Thang Nguyen 555

The battle did not start on that day and certainly not ended at 10:06 AM when UA-93 went down on 9/11. A bit more flying, it would have crashed and killed 501 students of Shanksville-Stoney Creek School in Pennsylvania. Left to its intended course (after the U-turn), it was a guided missile locked for the Capitol.

One side, 4 of the 19 who hi-jacked airplanes. On the other, Beamer, Burnett, Bingham (gay & proud) and Jeremy (along with 41 others). Two teams fought tooth and nail, to the death. In the air, in our hearts and minds. Theocratic battle, since the beginning of times. Jihad vs Jesus (in Beamer’s case, for sure), Islamic Fundamentalism vs Convergence (of liberalism and globalism). To those four successful business executives’ credits, who had played sports and happened to board at Newark Airport, New Jersey; they weren’t out for notoriety or trying to claim a seat in Paradise (Bingham, gay proud).

But those activated terrorists definitely signed up for Heavenly rewards (and family pension); a case of religious misuse and abuse. From a 90 per cent approval (President Bush rating) to today’s Biden’s – half of that due given vaccine mandate and Afghan pull-out etc… from world’s pedestal to pandemic bottom-out; the US of A has work to do (soft-powers).

If only the CIA had shared info. If only we had picked up on early signs of sleepers cells, who hid in plain sight (ordering pizza and call girls, rented cars and mail boxes). If only , if only. It happened. All the steel in Pittsburg (200,000 tons of beam) couldn’t hold, couldn’t stand once evil men wanted to pull a “Samson”. We were about to vote out Giuliani and vote for Bloomberg in a Tuesday primary, to finish watching our Today’s show, to enjoy that rare crystal clear morning in September. Back to work, to school and to a late vacation (as in one case, a fireman finishing up his graveyard shift to join his family on a long-awaited trip).

On many levels, we have analysed that event to death, after millions of pages, multi-million dollars spent on recovery efforts and Trillion of dollars borrowed to have justice in the American way (Saudi?).

Yet. We keep squandering our future inheritance, people are dying a 9/11 toll every two days (3000) or a twenty-year Afghan death toll (of 2470 per PBS Newshour charts). UA 93 was on course to deal a second blow to our Nation’s Capital ( fourth and final of 9/11 hi-jacked planes). Before that day, we’d got Oklahoma bombing, World Trade Centre bombing, or pirates for ransom (at seas) and hi-jacking per ideology (Munich 72). Not an outright and frontal attack on civilian with cold-blooded and calculated precision (even surveillance to ascertain line-of-sight as to Capitol vs White House target toss up). More than likely the evil band was financed and abetted by Saudis in San Diego (who rolled out a welcoming mat for at least 2 of the 19).

Can’t wait to see how the court rule on the plotters currently held off shore. Can’t wait to see the de-classified 9/11 “national security” files. Can’t wait for Earth’s 7 Billion to respect each other’s faith and practice. Born a Buddhist, baptised a Christian, only to re-discover my roots, I have seen both sides. Through 9/11 I am exposed to another: the Islamic faith. The most violent act from the Buddhists I personally witnessed, was a monk-burning (self-inflicted) in my youth.

Au contraire, the Christian faith has always coupled itself with the Powers that be (Crusaders or Church of England) to push the Great Commission to its limits (in and of itself, presents a conflict of interests, a threat to peaceful co-existence), or allied itself with Colonialism (Western mercenaries and missionaries), a passe structure in today’s multi-polar society.

No other event has ever made us more on edge than the pandemic, the 9/11 attacks and the J- 6 insurrection. It’s us who are our worst enemies: our “foul-spirited” insurgents succeeded where the UA-93 terrorists had failed i.e. attacking the cradle of Democracy.

Around 10 AM on 9/11, both sides said their prayers equally fervently i.e. “I am with You” “You are with me” (You in capitalised). In Him we trust (as it says in the dollar bill) presided both in the Chamber – the Electoral votes Certification disrupted and delayed- and in the cockpit – commandeered by the terrorists and re-commandeered by the passengers “Let’s roll!” = “Let US, all, roll!”.

It’s US, 20 years on, who are myopic and wilful with blinders on.

These battles for Supremacy did not start on that day, nor does it end today, the 20th anniversary of 9/11. They are to be continued, given the messed-up and mixed-up nature inside the hearts of men.