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Why 9/11?

 
 
RiffRaff
11:15 / 12.09.01
It seems that the terrorists were saving up for a while, planning this out... so why September 11th? Is anyone aware of any particular significance to the date?

All I can think of is that 911 is our telephone code for emergency assistance.
 
 
Wombat
11:20 / 12.09.01
They could have waited for an economic downturn. For maximum financial effect.
 
 
Not Here Still
11:34 / 12.09.01
There is a post on one of the other threads which points out yesterday was also the anniversary of the Camp David peace accords -perhaps more likely.

There may be no real reason behind the 9/11. Especially as the way such dates are written, and the dates themselves, change from culture to culture. As a Brit, I'd write it 11/9/01 anyway. And there are many countries which do not even use the same calendars as the West.

The numbers may mean nothing: they may have been carefully planned. But it is easy to start conspiracies after the fact. I have counted at least five just looking oon Barbelith today.

For instance, you want a truly chilling picture, have a look at the cover of the Coup's new album:

The album cover, as featured in Wired. Holy Shit.
 
 
CameronStewart
13:20 / 12.09.01
Wasn't it International Peace Day (or something to that effect) yesterday?
 
 
mondo a-go-go
13:28 / 12.09.01
quote:Originally posted by JB again:
There is a post on one of the other threads which points out yesterday was also the anniversary of the Camp David peace accords -perhaps more likely.


i said i thought it might have been, and i was wrong anyway; it was the 17th.

however, i just read this:

quote:"Today's attacks came one day before a bin Laden associate was scheduled to be sentenced in New York for his role in the Tanzanian bombing. The federal courthouse is in lower Manhattan, near the World Trade Center." - Washington Post

over at the ellis forum. as the guy who posted it said, interesting coincidence.

no, i'm not casting blame or accusations until we get something better than speculation. i don't necessarily agree with bin laden's views, but i'm holding back on judgement until we know who did it.

of course, until we know, we won't know for sure if there is any significance to the date anyway...
 
 
Higher than the sun :)
19:21 / 12.09.01
Perhaps its a human trait to look for patterns in the chaos?

I dunno. I think people are searching for some kind of...any kind of reason behind this.

[ 12-09-2001: Message edited by: Monica ]
 
  
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