Show ry C remembers those who have p paid aid the p price rice for freedom By David Finch 0 in Editor-in-Chief i 1 4 o I i t With a terrible smash the hopes and I dreams of an invincible America died j People all over the nation and the world rr r P f realized the they y were not and are n not t safe It- It This reality came to us at a terrible temble cost 2823 lives an estimated 40 billion to help New York City regroup and rebuild t tand and approximately million minion to rebuild the damaged Pentagon About 3 jobs were lost there was an initial initial initial ini ini- drop in the stock market of 14 percent which has yet to rise back to normal levels levels levels lev lev- els and S 15 15 billion had to be given to help in business c airlines stay It only took 19 hijackers to change the face of politics the economy and the American sense of patriotism On September only five days after the attacks President George W. W Bush Vice-President Vice pledged a crusade and Dick Cheney warned those who harbor terrorists face the full wrath of the United States The morning of September 11 th President Bush speaking from Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana said Make no mistake the United States will hunt down and punish those responsible for t these cowardly acts In a speech given giventer I by Bush la later ter he said These acts of mass I murder were intended to frighten our nation into chaos and retreat But they have failed Our country is strong A great people has been moved to defend a great nation Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings but of they cannot touch the foundation America These acts shatter steel but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve America was targeted for attack because were we're the brightest beacon for freedom and opportunity in the world And no one will keep that light from 1 shining U h 1 t I I Syri i r 4 Ca r rt r t 9 ra s 1 st t Q W e s aI adF u 4 b r w a jf i F i d y 3 C S 6 Sw i r r zoY L oa a t t gF k a. a S t 1 r p ii t. t is r yi r ra ars W 19 J u P b o Rf id 0 ry fA y j 0 i. i y Si fD f. f rI t Wf 1 J r 77 7 jt if Fa i k- k a 76 v p ti f. f r 0 tW n t fi fix A M r a S N AG a ra rr fu r Q k h r r. r d' d r v rr r 1 a r i 9 rR a wr N. 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H l M t rr J f r h o r l f 5 1 yam y r r r r e N s a r x r 1 K 4 r j r r p Zi I 6 y k 0 x k l' l 4 tC w r y J Ij i i. go J 1 iJ d' d Collage by David Finch I explosions were heard in Kabul Afghanistan hours after the terrorist attacks However US U.S. officials later say the United States had no involvement involvement involvement involve involve- ment in hi the incident whatsoever The attack is credited to the Northern Alliance a group fighting the inthe in inthe inthe the country's ongoing civil war The United States did however send 1000 soldiers to the former fonner Soviet republic of ofU U Uzbekistan which borders Afghanistan Colin Powell extended sanctions sanctions' on Osama bin Laden Laden's Qa da group and arid 24 other foreign organizations considered considered considered consid consid- ered terrorist Armed National Guard patrols also began working at dozens of US U.S. airports On October American and British forces unleash the first missile mis mis- missile sile attacks against g t i tar tar-r v v 1 i gets and bin bm Laden's Laden s training camps iris inside ide Afghanistan Speaking from the White House Bush says We will no no waver we will not tire we will not fa fater fa fater ter and we will not fail To date there then are National Guard reservists on active duty and a total of members of the Armed Aimed Forces President Bush also stated in his September 11 th speech The functions of our government continue without interruption Federal agencies in Washington which had to be evacuated today are reopening for essential pe personnel per per- tonight and will be open for busi- busi See Sept 11 on pg 2 if I. Sept 11 continued from pg 1 ness tomorrow Our financial institutions remain strong and the American economy will be open for business as well Today it is very close to business as usual with America Americas s financial financial financial finan finan- cial focus being turned toward corporate corruption rather than post September 11 th recovery The economy seems to have recovered to the point of normal normal- cy As for America s patriotism and anda a sense of closure from the attacks things appear to be wrapping wrapping wrapping wrap wrap- ping up nicely The general public public public pub pub- lic seem to think the Bush administration administration administration admin admin- is doing fairly well in inthe inthe inthe the war on terrorism The agency overseeing rebuilding at the World Trade Center site is holding holding holding hold hold- ing a series of public hearings to get input on a permanent memorial memorial memorial memo memo- rial and even New Yorks York's medical medical medical med med- ical examiner predicted his office will ultimately identify 2000 of the 2823 people who died On a more tragic note the American flag that was raised by three firefighters over the wreckage wreckage wreckage wreck wreck- age of the World Trade Center one of the most enduring images of September 11 has After it was removed from the site during cleanup the flag was believed to have been flown on United States ships serving in the war in Afghanistan then returned to New York City officials in March But the flag city officials preserved measures 5 feet by 8 feet The flag the firefighters raised on September 11 measured measured measured meas meas- 4 feet by 6 feet according to its original owners Its just a really awkward and difficult situation situation situation situ situ- said Marie Lark-Marie Anton a spokeswoman for New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg What it represents is really what's important Bloomberg has asked city fire officials to investigate what happened to the fl flag With a convocation being planned for this Wednesday September 11 th at 1 lOam Oam in the Student Events Center we will all be given a chance to rem remember remember ember em- em ber the terrible events which traumatized a nation and the astounding resolve with which we overcame it The world has undergone a change and moved on but it has not forgotten those who paid for freedom with their their- lives C j J |