MetaFilter posts tagged with nyc and september11

specialk420 — Thu, 05 Sep 2002 23:40:41 -0800

It's amazing how good religion is at mobilizing people to do awful, murderous things. There is this dark side to it, and anyone who loves religious experience, including me, better begin to own there - a profound admission - in very well produced piece about 9/11 -

yarf — Mon, 12 Aug 2002 08:52:03 -0800

Amazing 9/11 Photographs From the late photographer, Bill Biggart. (via Fark)

Oxydude — Sun, 03 Mar 2002 16:23:46 -0800

Time Magazine: OCTOBER BULLETIN SAID TERRORISTS THOUGHT TO HAVE 10 KILOTON NUCLEAR WEAPON TO BE SMUGGLED INTO NEW YORK CITY Six months after Sept. 11, America has taken the fight to al-Qaeda. But behind the scenes, The CIA and FBI have been in a desperate scramble to fix a broken system before another strike comes

Su — Sun, 23 Sep 2001 00:51:40 -0800

Huh? This article swings from sort of equating the WTC attack with AIDS, to something about fundamentalism in music composition. I think. This is NOT for WTC discussion. Rather, I'm curious what people think of the analogy and whether you even follow his argument and/or think it's appropriate.

owillis — Thu, 20 Sep 2001 07:34:42 -0800

Missing, presumed dead in NYC. Dead at the Pentagon. While we talk about understanding the terrorist's reasons for the attack, please remember that each number we see scroll across tv is associated with a human being - who's only crime on September 11, 2001 was having the nerve to go to work or visit an international landmark.

ColdChef — Sat, 15 Sep 2001 20:27:05 -0800

Interactive map of New York City compliments of FoxNews. This is great for people like me who have no idea how NYC is laid out. Wow. Can't believe how much of the city doesn't have lights or phones.

rushmc — Sat, 15 Sep 2001 14:11:22 -0800

A thoughtful and fascinating analysis of the historical backdrop to the current situation. Why did this happen, what circumstances got us into a de facto state of undeclared war with the Islamic world, and what can we realistically do to prevent those circumstances from ever recurring? --Charlie Stross

metrocake — Sat, 15 Sep 2001 08:38:41 -0800

For now, enough volunteers and food This was reiterated in a press conference this morning: "Agencies that had requested new volunteers are now reporting they have sufficient numbers of volunteers to accomplish their work. Agencies that have requested in-kind donations of goods and supplies have likewise received as much material support as they can immediately manage."

zedzebedia — Wed, 12 Sep 2001 12:54:07 -0800

An excellent personal account of the WTC attack.

rebeccablood — Tue, 11 Sep 2001 11:28:35 -0800

New Yorkers can check in here. (via windowseat)