It is coming up to the 6th anniversary of September 11th. Understandably things are a little edgy in some quarters.
A plot in Germany has been thwarted :
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6979295.stm
In London normally level headed bloggers report seeing war planes over the skies:
http://iaindale.blogspot.com/2007/09/may-be-nothing-but.html#links
I hope this anniversary passes like all others; with sombre remembrance but no other events.
There have been many films and documentaries on 9/11 but unusually for me I have largely been unable (or unwilling) to watch them. The conclusion to the story both completely known and painful so there seemed little point after the blanket news coverage.
Last week that changed a little. By chance I stumbled accross a repeat of the documentary containing the film by the Naudet brothers- two trainee firemen making a documentary about the New York Fire Brigade. Their first day was September 11th, 2001 and they both went to the towers.
As well as the horror, the one thing that came accross to me was the incredible escapes so many people had. Like a lift full of people whose lift suddenly opened and they walked to safety oblivious to what had happened and what was going to happen.
The clip link below is from the Naudet film and shows some incredible and disturbing scenes. There are amazing survivals though and the bravery of the firemen is humbling:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=23DB_6ASkdE
The confusion and mysteries of 9/11 remain. One of those that gets a lot attention is the collapse of 7 WTC (the Salomans Building) later in the afternoon of September 11th. The BBC along with several news organisations reported this before it actually occurred. Some point to this as grounds for a conspiracy theory. I am not convinced but the confusion was undoubtedly enormous. One thing is certain- six years on the man who claimed responsibiltiy for this attack remains at large.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=C7SwOT29gbc
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