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Feathers McGraw: “Without media coverage, it's not a terribly effective terrorist attack.

"The delay between strikes on the WTC towers seems almost certainly to have been to allow media crews time to get cameras trained on the building to capture the second collision.”

Jerry Simpson: “I was just imagining the terror of seeing CNN go dark.”

C. Hyde: “Don't forget that old showbiz standard - timing. This attack was planned to go off both at the time that the building would be most full, right while the markets were opening and when the country was waking up so that they could experience a full day of terror before going to be with the spectacle one of the world's most recognizable symbols of commerce (and a nerve center for international markets) disappearing from the New York skyline and crumbling into dust on their mind. Every angle of this attack was calculated to cause the biggest psychological damage to the American psyche as possible.”

Feathers McGraw: “That would have been terrifying if it had happened after footage of the WTC strikes had gotten out. Had CNN just gone off the air, no one would have known it was any different from "we are experiencing technical difficulties".

"Terrorism is the equivalent of an arch-villain telling you his master plan while he ties you to a fabulously intricate death machine.”

Dulcinea: “I did a transcript on the World Trade Center for Modern Marvels; it's fucking difficult to have caused so much damage that those buildings collapsed. They even talked about the towers having been built to withstand plane crashes. This is just unbe-fuckiing-lieveable.”

texx- “One of the good things about living here (in Idaho) is, if We get bombed we know someone missed.” – Editor’s note: RIP texx. We miss ya, buddy.

Dulcinea: “Well, it’s begun. We're apparently attacking bin Laden's headquarters in Afghanistan, at least according to CNN. ...and I don't know if it's confirmed, but seems Mumpower was on the right track: Supposedly 12 airliners were reported missing at one point during this. All have now been accounted for, but still...”

Woody: “Really? I worked on a couple Modern Marvels a few years back. Not that one, though.”

Dulcinea: “That's a fascinating series, IMO, and doing the transcripts is always fun. Even subjects you'd think would be dull - I did one on the history of batteries - turn out to be interesting, because they find people who are so passionate about the subject. Amazing show.”

Woody: “I should have a researcher credit on 'tunnels' and a few others that now escape me. Part of my LA stint back in '94.

"Btw. things in manhattan are still crazy. Fucking serene but crazy. Just spent a few hours on a roof on Houston and Mulberry and watched the smoke while listening to NPR. Was kinda like a picnic until you really listened to what the reporters were saying and then adjusting your head 30 degrees and realizing they were talking about something...right over there.

"It's so surreal i don't know how to describe it. But it's very quiet around here. Still haven't talked to my mom even though I know she's okay. I left her a message telling her i love her and how hard my morning was...and i'm not sure you know how bad it was...when I ever heard the first plane was out of Boston...anyway...

"The report i got from my brother was that my mom said, 'Fuck, i'm in florida and i'm fine. He's right under that shit. Is he okay?' If she only knew what my morning was like.

"Anyway, you all know i'm conservative and voted for Bush...what's actually surprising right now is my liberal side...I'm terrified we'll do something stupid. All i care about is my fellow man. I don't want this to happen anymore, regardless of my bloodlust for
retribution.”

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