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Politics : America Under Siege: The End of Innocence
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To: CoffeePot who wrote (52)9/11/2001 4:16:07 PM
From: Original Mad Dog  Read Replies (1) of 27682
 
It was just as horrifying as it sounds ...maybe more so.

The planes had hit between two thirds and three quarters of the way up the buildings....and the buildings stood, burning, for an hour.....and then in a matter of five seconds or so, one tower fell in on itself, exactly like film you may have seen of buildings being detonated when they are demolished. A half hour later, the other one shuddered.....and started to fall in....the steel superstructure remained for a few fleeting seconds, then it too collapsed.

The buildings are gone. A pile of rubble is all that remains. I have seen reports that an adjacent building or two may have been taken down too.....the collapse must have been stronger than an earthquake for anything nearby.
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