9-11 ANNIVERSARY!
It is almost unbelievable that five years have passed since the attacks on 9-11. My sympathies are with all those that lost loved ones on that horrendous day. But then that really includes everyone out there - I didn’t lose a family member but I lost 3000 fellow US citizens.
But I have so many questions - where are the rebuilt building or buildings? Where is the memorial we should have. Why isn’t cargo that goes on planes examined in totality? Why isn’t there a mechanism to examine cargo that comes into our ports? I am more than willing to cooperate at airports or wherever with security checks but I understand the screening device for shoes does not pick up plastic bomb material (what the “shoe bomber” had in his shoes!) So if this grandma from LA has to take off her shoes, obviously I will do it but will it help?
I watched Koppel on Discovery last night (Ted Koppel) , his first show “The Price of Security” during which he made a fascinating comment at the end of the program. He noted there is one nation which can absolutely guarantee security - North Korea! Of course, it is at the expense of “every and all liberties”! We need a comprehensive system of security measures that is balanced with safety and the rights we hold so dear. We need them now! Otherwise did the terrorists win more than we thought?
