Mahablog with another amazing post, this time about CEOs.
The Rude One says exactly what I was thinking about the Moussaoui trial.
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Apr 242006
Apr 122006
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Apr 102006
I was just scanning through the CNN feed as I do most days at some point. I clicked through to a story about the victim’s families testimony at the Moussaoui trial. The last sentence of this quote literally gave me goosebumps after I read it.
The grandfather of the 9/11’s youngest victim, testifying Monday at Zacarias Moussaoui’s sentencing trial, described watching on television as the plane carrying his son and granddaughter hit the World Trade Center.
The grandfather, C. Lee Hanson, said that his son, Peter, called him on the phone that morning.
“As we were talking he said, very softly, ‘Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God!’,” said Hanson, 73, describing the moment before he watched the plane hit the Twin Towers.
A few minutes earlier, Hanson said, Peter had told him he thought the hijackers were going to crash the plane into a building. “Don’t worry. Dad, if it happens it will be quick,” he quoted his son as saying.Sue and Peter Hanson were on their way from Boston to Los Angeles to visit the grandparents and take their 2-1/2-year-old daughter, Christine, to Disneyland.
We just flew with the kids and my mother to Disneyland last month. As I read that last line, it all flashed through my head. How much fun we had as a family there and how that family had the same intentions and never made it. They had no idea when they got on that plane that it’d end that way.
Nearly five years later and it really hit home for me. It’s a good thing we got the person ultimately responsible for that atrocity. Oh wait…
Feb 182003
Not much to report lately other than our country marching steadily to an unnecessary and ill-advised war. It was nice to see that my representative in US Congress took part in a local anti-war demonstration. I’m not holding my breath that we’ll hear anything from either of our senators (neither of whom I voted for). People in West Virginia should be proud of one of theirs. Sorry for the political rant.
I need to get on the ball and put up some new pictures, but we haven’t really taken any. I’ve fixed some of The Boy’s photos in the archive so that the window sizes correctly with some of the odd shaped pictures. Going through those and the stats, it looks like The La is a little shorter and lighter than The Boy was at this same age. We’re starting her on rice cereal and carrots this week at the recommendation of her doctor. If anything, the occasion should yield some worthy photos.
Jan 142003
I’m not usually one to talk politics. It usually degenerates into a debate that goes nowhere as most people are set in their views and unwilling to concede to any other opinion. Current events, however, are moving me to be a little more vocal. I realize that actions speak louder than words, but it’s a little harder to act with a 4-year-old and a three-month-old in the house. Since a web site is potentially the most public place to voice an opinion, assuming, of course, that “public” is defined as people who have Internet access and are motivated to actually find and read your site (which amounts to about 10 people in my case), I thought I’d do a quick post.
I’m against the apparently inevitable invasion of Iraq. While it’s clear that Saddam deserves to be ousted, it’s not prudent for the US to do it alone and, to my mind, there’s still not enough evidence to justify a forced regime change. I realize that I won’t be getting visit from Condi Rice or Colin Powell to explain to me personally whatever intelligence they mave have, but if no other nation in the world is willing to back us up, we’re just asking for trouble down the road.
I keep coming back to Bush’s speech in 2001 and the “Axis of evil” statement. As of yesterday, indications from North Korea are that part of the reason that they’ve started the nuclear crisis is because of those comments. They’re basically trying to force us into a non-aggression agreement with them because they figure that after we’re done bombing the crap out of Saddam, they’re next. By the way, all this talk about bombing reminds me of George Carlin’s hilarious routine about war. It loses a little without his delivery, but there’s a transcript here.
On the domestic front, the new Bush economic plan is ridiculous. I’ll save myself some time and link to a RealAudio stream (you’ll need to download the free player if you don’t have it already) of Kevin Phillips’ commentary on Morning Edition yesterday morning. Right on.