September 11, 2006: 9/11 victims montage

Undertoad · 09-11-2006, 09:08 AM

There's nothing else I can do today except to follow Neatorama's lead. As Neato says,

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The photo above is a montage of those killed (except of 92 victims) by the terrorists attack on September 11, 2001. It was part of the prosecutorial exhibit from the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui.

Neato also offers a link to the site 2,996, a tribute to the victims of 9/11. (The site is overloaded and slow right now, so I've taken down the link, will put it back up when the site is available again.)

Listening this morning to Howard Stern's real time rebroadcast of his coverage of the day five years ago has been... and continues to be... a very moving experience. All of the confusion, the anger, the drama of the day plays out again.

The Cellar's own Where were you thread is fascinating, if I may toot our own horn.

Emrikol · 09-11-2006, 10:44 AM

World Reaction
World Reaction II
World Reaction III
World Reaction IV
Rescue Dog

Just a small selection. You know, I hate to admit this, but I was teary eyed on the way to work today listening to the radio replays of '01. That was five years of emotions coming back. I'm silly.

milkfish · 09-11-2006, 10:48 AM

What was special about the other 92? Are they the passengers and flight crew in the planes?

maninthebox · 09-11-2006, 10:56 AM

Awesome links Emrikol. That brought a few tears to my eyes. Fascinating montage as well.

Trilby · 09-11-2006, 11:13 AM

thanks, Emrikol. I'm pretty teary-eyed myself. I can't watch any of the movies, the documentaries...it makes me so unbearably sad. My life changed that day--I decided to quit my job because I was unhappy in it; the past five years have been years of upheaval and change for me.

Shawnee123 · 09-11-2006, 11:14 AM

Thank you Emrikol. I got a bit teary myself. Maybe the entire rest of the world doesn't hate us. Or didn't.

09-11-2006, 01:40 PM

Re: Emrilol.... OT, but I had to...

Shawnee123 · 09-11-2006, 02:58 PM

I love Goggies!

sproglet · 09-11-2006, 04:06 PM

Hate to be picky but it's not a montage is it?

It's a load of pictures stuck in neat rows on a wall.

I don't mean to be heartless but why dredge this up every year? surely it defines and celebrates the terrorist victory just as much, if not more, than the loss to the families of the victims.

Trilby · 09-11-2006, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by sproglet

I don't mean to be heartless but why dredge this up every year?

What shall we do? Forget? Pretend those lives didn't happen? You do sound heartless.

sproglet · 09-11-2006, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Brianna

What shall we do? Forget? Pretend those lives didn't happen? You do sound heartless.

American media seem happy to pretend almost 3000 coalition troops haven't been killed so far in the pointless and illegal war in Iraq. I think I'm also right in thinking not a single name was read out from the list of several thousand innocent Iraqi civillians slaughtered thus far either.

Now that is heartless.

Emrikol · 09-11-2006, 04:51 PM

I'd rather it be more graphic and realistic. I hate the commercialization of it. Movies, books, stick-on-the-back-of-your-car magnets. WTF America?

Trilby · 09-11-2006, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by sproglet

American media seem happy to pretend almost 3000 coalition troops haven't been killed so far in the pointless and illegal war in Iraq. I think I'm also right in thinking not a single name was read out from the list of several thousand innocent Iraqi civillians slaughtered thus far either.

Now that is heartless.

the 9/11 remembrance is for remembering 9/11--not the war. War dead are memorialized on other days.

You can beat your drum on tons of other threads.

Undertoad · 09-11-2006, 05:50 PM

The IotD queue is pretty full right now, and I wasn't expecting to post this, but once I was listening to the real-time rebroadcast, I felt moved to do it.

It struck me a bit more than I expected, because it wasn't a timeline-y replay of the facts. It was a replay of the fear, the confusion, the sickening feeling, the amazement, which is what everybody was going through. Worry in some people's voices, anger in others.

The wandering concerns: are other places going to be hit? The slow burn of bad news as things got worse and worse and worse. The fog of war as a few rumors circulated and were dismissed: did they lose track of two other planes headed for LA? Did a third plane hit tower 1 before it fell? Was there an explosion on Capitol Hill? The common-sense question: what did we do to deserve this level of atrocity?

All that stuff was dredged up in me this morning. I didn't expect it but I realized what it was doing to me when somebody on the show said omigawd look the tower's falling, with a shaky voice, and suddenly I had a tear.

wolf · 09-11-2006, 07:45 PM

As a prosecutorial exhibit I think that the montage does a good job. It puts human faces on the tragedy, turning them from mere numbers to husbands, wives, fathers, mothers, daughters, sons, and friends.

The events of 9.11.01 are still unimaginable, particularly because they are real.

09-11-2006, 10:48 AM	#3
milkfish A serene breakdown Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Northern NJ, USA Posts: 266	What was special about the other 92? Are they the passengers and flight crew in the planes? __________________ A genius is one who can do anything except make a living. - Joey Lauren Adams

09-11-2006, 11:13 AM	#5
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	thanks, Emrikol. I'm pretty teary-eyed myself. I can't watch any of the movies, the documentaries...it makes me so unbearably sad. My life changed that day--I decided to quit my job because I was unhappy in it; the past five years have been years of upheaval and change for me. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

09-11-2006, 11:14 AM	#6
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Thank you Emrikol. I got a bit teary myself. Maybe the entire rest of the world doesn't hate us. Or didn't. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

09-11-2006, 02:58 PM	#8
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I love Goggies! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

09-11-2006, 07:45 PM	#15
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	As a prosecutorial exhibit I think that the montage does a good job. It puts human faces on the tragedy, turning them from mere numbers to husbands, wives, fathers, mothers, daughters, sons, and friends. The events of 9.11.01 are still unimaginable, particularly because they are real. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

09-11-2006, 10:44 AM	#2
Emrikol Compatriot-at-Arms Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 107	World Reaction World Reaction II World Reaction III World Reaction IV Rescue Dog Just a small selection. You know, I hate to admit this, but I was teary eyed on the way to work today listening to the radio replays of '01. That was five years of emotions coming back. I'm silly.

09-11-2006, 10:56 AM	#4
maninthebox eats paste Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 52	Awesome links Emrikol. That brought a few tears to my eyes. Fascinating montage as well.

09-11-2006, 01:40 PM	#7
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Emrilol.... OT, but I had to...

09-11-2006, 04:06 PM	#9
sproglet small in a big way. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The British Empire Posts: 94	Hate to be picky but it's not a montage is it? It's a load of pictures stuck in neat rows on a wall. I don't mean to be heartless but why dredge this up every year? surely it defines and celebrates the terrorist victory just as much, if not more, than the loss to the families of the victims.

09-11-2006, 04:51 PM	#12
Emrikol Compatriot-at-Arms Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 107	I'd rather it be more graphic and realistic. I hate the commercialization of it. Movies, books, stick-on-the-back-of-your-car magnets. WTF America?

09-11-2006, 05:50 PM	#14
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	The IotD queue is pretty full right now, and I wasn't expecting to post this, but once I was listening to the real-time rebroadcast, I felt moved to do it. It struck me a bit more than I expected, because it wasn't a timeline-y replay of the facts. It was a replay of the fear, the confusion, the sickening feeling, the amazement, which is what everybody was going through. Worry in some people's voices, anger in others. The wandering concerns: are other places going to be hit? The slow burn of bad news as things got worse and worse and worse. The fog of war as a few rumors circulated and were dismissed: did they lose track of two other planes headed for LA? Did a third plane hit tower 1 before it fell? Was there an explosion on Capitol Hill? The common-sense question: what did we do to deserve this level of atrocity? All that stuff was dredged up in me this morning. I didn't expect it but I realized what it was doing to me when somebody on the show said omigawd look the tower's falling, with a shaky voice, and suddenly I had a tear.

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