Bill Biggart's Final Exposure (9/11)

[Ripsnort]

Jochen,
the intent was to kill as many Americans as possible. He was another casualty that the terrorists were successful in killing.  They were hoping for the buildings to fall over horizontally not vertically, as to kill many more.  This was the attempt in 1993, and again in 2001.  To say it was collateral is simply ignorance at its finest moment.

[Fishu]

I would agree that curiosity killed the cat.
Considering how he could have stayed few blocks away, but chose to go nearly underneath..

but like said by many war photographers, it doesn't seem so scary through the lens - until you get hit.

[Cabby44]

Rip, you missed that Commie bastard Jochen's point entirely.  That's why he gets "Commie Bastard" attached to his handle.  Frequently.........

Cabby

[midnight Target]

The reason I wrote "He was killed by terrorists." was that i felt the "curiosity" quip was a little out of line. I guess it is still a little fresh for me to be making jokes about it.

My question to Jochen would be "Who exactly weren't collateral damage?"

The folks in the building that fell? The folks on the floors above who burned? How about those poor souls who jumped? I guess the NYFD was all collateral damage too huh?

Idiotic statement if I ever heard one!

[Jochen]

Idiotic statement if I ever heard one!

Sorry, I just tried to blend in with the others who post here...

Cabby, I know what your problem is... Time for your medication!!!

[Masherbrum]

Jochen, every person that didn't perish due to that, is collateral damage.  A little piece of most humans not "directly affected" had piece of them ripped from their hearts when that happened.   Yeah, I cried when they showed the funeral of the chaplin.  Had some water works going too.  But IMO, everyone was collateral damage.

Karaya2

It isn't funny.  Midnight As much as you want to joke about it, you have the sense to not joke about it.