I returned home, as my wife was going barmy thinking this was going to be world war 3. It took weeks to calm her down, the whole thing was fascinating and yet.........not quite right. I could never understand what the hell NORAD were playing at that day. I'm sure there are few x service people on here thought the same and why oh why was that plane allowed to crash into the pentagon, probably the most secure or sensitive place on the planet, one hour after the north tower had been struck? I feel for all those who passed away that day and just it never happens again.
I watched it unfold on the staffroom tv, during a free period. Realised later that Suria Clarke, the sister of a lad I taught, was working at the World Trade Centre. Then came the awful reality that she'd been on the 105th floor. Her mother Alex Clarke led the 10th anniversary service at the memorial in Grosvenor Square off Park Lane in 2011, where Grimethorpe Colliery Band played the solemn music.
I was on a conference call with some guys in Boston at the time - didnt know what was going on until someone interrupted at their end saying the US was under attack - walked to our TV lounge and didnt do much work for the next couple of hours - still remember watching the second plane hit - doubt I can ever forget that - it just wouldnt sink in it was real and not a movie Changed the world - for the worse unfortunately and many more have died since as a result of the change in policy of the US provoked by the attack RIP to all
Read The big bamboozle 9/11 and the war on terror by Philip Marshall. A real eye opener and very scary.
Yea that's the account of one of the most senior Boeing pilots on the block, who explained how the pentagon plane could not have been flown, by whom the commission concluded did! He's now very dead himself along with his two kids and pet dog!
Yeah, Kes. How very dare you not just say an 'RIP' which changes nothing, rather than questioning the dodgy official version of events and thinking for yourself? What a vvanker. Swallow the government line, peasant.
Apologies to anyone who took offence to my comment. I'm not usually one for conspiracy theories as such, but after doing some detailed research on this I came to the conclusion of my post above. For what it's worth, my thoughts were with those killed in the attack and the families during a minutes silence at work today.