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Here's a message sent to me by a friend.
I will limit my posts in the future. I know this is a OTR sight,
so I'll lurk, but politics interest me. Sorry for hyjacking the list.
WS
On Wed, 10 Oct 2001 11:30:39 -0500 "Judah Frangipane" <vss at 5thseason_net>
writes:
>
>Find the positives...
>
>By now everyone has been hearing the death toll rise and reports of
>the destruction from the terrorist attacks on the US. These were
>deplorable acts that we will never forget. But now is a time to look
>at the other side of the numbers coming out of New York,
>Washington and Pennsylvania. The sad but somewhat uplifting side that
>the mainstream media has not reported yet - the SURVIVAL rates
>and some positive news about the attacks.
>
>*** The Buildings ***
>
>* The World Trade Center -
>The twin towers of the World Trade Center were places of employment
>for some 50,000 people. With the missing list of just over 5,000
>people, that means 90% of the people targeted survived the attack. A
>90% on a test is an 'A'.
>
>* The Pentagon -
>Some 23,000 people were the target of a third plane aimed at the
>Pentagon. The latest count shows that only 123 lost their lives. That
>is an amazing 99.5% survival rate. in addition, the plane
>seems to have come in too low, too early to affect a large portion of
>the building. On top of that, the section that was hit was the
>first of five sections to undergo renovations that would help protect
>the Pentagon from terrorist attacks. It had recently completed
>straightening and blastproofing, saving untold lives. This attack was
>sad, but a statistical failure.
>
>*** The Planes ***
>
>* American Airlines Flight 77
>This Boeing 757 that was flown into the outside of the Pentagon could
>have carried up to 289 people, yet only 64 were aboard.
>Luckily 78% of the seats were empty.
>
>* American Airlines Flight 11
>This Boeing 767 could have had up to 351 people aboard, but only
>carried 92. Thankfully 74% of the seats were unfilled.
>
>* United Airlines Flight 175
>Another Boeing 767 that could have sat 351 people only had 65 people
>on board. Fortunately it was 81% empty.
>
>* United Airlines Flight 93
>This Boeing 757 was one of the most uplifting stories yet. The
>smallest flight to be hijacked with only 45 people aboard out of a
>possible 289 had 84% of its capacity unused. Yet these people
>stood up to the attackers and thwarted a fourth attempted destruction
>of a national landmark, saving untold numbers of lives in the
>process.
>
>*** In Summary ***
>
>Out of potentially 74,280 Americans directly targeted by these inept
>cowards, 93% survived or avoided the attacks. That's a higher survival
>rate than heart attacks, breast cancer, kidney transplants
>and liver transplants - all common, survivable illnesses.
>
>The Hijacked planes were mostly empty, the Pentagon was hit at it's
>strongest point, the overwhelming majority of people in the World
>Trade Center buildings escaped, and a handful of passengers gave the
>ultimate sacrifice to save even more lives.
>
>Pass this information on to those in fear and the media. Don't fear
>these terrorists. The odds are against them.
>
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