My memory is pretty bad, so there are very few major world events that I can really remember with any clarity. But I will always remember sitting in a debriefing shack in Ft. Dix, NJ being told that the rumors we'd heard about planes crashing into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were true. And now, nearly ten years later, the man who was responsible for planning, funding, and managing the operation is brought to justice by combat operatives of the Joint Special Operations Command. Is this as significant as 9/11? If 9/11 represents the beginning of the war on terror, does this represent the end--or at least, the beginning of the end? Is this a turning point for us, and our relationship with the rest of the world? There's an argument for that. A large portion of the Muslim/Arab world have overthrown their dictators and are moving toward free popular democracies. The rebels in Libya are holding PRO America rallies. That's a real change. I really don't know the situation in Iraq, Afghanistan, or Iran. My guess is that Iran is starting to sweat. I don't know. I'm not sure I've got anything good to say here.
I don't think it's right to celebrate the death of another human being, but I think that God has to forgive me for this one.
This man laughed with pleasant surprise when he heard how many innocent people his plan had killed on 9/11.
9/11 is only link in his chain of atrocities against humanity. He made his living through fear and intimidation against powerless civilians.
I can't think straight.
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