I took all the above photos in my travels after Sept 11 th 2001 and in Oct of 2002. The disagreement, disorder,dispise,contempt for others,fame of martyrdom, whatever the case may be, that will cause others take matters of who lives and who dies, like a God,and inflict acts of terror. I have seen the remains, and heard the stories of acts of their deeds in Manhattan,Oklahoma City and Northern Ireland. No matter what location across the globe, the fact remains that they are acts of cowardice.
On Sept 12, 2001 our world here in the United States changed (or should have) forever. I for one will never forget the smoke still pouring from the Pentagon a week and half later. Or the strong chlorine smell from ground zero. America...why have we forgotten??
Some would take offense to armed guards posted at our airports. Me, I welcome it. Racial profiling of those of Arabic decent, sorry......if all terrorists were Anglo Saxon, I would profile them too. We should. Profile everyone......more. We are still very naive to terrorism, even after our first "wake up call". Have we really been doing our job with homeland security, or have we just been lucky? I personally believe we have been doing a pretty good job....do not let up, overconfidence is a weakness. Stay Alert.....they will be back. Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour, 1 Peter 5:8.
I guess in our everyday, busybodied world we often forget about things. They say time heals all wounds. Healing is one thing, but forgetting......I would rather the wound did NOT heal at all. I give thanks to President Bush for keeping us safe thus far 8 years later.
To the next Administration:
Do not negotiate with them, do not be friends with them, do not trust them. Break any ties with them whatsoever.
To all Americans:
Wake up from your Wi system,I-phone,I-pods,TV's and text messages. Get familiar with the program. Read a "real" history book, and you Bibles (if you dare), and recognize that there is a real evil in this world(and it is not our government).Society has been dumbed down from these things.
Our enemies look at us and laugh because of our differences between left and right, and our fighting between the two.They view us as weak.Throw in the fact that we are naive,(and they know it), play video games, are uneducated (to a point),watch TV and movies all the time....they are probably rolling in the isles. They study us and our habits more than we think, every chance they have to exploit a weakness, they will try. Most Americans probably do not realize that fact....they are on the phone, downloading music, texting etc.
Technolgy, will either save us, or kill us, I am not sure which.
In Ending:
Billy Graham's Prayer For Our Nation
Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask your forgiveness and
to seek your direction and guidance. We know Your Word says, 'Woe to
those who call evil good,' but that is exactly what we have done. We
have lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed our values. We have
exploited the poor and called it the lottery. We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare.
We have killed our unborn and called it choice. We have shot
abortionists and called it justifiable. We have neglected to discipline
our children and called it building self esteem. We have abused power
and called it politics. We have coveted our neighbor's possessions and
called it ambition. We have polluted the air with profanity and
pornography and called it freedom of expression. We have ridiculed the
time-honored values of our forefathers and called it enlightenment.
Search us, Oh God, and know our hearts today; cleanse us from every sin and Set us free. Amen!'
Jason