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Within hours, Gander, a town of 9,000 people, found itself host to about 6,500 marooned airline passengers.
Re. the headline, yeah, we'll let just about anyone into this country. Ironic, no? .< 10:19:49 PM  >Suspects Entered Easily From Canada (washingtonpost.com) Paul Cellucci, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, said the two countries should work on synchronizing immigration and visa requirements. "Should immigration policies be more similar? That is a question we should look at," Cellucci said. Sorry Paul. It's not in the cards. We don't want the US formulating our foreign policy. .< 10:14:27 PM >NATIONAL POST ONLINE | News story Most airports were reporting few problems, but passengers were being warned to arrive early for their flights - as much as four hours ahead of the departure time - because of the increased security. Oh dear. That'd be 4:00 am, which would mean leaving here at 2:00. Travellers were also advised against carrying any knives in either their checked or cabin baggage and to leave any non-essential battery-operated or electronic appliances behind. Surely my laptop is essential. What about my video camera? I guess I could live without it until October when I'll be back. Tough one. .< 9:49:55 PM >Thestar.com/Canadian fighter jets on high alert Canadian CF-18 fighter-bombers at air force bases in Bagotville, Que., and Cold Lake, Alta., are ready to take off on a minute's notice in case of an international military response to Tuesday's terrorist attacks in the United Ugh. .< 5:54:30 PM >Scripting News ïFCA Most interesting idea heard today, from Lee ThïF8E at Fawcette. Even though Americans were victims on Tuesday, as soon as we get over the initial shock and pain, let's find out what we're doing wrong, and fix it. The US is the Microsoft of the world. We look to the left and right and see good people and don't understand that there's something wrong at the top. That's what the rest of the world has to deal with. It does matter who leads us. When we vote we don't use our power. People don't sacrifice themselves for no reason. Let's find out what it is. And if we did something wrong (no doubt we did) let's apologize, ask for forgiveness, and then ask how we can do better. It's clear now that when we screw up we're going to feel it. And let's not waste the unity in the rest of the world. We now have the attention of the leaders of all the other countries. We've got to find a better use for it than use it as an excuse to unleash our anger through military force. What a waste that would be. The rest of the world isn't stupid, and they probably don't like the way we've been dominating. I wouldn't if I were in their shoes. There's Dave with more "dangerous" ideas. I love this guy. .< 5:35:04 PM >Seeing Arafat Hurt by Attack on U.S., Sharon Cancels Plan for Peace Talks Despite President Bush's request that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon hold peace talks soon, Mr. Sharon decided today that he was in no hurry to ease the Palestinians' political predicament in the wake of Tuesday's terror attack in the United States, and he canceled talks planned for Sunday without suggesting a new date.
The leader of the Israel, the country the US has been in lockstep with. It's remarkable how people's true colours show in times like these. He's interested in using this situation for (what he sadly perceives to be) his own benefit. .< 5:31:14 PM >DaveNet : Palestinians Cynical people have always dismissed pacifism as unrealistic, but such people couldn't have imagined suicidal bombers, people who believe so strongly in their cause that they were willing to die for it. Now pacifism probably doesn't seem so extreme. Turning the other cheek is the right response. (And tightening airport security, of course.) We now know for a fact that the heart of humanity is still ticking. Now, when so many hearts are open, is the time to solidify that, ratify that, accept that. Life is not flat and uneventful. We can change. The best way to isolate evil, if it really exists, is to surround it with love. Dave has all kinds of dangerous (for those who don't know me, I'm being sarcastic) thoughts. He likes to run against the mainstream. Many of the links I have posted here come from Dave's site. It's been the first site I go to every day for years. Dave writes software and is a passionate thinker and writer. He's a complex guy (code word for beautiful but sometimes very difficult. .< 5:20:39 PM >America's Tragedy as seen by the World America's tragedy is felt by all the world... A collection of images of people from around the world paying their respects. .< 5:09:28 PM >The Globe and Mail: Breaking News Tens of thousands packed Parliament Hill, thousands lined the streets of the Canadian capital and those who could not attend stood by their televisions or radios, joining their fellow Canadians in mourning the dead and showing support for the families of the victims of Tuesday's horrific attack on the United States. I watched the coverage on CBC TV. The size of the crowd was very impressive. The ceremony was brief and the feelings genuine. After CBC switched over to the US service. The bible thumping made me feel very uncomfortable. I turned it off and went to get some work done. .< 4:51:12 PM >hope - missing pieces A collection of stories by people who were in NYC 11 Sept. .< 4:32:02 PM >The Times September 11 is a consequence of trying to impose world order, not a wake-up call to redouble the attempt. September 11 is a demonstration of what you can never achieve with armies, spies, coalitions, conferences and international muscle, not an argument for buying more. Well thought out, contrairian coverage. .< 4:22:30 PM >Pentagon Tracked Deadly Jet but Found No Way to Stop It The procedures, first devised in the 1950's, cover how to send fighter planes to shadow a hijacked plane on its way, perhaps, to Cuba. They tell how to intercept a plane entering the nation's airspace through the air defense zone along the Atlantic Coast, but not what to do with kamikazes.
Time for a new policy. The story notes that there is the problem of how to shoot down a plane flying over heavily populated areas. .< 4:14:27 PM >A heroic last stand Just filter out the odd gag line "Jane Pauley spent an inspiring evening . . . ." and read this story. It's just too freaky to contemplate. .< 3:50:35 PM >CNN.com - Falwell apologizes to gays, feminists, lesbians - September 14, 2001 On the broadcast of the Christian television program "The 700 Club," Falwell made the following statement: "I really believe that the pagans, and the abortionists, and the feminists, and the gays and the lesbians who are actively trying to make that an alternative lifestyle, the ACLU, People For the American Way, all of them who have tried to secularize America. I point the finger in their face and say 'you helped this happen.'"
Way to go Jerry. He has since apologized for making a link but he's still a hate-monger as you can read in the story from his "apology". I think National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Executive Director Lorri L. Jean's reply is apt.
"The terrible tragedy that has befallen our nation, and indeed the entire global community, is the sad byproduct of fanaticism. It has its roots in the same fanaticism that enables people like Jerry Falwell to preach hate against those who do not think, live, or love in the exact same way he does." I lie awake all night.
Zeldman lives in NYC. He's been keeping a log. .< 3:25:47 PM >CBC News: Planes, travellers getting back on track Air Canada spokesperson Laura Cooke said 90 per cent of their international service and 50 per cent of its domestic service would be up by the weekend. Ummm. Does this make sense to anyone? Thanks, Air Canada. .< 3:12:14 PM >Brother, if you don't mind........ I was on my back, facing this massive cloud that was approaching, it must have been 600 feet off, everything was already dark. I normally wear a pendant around my neck, inscribed with an Arabic prayer for safety; similar to the cross. A hesidic Jewish man came up to me and held the pendant in his hand, and looked at it. He read the Arabic out loud for a second. What he said next, I will never forget. With a deep Brooklyn accent he said "Brother, if you don't mind, there is a cloud of glass coming at us, grab my hand, lets get the hell out of here". A great story, a first-person account by a young Muslim Pakistani of his escape from the WTC. |
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