10 Interesting Facts About 9/11 Attacks – 10th Anniversary Special

September has come and people still recall the tragedy that happened on September 11, 2001. Despite of the demise of Osama Bin Laden, who was the mastermind and culprit of the death of thousands of people after a jet hit the World Trade Center Building, the loved ones of those people are still in sorrow. They, who were left with memories and pain are still remembering the death and the painful end that their innocent loved ones that were not aware of the bloody mind and heart behind the 9/11 attack. Apparently, there are more things that people should know about this day that will be approaching its 10^th year anniversary this year.

10. Face of the Devil Appeared

Amidst the black and huge smoke created after the self-suicidal plan by the group of Al Qaeda and the company of Bin Laden, photos were taken showing the image of Satan formed out of it. This is unknown to some, but it gives an impression that behind this heinous crime was a man possessed by the greatest devil in the world that construed to destroy freedom and lives of humanity.

9. The Jersey Widows

The four widows, after the 9/11 attack, stood on their belief and battled to seek justice for their husbands and even brought questions about the organized 9/11 Commission. What happened to them? Why, their pleadings were not heard and even rejected. Bush had ended his term without answering the complaints and queries of the victims’ families.

8. Illegal Transactions Revealed

Who would ever think that in exchange of the lives of the people who were inside the busy tower of World Trade Center was hidden anomalies and transactions discovered and recovered by the experts assigned to the investigation of the tragedy. In fact, there were 32 computer drives of the center that revealed the illegal financial transactions and transfer of more than $100 million.

7. The Bizarre Incidents

While people inside the tower were busy doing their business and regular work in the wake of the morning, the US Intelligence Agency, or better known as the National Reconnaissance Office, was on their feet for their exercise and drills, which was set at 9 AM that day near the building. They had their four war games with them while the plan of the Al Qaeda group was being carried out. It may sound funny and suspicious but it did happen on the very same day.

6. President Bush was the Primary Witness

This tragic scenario was not just witnessed by those people surrounding the tower but the President himself during the time of the attack. He even said, “I was sitting outside the classroom and I saw an airplane hit the tower”. He even said there were no cameras focused on that day to capture how the tower was hit but all he knew, the building would fall and it did fall.

5. Mayor Rudolph Giuliani was saved

People might find Mayor Giuliani lucky because he did not do the typical routine that he was doing everyday on the 23^rd floor of the WTC Building 7. He could have witnessed the tragic moment from his own command center. Some richest leaders were also protected because the day that they were supposed to hold the meeting, was cancelled.

4. Jet Fighters Were Late for Two Hours

You could be late for some other reasons but when the lives of people were at stake, people have expected that Jet Fighters would be at the Tower for rescue, protect people from the tower, and halt impending assault again, but where were they? They did arrive after two hours.

3. The Evidence Was Melted Down

Since this tragedy has been exposed and being followed by people across the globe, they were waiting for the developments about the evidences gathered. The WTC steel that had been examined to see the effects of the explosives materials were used on the attack. But this had been melted down together with the truth that could had been revealed before the public.

2. Building 7 Collapsed

The truth was not disclosed before the public but different hearsays came out that it was through the media’s intervention that the fire broke down the Building 7 after the two buildings in the morning that day collapsed too. This case is being avoided up to now and has not been brought up, if this is another aftermath attack by the group of Osama Bin Laden that he still had a message to convey before the US Government.

1. The Mystery of Number 11

The attack happened in New York City, which has 11 characters, and the attacker was Afghanistan that has the same number of characters while the reigning President George W. Bush carried the same significant total number of 11 characters from his full name. This year, is also the 2011 of September 11 celebrating the 10^th year as a reminder to all to be on guard always.