9/11 Commemoration

These images interested me because they were of the attack on the Pentagon on 9/11 and the crashing of the plane in Pennsylvania. The attack on the Pentagon in Washington DC has been marginalised in comparison with the attacks in New York. There is already a memorial in place at the Pentagon, whereas there have been arguments and delays in making decisions about how to proceed in New York. I think this situation demonstrates the enormous power of the media. The strikingly dramatic and shocking instant film coverages of the twin towers burning and collapsing and of people jumping from the building has made such an indelible impression on the psyches of Americans and indeed on millions of people around the world and blotted out everything except those images.

The crashing of flight 93 in a field in Pennsylvania happened when the 40 crew and passengers resisted. The crash may have averted another attack. There are suggestions from some quarters that the American authorities shot the plane down.

Memorial at the Pentagon


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This video is by BBC News but is spoken by an American presenter. It talks about the memorial completed at The Pentagon in 2008. I found it quite moving.
As said in the video, the attacks have affected the identity of self and safety for Americans.

Jill Glazier