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Well, the latest: Apparently a truckload of explosives, discovered under the George Washington Bridge, has been successfully stopped from exploding. Two people are in custody. (This from CBS News.) It appears there was more planned. LFB (25 years ago, 12-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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To clarify a few things... (...) Yes there is a no fly zone over most of D.C., however the Pentagon is in the direct flight path for Dulles International Airport. This posses the risk of something like this happening. (...) It is very difficult to (...) (25 years ago, 12-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) There is a no fly zone direcly above the pentagon, "class B airspace" the highest level of restricted air. the plane getting shot down would/ could have saved a few lives, maybe not the passengers, but people on the ground. Josh (...) (25 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Nope--the Pentagon is on the approach corridor to Reagan airport. It's close enough, anyways, that there's too little time between deviation from the corridor to impact. The jet's moving about 300mph--it takes time to scramble a fighter/ (...) (25 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Interesting... But this is what really bothers me. I can see the World Trade Center being taken-out, but not the Pentagon?!? Isn't there a -'no-fly-zone'- surrounding this area and the White House? I mean, where are all the response jets. (Not (...) (25 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I am not an expert on this, but I heard on TV that no building can whitstand such prolonged burnings without partial or total collapse. My dad told me that the concrete turns to dust at 1200ºC, and then steel melts down, causing structural (...) (25 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Well i've heard now that 2 plane DID land at Sawyer International, one with a passenger that is now in custody at the Marquette County Jail. less then a week ago, the Marquette county board was trying to get funding to re-open a former air (...) (25 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Josh they both survived the initial impact without a problem, the resulting uncontrolled fire and damage afterwards is what unfortunately brought down both towers. considering the damage and the attack in 1993, I am surprised they lasted as (...) (25 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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I find this all so amazing, they claimed the buildings were built to withstand a 707 hitting them! I personaly watched BOTH towers colapse LIVE on tv. i missed the pentagon partical colapse my 2 minutes. I've also head that they are actully landing (...) (25 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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I can cancel any post after receiving an e-mail from the poster requesting the specific message be canceled. Keep in mind that some people receive LUGNET posts via e-mail and newsreader. Holding up ok here. I had to shut off TV and computer for a (...) (25 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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(...) Various news sources have reported that all domestic flights have landed and are accounted for. (Early in the day there were reports of unaccounted for flights.) Julie (25 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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-America under Attack- Here are some of the up-to-date figures current as of this moment. Today in history is being compared to that of Pearl Harbor and the JFK assassination in the magnitude of national carnage. From online news organizations: · (...) (25 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.announce) !
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(...) LEGO Direct's offices are about a mile North of the Trade Center. I sent a note to Jake McKee this morning, he replied "We are fine". I wish more people could say that today... JohnG, GMLTC (25 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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Everyone, I am in utter shock, I would cry but I have a job to do. We here at Voicestream are doing everything we can to bolster our network to allow calls to go thru. This is aweful. I count my lucky stars I came home yesterday. My flight flew past (...) (25 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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(...) To follow up... Suz, if anyone posts phone numbers or e-mail addresses here for us to relay, can you cancel the posts to hide the info later? Thanks, Matt (Are you still holdng up OK?) (25 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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(...) Erik, would you like me to try to relay messages to anyone for you? Post here if you need help getting e-mail/ phone calls out. Matt (25 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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(...) Here at Rice University King Abdullah of Jordan was scheduled to speak tomorrow but that has been cancelled. NASA has been closed and, as I understand, much of our downtown (Houston) has been evacuated. james (25 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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I am also shocked when I saw the horrible news this afternoon on the german TV. I feel very bad, regarding the thousands of people how have suffered from that terroristic act and for the future of our world wide piece and freedom ... It's a shame (...) (25 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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Sid works at City Hall (NYC), about a mile away from WTC. That's all I know. I understand the Mayor (Giuliani) who is now on TV was not at City Hall but at WTC Plaza. The Mayor went across the street to 75 Barclay, where he and his staff were (...) (25 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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For those looking for news with all of the regular news sites under a huge load you can try (as strange as it sounds) (URL) They are a sports news organization but they have been covering this story for a while now. Eric Kingsley (...) as (...) (25 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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