Four years ago today. For many of us, one of the most vivid moments of our lives, still remembered in all its intensity. And yet . . . it seems an eternity ago that we were living without the constant hum of threat, without the extra layer of fear when we fly, without the added twitchiness when on public transportation. We had a lucky decade or so, after the fall of the Soviet Union, when imminent obliteration didn’t figure large in our lives. It ended at 8:46 a.m. EDT, September 11, 2001. Here’s to the memory of the victims, the strength of their families, and the aid and assistance of so many others, in the U. S. and around the world. Let us hope for a renewed commitment to making sure this doesn’t happen again, to bringing to justice those truly responsible, and to maintaining our fundamental values and freedoms while doing so.
CNN has a special 9/11 Memorial section, with a list of the victims and tributes to them. The New York Times has a reproduction of their 9/12/2001 front page, reporting the attacks. Both are worth another look.
