Re: WTC tragedy

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., cadcamcenter@y... wrote:
> :-(
>
> I'm really sorry at the carnage suffered at WTC, and hope that this
> unfortunate event will galvanise the world to unite and bring a
stop
> to terrorism. It sadden me to see on TV a small section of the
world
> population rejoicing at America's suffering, but wish to point out
> that the VAST MAJORITY of the earth's inhabitants are sickened by
> that sight.
>
> The sight of such a huge seemingly rock solid structure, suddenly
> crumbling astound me, and hope that such thing will never recur. Is
> the WTC of prefabricated steel construction? Steel has the
> undesirable property of becoming soft at relatively low temperature
> and may explain the sudden collapse.
>
> While Americans are rightly furious, I hope they also learn a
lesson
> from this megatragedy and be ultra cautious when sponsoring
> insurgencies against foriegn government deemed unfriendly to
American
> interest. Re: the snippet from a report on Osama Bin Laden who is
> quoted in many unconfirmed report to be the prime suspect.
>
> "During his early years, he worked for his father' company before
> fighting alongside Afgan guerillas during the US-BACKED jihad,
> or "holy war", against the Soviet Union after it invaded
Afghannistan
> in 1979." Sometimes our mistakes come back to haunt us.
>
> I hope the culprits are quickly brought to justice, but plea
against
> over-reaction and escalation.
>
> Peter