Glog 9/11

The subject of the image, whose identity at present remains unknown although attempts have been made at identifying him, was one of the people trapped on the upper floors of the skyscraper who apparently chose to jump rather than die from the fire and smoke.

Personally, this image makes me feel sick- I don't understand how anyone can justify such an act of terror.

After the dust finally cleared, this was all that remained of the South Tower. What justifies this?

So here's to all those who lost their lives or lost loved ones because of this act. And thankyou to those who stepped in to help, even if it meant losing their own lives.

The September 11 attacks were a series of coordinated suicide attacks by al-Qaeda upon the United States on September 11, 2001. On that morning, nineteen Islamic terrorists affiliated with al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners. The hijackers intentionally crashed two of the airliners into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, killing everyone on board and many others working in the building, causing both buildings to collapse within two hours, destroying at least two nearby buildings and damaging others.

There were 2,975 fatalities, excluding the 19 hijackers: 246 on the four planes (from which there were no survivors), 2,603 in New York City in the towers and on the ground, and 125 at the Pentagon. A total of 411 emergency workers who responded to the scene died as they attempted to implement rescue and fire suppression efforts. The New York City Fire Department lost 341 firefighters and 2 FDNY paramedics. The New York City Police Department lost 23 officers. The Port Authority Police Department lost 37 officers, as well as a K9 dog named Sirius. Private EMS units lost 8 additional EMTs and paramedics.

From this image we can see the sheer scale of the 9/11 attack. The smoke above is what what created after the towers were hit... Scary huh?

Various conspiracy theories have emerged subsequent to the attacks suggesting that individuals inside the United States knew the attacks were coming and deliberately chose not to prevent them, or that individuals outside of the terrorist organization al-Qaeda planned, carried out, or assisted in the attacks through use of controlled demolition of the World Trade Center or other means. The community of civil engineers generally accepts the mainstream theory that the impacts of jets at high speeds in combination with subsequent fires caused the collapse of both Twin Towers.