wow I just woke up here in London and must say I am quite ....unsurprised. It was only a matter of time, really. Two things pop out to me from this. One, after watching the news, I am pretty embarrassed to be an American after seeing the behavior of some people back home. It's probably a good thing that this has finally ended, but the celebratory, party-like atmosphere in the USA is pretty telling, I think. And what's with the college kids acting like they care? They were 10 when this happened, clearly too young for it to have any impact on their lives and can't honestly say they truly care about this. In fact, I'd be willing to bet that 10/10 of them can't even say what 'Al Qaeda' means when translated, can't find Pakistan on a map within 5 seconds, or have any idea how Bin Laden made his fortune. The second thing, which I fucking love is that this happened under Obama's watch. Remember the campaign and the debates and all the shit throwing by McCain, Fox news and literally everyone on the right? 'Obama has no experience! Obama cant defend us! Obama is soft on terror, Obama doesn't have the competency or balls to go after terrorists!' FUCK. YOU. ALL. Obama just did something within two years of taking office that Bush couldn't do in almost a decade.
Anyway, I am heading into central London to go to the gym despite the government's warning that I should stay inside for a few days. Fuck that.
Oh btw best book yet written on 9/11 - The Looming Tower, by Lawrence Wright. Check it out.