they don't know who is responsible. they don't know why it happened. they even don't know what exactly was going on, yet. but they want us to believe that we have a new enemy. and united they stand and will strike back, soon.
awaiting revelation.
although still nothing is said about the identity of the terrorists, german news magazine der spiegel already asks whether "witch hunts" are impending for the muslim people in the u.s.
nasa: satellite images of world trade center fire plume.
good question: could it not be that this attack already was retaliation?
i am still reading through the links i have posted in the last 30 hours.
songs by the the / matt johnson:
"this is your captain calling with an urgent warning we're about the gulf of arabia our attitude is fallling and i can't keep her up there's no time for thinking all hands on deck this bird is sinking." – "sweet bird of truth", 1986.
"it's war, she cried, it's war, she cried, this is war drop your possessions, all you simple folk you will fight them on the beaches in your underclothes you will thank the good lord for raising the union jack you'll watch the ships out of harbour and the bodies come floating back." – "armageddon days are here (again)", 1989.
ultrasparky: time-lapse view of the wtc explosions.
sorting out the myths and legends.
"it almost looks like a model".
wired: "anti-attack feds push carnivore – just hours after [...], fbi agents began to visit web-based, e-mail firms and network providers, according to engineers at those companies who spoke on condition of anonymity".
i am still not able to concentrate on my daily work... it's amazing how everyone tries to cope with the situation. i have seen fear in faces i was not suspecting it.
right now i was interviewed by a reporter of fm4 about the role of the web in yesterday's drama, stumbling over words. darned, i forgot to ask when it will be broadcast...
pravda: "does ben laden really exist?" (via elephäntville).
cbs news: "broadway goes dark". a country is freezing the fun.
links related to yesterday's attack as link of the day at perlentaucher.
quintessenz: "wo schlief die nsa?"
on the search for a reply to those who think (and especially those who now will start to think) that less privacy is more safety.
the austrian political weblogs react: ceiberweiber, ballhausplatz.
village voice is "listening to the arabs of new york" (via popo.at).
alternative reports at commondreams.org.