of the Judeo-Christian people and those taught in the Muslims Koran? How many Americans could pass (with a score of 50 percent) this quiz? Two (2) percent? Maybe. Ill tell you what the Average American knows about these issues and our Islamic enemies: babble babble babble When will (we) ever learn?) The World Trade Center for the most part today was archaic, even though the structure was only 29 years old. Computers and wireless communications have long ago enabled industry and business in general to decentralize, re-integrate and coordinate their collective activities in cyberspace. Contiguous walls and halls with paper trays and trails arent all that essential these days. Business must have some reception and conference rooms where physical objects and personalities can be touched and mingled. But the clocked-in , nine-to-five grind for all workers is just a vestigial habit in the cases of most corporate functioning, and the progressive and avante guarde are already paying their computer-equipped agents and employees to leave their SUVs in the garage awaiting the vacations they can now take . . . back in the big and exciting city, whose sun, moon and view of heaven need no longer be eclipsed by a row of megastructures. They do their working at home, where they can breathe the fresh air that millions of similarly-enlightened citizens didnt pollute with commuting to their employers urban centers. Every machine we have created which had a purpose or tendency to exploit either the environment or the more humble creatures we share it with has wound up being turned in our direction. Russia, Red China, Pakistan and India, and probably a dozen more of our potential enemies have our E=MC sqd creations in their arsenals. Theyre working on delivery systems as I write. Think of what wed be facing today if it had occurred to Bin Laden to have his kamikazies carry briefcase nukes aboard our four luxury airlines instead of plastic knives. Are we going to restrict our remedial plans to hunting down all terrorists and destroying them by preemptive strike? We dont have that many C.I. Agents, and the As we have apparently dont have that much I. So, now Ive joined Michael Moore and had my little purge. Its been a rant Ive needed to purge since the Arabs aborted my recent N.Y. trip (I had an appointment Wednesday, and was headed up there Tuesday morning when hell broke loose). Guess Allah spared me so I could burden other infidels with my own post-traumatic dis-ease. In closing, let me urge us all, while were cheering George W and the C.I.A. on in their pursuit of the dread desert rats who converted our planes into guided missiles , and while were out there standing behind George W. whos out there standing behind Colin P.and Norman S., who are out there standing behind our children who are out there standing behind the tanks, missiles and smart bombs that will be killing the people who stood behind the ones who killed us with those planes, we need to remember : (1) They were our planes. (2) Each one of them (hundreds of times a day) was toting, and burning 16,000 gallons of 200 million-year-old vegetable oil we purloined from Arabian earth to feed our ugly addiction to forty-fold the world-average quanta of consumption and creature comforts. (3) The Arabs, these terrorists, quite rationally think and righteously feel that we and they have been at war since we became openly allied with Israel, which is openly at war with them (most of the time). Accordingly, they feel just as morally justified in bombing us in New York as we felt justified in bombing Japan in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. By our Presidents own 911 proclamation, those who aide and abet our enemies are at war with us. (4) Behind the heroics of great warriors there is apt to be great love - of country, family, freedom and self. Behind the mask of the suicidal terrorist there is apt to be great suffering. (Theres also, Ive recently heard, the promise that Muslim suicide/martyr-warriors get to take the people they kill (all of them) into the next world as their personal slaves - this for those of you who, as I, have wondered how terrorists incentivize Arab youth to attend flight school abroad for a year when for graduation they get a one-way ticket to oblivion. Turns out it aint oblivion - its more like Club Med al la Allah.) But the point is, the ones who killed us were not cowards, but rather a few among many zealots all willing to pay the ultimate price for their cause, all of which shows that (5) We Americans have a lot to learn about the rest of the world and its suffering - especially the suffering we may have a hand in, and finally (6) While were seeking and setting out to destroy the ones who carved the course of history culminating in the events of 9/11/01, we had better be prepared to spy among these villains ourselves. Of course, this is just an opinion, and just like Michael Moore and Dennis Miller, I could be wrong. But while there a scintilla of a chance Im right , and while George W is out there searching for the road to what hes blithely hailing as the first war of the Twenty-first Century (is he promising us more?) , Im going to be out there searching for a road less traveled. So, now, as were treading in the darkness down the roads of our respective and collective choices in search of fugitive Peace, I invite - and beseech you - stand behind me , your friend , Dusty (Robert R. Schoch, Attorney/Writer/Environmentalist, 607 Overbrook Drive, High Point N.C. 27262 (336) 887-3119 e-mail : rschoch@triad.rr.com ) September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. About a week after 9/11. September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients rschoch@triad.rr.com September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. rschoch@triad.rr.com September 11 Email: CC The email addresses of those who received the message addressed primarily to another. oakenhamplantation@usa.net September 11 Email: Subject A brief summary of the topic of the message. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Emails Description An account of the resource This collection contains emails which were sent or received on or around September 11, 2001. As of this writing individuals have submitted more than 1,500 correspondences. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. This week has been a very frustrating week for society and me. I thank you for your blessings and sentiments of concern. I am well. However, I have written down what I experienced to better help me cope with this tragic experience. I encourage you to read what I have written and reflect upon it. Again thank you for your prayers and please continue to pray for the victims and their families of the September 11th Tragedy. "Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust." -Psalm 16:1 On Tuesday, September 11, 2001, I experienced the most traumatic event in my life. There are no words to describe the chaos, destruction and agony that occurred. Nor are there any words to describe the pain and sadness that resides inside my heart. However, this open letter will attempt to convey feelings of hope and encouragement, and begin the healing process for me. It is funny how life's little details are irrelevant during the course of a normal day. Things that appear systematic may not be in reality; however, we never take the time to question. For instance, at 9:11, there were three older women who sat in front of me on the Number 2 train. I positioned myself to take their seats in the event that they exited the train before me. They did. At 9:17, I noted the time and thought that I still had thirteen minutes to make it to the office before my workday was scheduled to start. Upon exiting the station, I looked at the Citibank ATMs and was reminded that I needed to go to the Citibank Branch at the World Trade Building during my 10:30 smoke break, to pay a bill. When I walked into the office, I noticed the clock read 9:35 (which was probably actually 9:30 since that clock always seemed to be running fast). There were two bank examiners, a male and a female talking in front of the men's bathroom. The male examiner must have been preparing to either leave for a bank or was just getting into the office because he was wearing the black computer backpack that was commonly used to tote our computers. I went to my cubical, took out my computer and began the process of booting it. I looked up over my cubical to see if my manager was in his office because I needed to discuss some business with him. Seeing that he was in his office and that he had just pulled someone into it, I decided to go to the restroom, wash my hands (the subway can be really disgusting), and clean out my coffee mug. The two examiners were still standing in front of the restroom, and I greeted them with a nod. When I returned to my cubical, I saw that my manager was available and thought that I would go in and talk with him as soon as I completed booting my computer and check my emails. I was happy to see that one of the summer analysts had been extended an offer and he was conveying his gratitude for me helping him during his internship. I quickly replied to him and sent the email off. I was thinking that he was a lucky young man (although he was a few years older than me). Suddenly at about 9:40, the building shook and the glass vibrated violently. It started off as a rumble and grew to an incredible indescribable noise. I thought it was an earthquake or something. I stood up along with the rest of the office, when I heard my manager scream, "Oh my God! The World Trade Building is on fire!" I ran into his office. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. The flames shot from the upper levels of the building. The once glass encasing was gone to expose the twisted metal and burning floors. Paper was everywhere. It looked like a ticker-tape parade. I remember hearing one guy say, "I hope the FBI won't need those papers." I thought to myself, "What an asshole!" The scene became too much for me to bear when I saw a woman in a green dress (details so vivid), leap from what had to be at least the 90th floor. Why was she jumping? There was nothing at the end of her jump but her demise. How could this be happening? I cringed as I saw others who may have thought it was better to die instantly than to be burned alive, fall to their death. I couldn't take it anymore. I went back to my cubical, grabbed my phone and my cigarettes, and headed to the elevator. As I rode down from the 20th floor, I kept thinking that this couldn't be happening! People couldn't be dying within a couple of blocks of me! This is going to be a really bad day. When I got outside. There was madness. No one knew exactly what was happening. You see people running and crying. People who exited the subway station and had just missed the event, looked around in bewilderment at all the paper debris and begin to comment, "This city can get so dir-." I quickly called my mom to tell her what was happening. At that time all I could tell her was that the World Trade Building was ablaze, and that I was okay (I knew that this was about to make the daily news and I did not want her to be concerned.). I then called my roommate and told him the same thing. By this time, it was becoming increasingly difficult to make calls since everyone was using their cell phones. As I talked to my roommate, I moved to the side of my building to get a better look at the Towers. As soon as I hung up the phone, I heard the throttling engines of a plane. I looked up in time to see the second plane fly into the building. It flew right into the building. A burst of flames leaped from the building and again paper went flying into the air. The impact was strong enough to throw people to the ground for cover. The entire scene and experience was bad.very, very bad. The details of my experience that I have just conveyed, disturbs me the most. I am mad, and at whom I do not know. I swell with feelings of frustration and fury. The day has left a lasting impression on my life and the world. I pray for those whose life was shortened because of the event. There are no words to say how sorry I am that they had to die. I feel guilty and I don't know why. It is so hard. Life is very precious, and I know this. I do not worry about the future because I have always known that tomorrow is not guaranteed. However, dealing with the present is very difficult. I hope that everyone continues to pray for those people, who are still trapped under the rubble, who have lost someone very close to them, and who are experiencing what I am experiencing. I am writing this letter to help myself in the healing process. You may distribute it to whomever you feel could benefit from reading words that express what they experienced or how they may feel, and let them know that they are not alone. However, I ask that you do two things: 1) continue to pray for the victims of this tragedy; and 2) call at least 5 people in your life and tell them how much you love them. May God be with you. Calvin M. Bailey Jr. September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. Fri, 14 Sep 2001 16:42:50 -0400 (EDT) September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients SCPP@umich.edu September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. Calvin Bailey September 11 Email: CC The email addresses of those who received the message addressed primarily to another. September 11 Email: Subject A brief summary of the topic of the message. Part of my healing process. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource email486.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Emails Description An account of the resource This collection contains emails which were sent or received on or around September 11, 2001. As of this writing individuals have submitted more than 1,500 correspondences. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. From: Timothy Stead <TStead@kennethpark.com> Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 09:26:14 -0400 To: "'tstead@mindspring.com'" <tstead@mindspring.com> Rusty: I can't get through on the phone lines so I thought I'd try this. Keep your cell phone on. The two planes were hijacked from Boston Logan, it sounds like. I'm hearing some disturbing news, probably paranoia, that the subways down there were hit separately. I'm also hearing that Manhattan has been placed under a state of emergency and sealed off: no one in, no one out. We'll see how it goes. I may need you to call this guy in West Orange and cancel; his number is in the portfolio. Timothy Stead Project Manager kennethpark Architects Tel: (212) 599-0044 Fax: (212) 599-0066 email: tstead@kennethpark.com September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. Tue 11 Sep 2001 09:26:14 September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients Rusty Stead September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. Timothy Stead September 11 Email: CC The email addresses of those who received the message addressed primarily to another. September 11 Email: Subject A brief summary of the topic of the message. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Emails Description An account of the resource This collection contains emails which were sent or received on or around September 11, 2001. As of this writing individuals have submitted more than 1,500 correspondences. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. All over Australia life has come to a slow, as people mourn America's loss. There are groups of people who have never met, gathered around TV's in shops and openly crying and saddned by your great tragedy today. Humanity all across the Earth has felt a giant disturbance in the force......... I hope this finds you well and safe. In deepest sadness... September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. september 11, 2001 September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients Alison Lorraine September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. Pryce September 11 Email: CC The email addresses of those who received the message addressed primarily to another. September 11 Email: Subject A brief summary of the topic of the message. all Australia mourns Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource email686.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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