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Friday, September 14, 2001

These are probably the last photos taken of the inside of the World Trade Center before it collapsed. The photographer snapped these with what looks like a Nikon 880 camera while fleeing the building. [found via kottke.org]
posted by Alison A. 9/14/2001 01:48:42 PM| splink!


Thursday, September 13, 2001

One of the computer science instructors I work with, Alice, lives just a few blocks from the Pentagon. She was at the university when the crash in DC happened. After coming home to see her apartment still intact she took some awesome pictures from her roof.
posted by Alison A. 9/13/2001 10:16:18 PM| splink!

From shellen.com:
posted by Alison A. 9/13/2001 10:09:07 PM| splink!


Wednesday, September 12, 2001

It was a disaster so big that it could be seen from space. (#1, #2)
posted by Alison A. 9/12/2001 07:50:39 PM| splink!

On the World Trade Center Buildings (1977-2001):

I remember going to the top of the World Trade Center Buildings during my first trip to New York. For those of you who never had a chance to catch that famous view or for those who just want to remember, there are virtual tours of the buildings at newyork.com. Here is another 360 degree tour at travelape.com.

There is also an exhibit at the Great Buildings Online web page which includes a floor plan and an architectural overview.
posted by Alison A. 9/12/2001 10:50:47 AM| splink!

Feel helpless just watching the news? Want to aid the recovery effort? Send money via paypal or amazon for disaster relief. Or go to your nearest hospital and donate blood. Call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE to schedule an appointment or find a clinic that is taking walk-ins.
posted by Alison A. 9/12/2001 09:37:02 AM| splink!


Tuesday, September 11, 2001

There is a great list of first-hand weblog accounts over at kottke.org.
posted by Alison A. 9/11/2001 09:34:51 PM| splink!

Reuters has some astonishing photos over at yahoo. Here are the most interesting:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
posted by Alison A. 9/11/2001 07:36:01 PM| splink!

From the News:

Apparently there are more than 100 dead at the Pentagon. I'm not sure whether that includes the people on American Airlines flight 77 or not. It is very doubtful that anyone trapped within the building is still alive due to the fact that the flames were so hot and burned for so long. 9 hours after the plane crashed into the building, firefighters are still trying to extinguish flames on the roof.

What I can see:

From the roof of JBKO hall you can still see smoke pouring out of the Pentagon, although it isn't as thick as it was earlier. Also, there have been no bombs set off at the Capitol, White House, or the State Department. I walked down to the State Department building earlier and I saw no smoke or evidence of an explosion. So, it's my guess that the rumor of a car bomb in the vicinity is false.

It kind of feels like we're in a war zone right now. Too many people around here had family or friends in the WTC, Pentagon, or on one of the planes. For a while we thought that there was another plane headed to the White House this morning. But now that we've had a chance to watch the news and see that there's nothing else headed this way we've stopped watching the skies for another hijacked plane.
posted by Alison A. 9/11/2001 06:27:14 PM| splink!

From the Washington Post: U.S. Coddled No More
posted by Alison A. 9/11/2001 05:58:26 PM| splink!

A frightening time lapse movie of the collapse of the World Trade Centers.
posted by Alison A. 9/11/2001 05:55:25 PM| splink!

As I write this, I am sitting in the green grass across from the United Unions building on New York Avenue in Washington DC. I am only a block from the Whitehouse. There are currently two layers of security around the Whitehouse from what I can see. There is an outer layer has secret service and other police officers to turn back people and cars, and an inner one complete with road blocks.

Since air traffic has been stopped, it has been quieter than usual. The endless string of planes flying into national airport has disappeared. Occasionally, you can hear a rumbling overhead, probably fighter jets circling the city.

Traffic in DC is at a standstill. Quite a few federal workers have given up on driving home. You can see them mingling with the homeless people and listening to transistor radios in the parks that sprinkle the area from the Watergate Complex to the White House. Some people look scared, but most look pretty calm, like this happens every lunch hour.

There are lots of people standing around, people talking, people smoking cigarettes. This is something you never see in DC, a place where people never seem to get where they're going fast enough. But with the bridges to Virginia blocked and the Metro skipping some stops, we all suddenly have time to stand around and listen.

The secret service seems to be eyeing me nervously; they've moved the security perimeter beyond where I'm sitting, so I think I'll go home and post this.
posted by Alison A. 9/11/2001 02:15:12 PM| splink!

A rumor confirmed:

According to the current issue of the GW Hatchet, Student Association President Roger Kapoor was not consulted by the GW administration prior to deciding to close the university for the WB/IMF protests. This is contrary to earlier remarks made by GWU President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg during an online interview with the Washington Post.

From the horse's mouth:

Student Association President Roger Kapoor said GW failed to consult the SA in the decision to close.

"We are very upset," Kapoor said Sunday. "After conversations with Trachtenberg’s office Friday, we were told that we would be informed about decisions like this in the future.

posted by Alison A. 9/11/2001 12:10:50 AM| splink!

If you are directly affected by the GW closing and would like to lend a hand to filing an injunction to stop dorm closings, please send your account to ksills@law.gwu.edu.

I'm not involved with the protests or GWAC, so if you'd like to know what the GW Action Coalition is up to, email gwgwac@yahoo.com
posted by Alison A. 9/11/2001 12:00:39 AM| splink!

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