Dramatic new photos show true horror of the 9/11 attacks

Dubh Geannain

This headline... Give me a break. :rolleyes:

http://www.independent.ie/world-news/americas/dramatic-new-photos-show-true-horror-of-the-911-attacks-2058105.html

Oh, wait the true horror now I get it. It just wasn't evident before.

biko

They won't let anyone forget...
Attack on Iran imminent and they need the masses angry.

ejmaztec

Pure coincidence that these photos appear on the day that Dinner-jacket was going to do something mysterious.

Dubh Geannain

Well spotted. I'll admit I didn't cop that.

Mike 1972

Dramatic new photos = disaster porn

Overheal

Just make sure Guliani is on your /ignore list.

Overheal

Magnus wrote: »

They won't let anyone forget...
Attack on Iran imminent and they need the masses angry.

Its the Irish Independent....

Minstrel27

Now that I have my feelings of this awful event transplanted in my mind again I don't mind the United States invading Iran. Go team.

El Weirdo

Overheal wrote: »

Its the Irish Independent....

The photos were released by ABC News and the story is from the Times, London.

Dartz

If you want to see the true horror of 9/11.... google the images of what was left of the people who jumped out of the towers...

Overheal

El Weirdo wrote: »

The photos were released by ABC News and the story is from the Times, London.

ABC News obtained them this week among 2,779 pictures released in response to a Freedom of Information Act request.

Yea, thats hardly coincidental timing.

ejmaztec

Overheal wrote: »

Yea, thats hardly coincidental timing.

They could have asked for them and made certain that they had them for the big day.:P

Overheal

ejmaztec wrote: »

They could have asked for them and made certain that they had them for the big day.:P

In the interest of the thing though I'll let you know how CNN et all carry the Day unless someone wants to beat me to it.

My prediction: 9/11 9/11 Haiti Iran NUKES NUKES **** **** 9/11 Kittens

Gordon

ejmaztec wrote: »

Pure coincidence that these photos appear on the day that Dinner-jacket was going to do something mysterious.

My word, I'm a dinner jacket!

Pyridine

These dramatic overhead photographs of the World Trade Centre attack...were taken by a New York police helicopter pilot as he searched in vain for people on the burning roofs.

That guy must have some lens on his camera to be able to get the close up of the lads carrying that priest who died on the ground!!

Poor Uncle Tom

Dubh Geannain wrote: »

This headline... Give me a break. :rolleyes:

http://www.independent.ie/world-news/americas/dramatic-new-photos-show-true-horror-of-the-911-attacks-2058105.html

Oh, wait the true horror now I get it. It just wasn't evident before.

Their oil reserves must be dwindling again......

Kev_ps3

boo hoo, 3k people is a drop in the ocean compared to the amount of Iraqis that have died in the illegal war.

ejmaztec

Overheal wrote: »

In the interest of the thing though I'll let you know how CNN et all carry the Day unless someone wants to beat me to it.

My prediction: 9/11 9/11 Haiti Iran NUKES NUKES **** **** 9/11 Kittens

Kittens with nukes?

Gordon wrote: »

My word, I'm a dinner jacket!

Wha?

Pompey Magnus

The news presenter on RTE this evening described them as still being shocking images, even after so long.

I wasn't shocked at all tbh, have I become completely desensitized?

BostonB

Dubh Geannain wrote: »

This headline... Give me a break. :rolleyes:

http://www.independent.ie/world-news/americas/dramatic-new-photos-show-true-horror-of-the-911-attacks-2058105.html

Oh, wait the true horror now I get it. It just wasn't evident before.

I don't get the headline at all either.

Overheal

ejmaztec wrote: »

Kittens with nukes?



Wha?

Im a Dinner Jacket

Ahmedinijahd

Biggins

Overheal wrote: »

Its the Irish Independent....

Photos were in the New York Times and Washington Post two days ago.

Wagon

Me and an american friend were talking about where is better, london or new york. i said id much prefer london despite the airlines not flying directly into the city centre. She said "too soon".

I asked her why. She said she lived in new york at the time and saw it all from a window. I got the line "you wearn't there". I began to get pissed off. I told her that it was 8 years ago. We never hear of the london bombings or the ones in madrid, ever. why do we have to be constantly reminded of this? she said it was the possibility that it could have been an inside job and nobody knows why it happened. its all very sensitive. she then said that "its not a case of america's problems being more important than everything else". i told her it was and it was why the rest of the world hates your country.

then kicked her. just to be sure.

Corkfeen

They aren't that shocking, its closer up image of it burning and smoke surrounding the city, one more ground shot. Nothing new really, not to be insensitive or anything.

argonaut

Wagon wrote: »

Me and an american friend were talking about where is better, london or new york. i said id much prefer london despite the airlines not flying directly into the city centre. She said "too soon".

I asked her why. She said she lived in new york at the time and saw it all from a window. I got the line "you wearn't there". I began to get pissed off. I told her that it was 8 years ago. We never hear of the london bombings or the ones in madrid, ever. why do we have to be constantly reminded of this? she said it was the possibility that it could have been an inside job and nobody knows why it happened. its all very sensitive. she then said that "its not a case of america's problems being more important than everything else". i told her it was and it was why the rest of the world hates your country.

then kicked her. just to be sure.

In fairness, as bad as the London and Madrid bombings were, they don't really compare to 9/11 in terms of both scale and impact.

partyatmygaff

argonaut wrote: »

In fairness, as bad as the London and Madrid bombings were, they don't really compare to 9/11 in terms of both scale and impact.

Gotta agree with that.

9/11 was a major event in history and will be remembered for years to come. London and Madrid were horrific aswell but they were no where near the same in terms of scale or effect.

walshb

Kev_ps3 wrote: »

boo hoo, 3k people is a drop in the ocean compared to the amount of Iraqis that have died in the illegal war.

Who's comparing? Life has been lost on all sides. I could easily say boo hoo, look at all the young American and British soldiers being sent home in body bags for nothing.

You feel aggrieved about the Iraqi loss, post a thread and I'll agree with you. This thread is more about the almost 3000 innocent people who died on 9/11

Corkfeen

partyatmygaff wrote: »

Gotta agree with that.

9/11 was a major event in history and will be remembered for years to come. London and Madrid were horrific aswell but they were no where near the same in terms of scale or effect.

Also it was the first major terrorist attack on American soil since Pearl Harbour which is fairly significant as things go.

Red Hand

Corkfeen wrote: »

Also it was the first major terrorist attack on American soil since Pearl Harbour which is fairly significant as things go.

What about that rascal Washington and his lads?:pac:

bonerm

Kev_ps3 wrote: »

boo hoo, 3k people is a drop in the ocean compared to the amount of Iraqis that have died in the illegal war.

How dare you! Those 3000 were mostly white, English-speaking, westerners and therefore worth far more than your average global citizen.

The_Kew_Tour

bonerm wrote: »

How dare you! Those 3000 were mostly white, English-speaking, westerners and therefore worth far more than your average global citizen.

Most were im sure,

But there was plenty of Muslims that died that day too.

I know its hard to believe:rolleyes:

m@cc@

There is no new information in those photos. I've seen much worse from that day.

adrian280582 wrote: »

But there was plenty of Muslims that died that day too.

Yeah, but they had the consolation of a big load of virgins. :mad:

DamoDLK

Looking at those photos, strange in a way, but its still hard to believe that they're gone.





Jaysus just wait till Jim Corr sees them.. /facepalm

Run_to_da_hills

m@cc@ wrote: »

There is no new information in those photos. I've seen much worse from that day.



Yeah, but they had the consolation of a big load of virgins. :mad:

I would be more interested in fresh shots of Building 7 and internal CCTV footage in the days / weeks leading up to September 11th, of course all these conveniently disappeared. :rolleyes:.

Hermy

Corkfeen wrote: »

Also it was the first major terrorist attack on American soil since Pearl Harbour which is fairly significant as things go.

Since when was Pearl Harbour the work of terrorists?:rolleyes:

Overheal

Corkfeen wrote: »

Also it was the first major terrorist attack on American soil since Pearl Harbour which is fairly significant as things go.

And like Pearl Harbor [its Harbor. We're not talking about Waterford], and unlike the London and Madrid bombings, they werent random strikes. If these were just terrorists in suicide vests doing the awl' Allah Ackbar Boom, that would be very similar to the london and madrid bombings. Rather, these planes were hijacked and used as Tactical Weapons, the objective not being a few dozen civilians but thousands, plus Operations at the Pentagon and what could have easily been the White House or Capitol Hill.

More than that, nobody knew at the time how many planes had been hijacked, at one point a dozen planes were unnacounted for, and the scale of the attack (Between New York and Maryland - Hundreds of Miles) The very real fear that Anyone along the Eastern Sea board - or even across the entire country, were in a very potential threat of being attacked.

If busses were blowing up all across the UK in Ireland and not localized to one downtown district, then yeah, you'd have a similarly terrifying event.

Everyone was shocked about the towers but it only truly turned into a very existential panic when the Pentagon was hit. At that point it became an Invasion and the real panic sunk in.

Wagon wrote: »

Me and an american friend were talking about where is better, london or new york. i said id much prefer london despite the airlines not flying directly into the city centre. She said "too soon".

I asked her why. She said she lived in new york at the time and saw it all from a window. I got the line "you wearn't there". I began to get pissed off. I told her that it was 8 years ago. We never hear of the london bombings or the ones in madrid, ever. why do we have to be constantly reminded of this? she said it was the possibility that it could have been an inside job and nobody knows why it happened. its all very sensitive. she then said that "its not a case of america's problems being more important than everything else". i told her it was and it was why the rest of the world hates your country.

then kicked her. just to be sure.

Look, even just typing what I've just typed makes me feel a little ... uneasy. Im not one to turn away the vast majority of 9/11 or nein 11 jokes but there are limits. I was in Ireland at the time. While I was worried, I only am able to imagine what my fellows were feeling.

Your friend, who went through All of That, and saw first hand the WTC incident? I am not at all surprised she feels it is too soon and frankly I wouldn't blame her for never taking the topic lightly.

If you have any doubts about why she feels that way though head over to youtube and watch the videos people were videotaping in the neighboring buildings. People got absolutely hysterical when that second plane hit. Couldnt get down out of your apartment building fast enough.

fat liar

Must be a slow day in the news

Overheal

fat liar wrote: »

Must be a slow day in the news

No, Iran just became a Nuclear State so etc etc.

ejmaztec

Overheal wrote: »

Im a Dinner Jacket

Ahmedinijahd

I know, just wondered why he repeated it after I already used the term.

racso1975

defo photoshop'd

dan1895

Corkfeen wrote: »

Also it was the first major terrorist attack on American soil since Pearl Harbour which is fairly significant as things go.

Hermy wrote: »

Since when was Pearl Harbour the work of terrorists?:rolleyes:

I may be wrong but I don't think Hawaii became American soil until after WWII

Run_to_da_hills

Hermy wrote: »

Since when was Pearl Harbour the work of terrorists?:rolleyes:

Since when was 9/11 the work of terrorists. :rolleyes:

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

Dartz wrote: »

If you want to see the true horror of 9/11.... google the images of what was left of the people who jumped out of the towers...

No thanks

Riddle101

Kev_ps3 wrote: »

boo hoo, 3k people is a drop in the ocean compared to the amount of Iraqis that have died in the illegal war.

boo hoo, that's all you have to say? I suppose we should just ignore the fact that the the people who died had nothing to do with the illegal war, that 3,000 people is still a tragic loss? Honestly it dosen't matter if it was 1,000 people or even 100 people, show some god damn respect because all these people did was die because some scumbag decided to attack the World Trade Centers.

raah!

There are peope dying everywhere in far greater numpbers than died in 9/11, I think it's about time that irish people got over their america worship.

K-9

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

Since when was 9/11 the work of terrorists. :rolleyes:

Yep, directly comparable alright.

On 9/11, I drove past Omagh the day after the bombing there. That was bad enough, a life long memory, can only imagine what 9/11 was like.

Son Of A Vidic

I fail to see what is new in these images. America can fcuk off and keep it's guilt to itself. They ignored repeated warnings of 9/11, FBI field agent reports regarding flight school activity etc, was ignored. They made a 'balls' of it, ah but weren't we overdue a war I suppose. Why don't they release some new images from the recent Israeli massacre of civilians in the Gaza strip. A law unto themselves unfortunately.

OutlawPete

Slightly off topic but does anyone remember in the news that a passenger Jet plane crashed somewhere in New York shortly after 9/11? It's a vague memory but I remember thinking at the time that it was very odd to occur so close to September 11th.

It often comes into my mind as had 9/11 not happened it would have been a massive story but seemed to get forgotten very fast as people were so focused, naturally, on the terrorist attacks.

Overheal

raah! wrote: »

There are peope dying everywhere in far greater numpbers than died in 9/11, I think it's about time that irish people got over their america worship.

Thats why I dont read boards while I eat - I might have choked.

America Worship??? You must be new here.

medicman2009 wrote: »

I fail to see what is new in these images. America can fcuk off and keep it's guilt to itself. They ignored repeated warnings of 9/11, FBI field agent reports regarding flight school activity etc, was ignored. They made a 'balls' of it, ah but weren't we overdue a war I suppose. Why don't they release some new images from the recent Israeli massacre of civilians in the Gaza strip. A law unto themselves unfortunately.

Indeed I dont much care for this spontaneous 9/11 Recall. I'd have been much happier today to hear about the goings on in Tehran.

Euro_Kraut

Kev_ps3 wrote: »

boo hoo, 3k people is a drop in the ocean compared to the amount of Iraqis that have died in the illegal war.

You know it possible to be against both the 9/11 attacks and the Iraq war.

I hate seeing civilians targeted and killed be they American or Iraqi. I fail to see why I should care less about 9/11 because a war happened afterward where more people were killed. I am upset about both. Life doesn't have to be so black and white you know.

FruitLover

Euro_Kraut wrote: »

Life doesn't have to be so black and white you know.

African-American and white. :pac: