Update Thursday September 11, 2003  To honor those who died in the tragedies of 911 as well as those who have died since both in terrorist attacks and fighting to end terrorism, today's front page will be devoid of color.  Please take a minute today to remember and honor those who have sacrificed so much.  

While obviously every person who died was a tragedy, I personally felt one more than others and would especially like you to remember Amy O'Doherty who had been in four of my classes.  She worked for Cantor-Fitzgerald.  

I encourage you to read some of the stories that were posted from people from my classes as they happened during that tumultuous time. WARNING: some of these stories are quite troubling even now, two years removed  I put them on, not to scare or to induce unpleasant memories, but so that we can all remember how tragic the attacks were  and so that we will be even more motivated to find a peaceful solution.  

 The first link is a report on the safety of those that we had heard from as we heard.  Remember when this was happening we really did not know how bad it was going to be and feared that casualties would be much higher than they turned out to be (I remember hearing radio reports fearing 25,000 or more would die).  A few days later I was lucky enough to hear from some other students I had had in class.  One of them Andy Kernan who I had had the year before in class.  September 11, 2001 was his second day at his new job.  He gave a first-hand report that to this day terrifies me.  The final one is a response from a newsletter subscriber who at the time I did not know.  Luma is a good friend now, but this was my first encounter with her.  She is from Syria and shares her views on the attacks and ends with a call for peace that is as relevant today as it was in September 2001.    

And my initial responses to the attacks came in a series of newsletters. While the September 11th issue was merely a call for information, both the September 14th and September 21st newsletters actually tie the events to various finance classes.  Amazing how interesting some of it is.  Not all of the story links work, but worthwhile none-the-less.  How did I write that stuff? What was I thinking?  I must have had a lot of help!

Here are other sites that remembers 911 with real articles from that day and are excellent!  (I will add both to my history pages when I get time). http://web.archive.org/collections/sep11.html and http://911digitalarchive.org/websites/

While not strictly speaking a 911 topic, you may want also want to to read the now somewhat famous Editorial on a Financial Response to Terrorism .  I wrote it before the war with Iraq started but much of it seems to be very relevant today. And finally some Letters in response to editorial. Some liked it and some hated it, you decide.. 

jim 

who is feeling sad right now.  Rehashing the tragedy on top of losing a VERY good friend this week is about as much as I can take.  The world would be so much better if people and nations could all get along.   :(   

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