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 Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: The story has been told so many times, suffice to say I watched on t.v. as many people did the drama unfold. I cried and still have feelings about this day and will continue to have them for the rest of my life. Many unanswered questions began that day and still are unresolved on this anniversary. I am troubled that last night I heard a mosque in London celebrated the "terrorists" as heros who died on September 11, 2001 and the questions still ache in my heart. Someone must show me when in their religious writings it states that killing is "just". Someone has to show me why with all the billions of dollars in arab countries they still live in poverty after all these centuries. If I look at the Bible, I can see a image that is mostly the arab world today. Someone has to tell me why they haven't come forward and prospered in todays world. Someone has to tell me why these "bastards" who live in caves and sleep with the scorpions and vermen of the night profess a Diety which allows them to kill other human beings without remorse or guilt. Someone has to tell me why bin laden who professes to be a religious leader can watch his people live in squaller and not spend his money to build for his people; yet instead will buy weapons and instruct his children to kill themselves for the sake of allah. bin laden is a snake who tempts his inept people with the apple of hate and disdain for mankind. Someone must tell me why these people exist in today's society to hurt so many. Why other arab nations do not stand fast and fight for their people is beyond me. Their rulers live in luxury and the people praise them and worship them as in biblical times. "al kida" or whatever they are called as well as "hamas" should and will be eliminated in time. These "bastards" will always have the ability to prey on the innocent because we know no boundaries of fear any longer. I am not afraid of death any longer and want to fight these "bastards" and eliminate them from this planet. "Vengence is mine" sayeth the Lord....however, in this case He may need alittle help from the United States. Hate me for what I feel.....yet explain to me why these "bastards" of the night continue to exist without the world seeking them out and destroying all of them. Israel will live forever and if arab and Jew cannot acknowledge each other then WE are at fault. We must educate our young not to be prejudice in any manner and to love our neighbor...as ourselves. I cried today and will cry again tomorrow and many tomorrows in the future. I want to leave this world knowing I contributed something to humanity other than wishing my black neighbor death; or my spanish friends to get better jobs; or my Indian friends to wear more deodorant. I want to know I left my children with some principles other than "hate" and "vengence" towards others. Am I so different from an arab? Do we think that differently? My wife and children are Jewish. I am Catholic. Did it take an act of God for me to fall in love and decide to marry this woman and have children? Did I consider anything other than the fact I loved her and not the rationale that Jews own most of New York and are Capitalistic in nature. No, I loved the person and took what came with it because that is the way I was raised. My in-laws and all Jews are beautiful people. They care and love life. I ramble on and must stop. arabs if you are reading.... understand what you have done. You solidified a nation and we see you for what you are......"bastards in the night" who are not human. God Bless America Larry, Ruth, Tess, Abigale, Andrea, Jonathan Williams 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 story6898.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-12 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 152.163.188.6