Ko se zgodi velik dogodek je zanimivo, da se vsak spominja, kaj je takrat počel. Tako sem se na današnji dan pred 16 leti pripravljala na neki izpit in bolj kot učila, sem gledala neko oddajo o modi na HTV, ko so oddajo prekinili zaradi izrednih novic in pri tem pokazali posnetek prvega letala, ki se je zaletelo v dvojčka, nakar se pojavi napis Live in v živo se predvaja, kako se še drugo letalo zaleti v World Trade Center.
V spominu so mi ostali prizori kot stavba, ki se je sesedla vase, gasilci, ki se borijo z ognjem in človek, ki je skočil s stolpnice. Pojavile so se številne teorije, ki zagovarjajo, da je bil ta napad le krinka za manipulacijo ljudi, ter teorijo podprli z izjavami, da sta dvojčka bila zasnovana dovolj močno, da bi preživeli udarec večjega letala, prav tako požar naj ne bi povzročil tako hitrega in obsežnega rušenja, hkrati pa so posnetki prisotnega eksploziva na kritičnih delih nosilne konstrukcije.
Kakorkoli že, teorije so pometli pod zaroto in resnico pripisali terorističnemu napadu. V imenu terorizma so se spremenil številni zakoni, ki so pod pretvezo varnosti kratili svobodo in osnovne človekove pravice, hkrati pa je nastal nov izgovor ”vojna proti terorizmu”, ki je opravičeval kasnejše ameriške napade. 2980 ljudi je takrat umrlo, med njimi 343 gasilcev, ki so šli pomagat na prizorišče in ki so mi ostali v spominu še posebej zaradi zdravstvenih težav, ki so jih utrpeli in jih zaradi visokih zdravstvenih stroškov niso bili sposobni plačati. Ob vsem tem, kaj je ta dogodek pripeljal na plano, je zanimivo, kako še vedno daje občutek, kakor da se je zgodil včeraj in hkrati, kakor da je bilo pred davnimi, davnimi časi.
(Slovenian above | English below)
When a big moment accrues, it is interesting how everyone remembers where they were at that moment. So on this today, 16 years ago, I was preparing for some exam and more than studying, I watching on a tv something about fashion when the show was interrupted by the news, showing how a plane has crashed into World Trade Center in New York. Scenes of a building that collapsed, fireman fighting with fire and a man who jumped from the tower, are still in my memory.
There have been many theories about what actually happened that day. One of the theories said, it that was just an event for creating mass manipulation and that is supported by the theory saying that twins were designed to be strong enough to survive the impact of a larger aircraft, nor should the fire cause such a rapid and extensive demolition, while at the same time images of the explosive present on the critical parts of the supporting structure. Theories were swept under the rug and the truth about it was put into the hands of terrorism.
And in the name of terrorism, a number of laws have been amended to undermine freedom and basic human rights under the guise of security, and at the same time “war on terror” was born, which justified subsequent US attacks. 2980 people died that day, among them were 343 firemen who went there to help and they were particularly in my memory because of the health problems they suffered and were unable to pay high medical costs. In addition to everything that this event has brought, I find it interesting how it still gives a feeling as if it had happened yesterday and at the same time as it was a long time ago in a land far, far away.
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