September 11, 2001 


On my way into work this morning I was lucky enough to hit two SigAlerts on the 15 south. As I sat idly on the freeway I ejected Death Cab For Cutie’s CD “Plans” and tuned in to a few talk radio shows. Inching my way down the road I listened to each talk show host in turn describe the details behind 9/11. The more I listened the more I couldn’t help but be moved at how much this country has suffered and how weak some people can be in their want to kowtow to the very same people who attacked us in 2001.
 
What’s more, there are people out there who think that there was some vast conspiracy concocted by a rouge faction of the US government to help bring about this attack and the ensuing war. They believe that the hijacks were planned, that the World Trade Centers were wired to explode, and that a missile was fired at the Pentagon. Nothing of this sort happened. What did happen can easily be explained: 
 
The impact of the plane crashes destroyed a significant number of perimeter columns on several floors of the buildings, severely weakening the entire system. 
 
As fire raged in the upper floors, the heat gradually affected the remaining structure. 
 
The prolonged high temperatures, fuelled by the large volumes of aviation gas, destroyed the fire-protection on the steel beams and weakened the steel core struts. 

When the fire reached 1,500 degrees, the weakened struts collapsed and the truss system collapsed vertically.
 
As we mourn the losses we experienced in September 11, 2001, let’s not forget what transpired in the past to bring us to this point in time. Stop with the political bully-treatment of the current administration and steel ourselves for the continued fight against an evil that wants each and every American dead. This is our fight. Our future depends on us. 

Posted: Mon - September 11, 2006 at 11:16 AM           |