South Tower of the WTC collapses.
Photo by Amy Sancetta AP

Photo by Chao Soi Cheong AP

Pentagon on 9/11
Photo by Will Morris AP

Photo NBC/AP

Am I the only one angered by the concerted effort to actively ignore 9/11. What ever happened to all those signs that we’ll “never forget”?

Update: 9/11 Memorial Rally Today

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You Gotta Love Scott Ott!

Here’s a bit from Arafat Burial Plans Done in Time for Final Death:

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan expressed his sympathy to the Palestinian people.

‘I have grieved each time Chairman Arafat has died,’ said Mr. Annan, ‘and I know the last death will be even harder to take than the previous ones. But I’m comforted that he will go to his rest according to the custom of his people.’

An excerpt from Arafat May Soon Sign Death Certificate

“We don’t want to pressure him,” said the source. “He’s a very thoughtful man. And we would not presume to tell a Nobel Peace Prize winner when it’s time to rest in peace.”

satire

See what Chrenkoff has to say. The irony is his post began BEFORE the announcement of Arafat’s death. The Chairman and the Bard

I don’t know if Chairman Arafat is a fan of the Bard, but the current goings-on around his death – or coma – bed, certainly have the ring of a Shakespearean tragedy – no, make that a farce.

he then later updates the post by saying that

The curse of Chrenkoff strikes – I write about a guy and an hour later he dies.

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