I received this missive from a friend of mine who is with the UN Peace Keeping Task Force in Kosovo. "Hello from Vushtrri... UN-F____ING BELIEVABLE. Just as I finalized instruction for today, my colleague, Berit, told me that she received a cell phone text message from Heiti...her house mate. The message said that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center...and a helicopter crashed outside the Pentagon. When I left the class room, Sandy Higgs, an American, asked if I knew what was happening to my area...it's on CNN...everyone is in Steve's office...go in a watch. Well...I did. It is absolutely surreal...I saw the taped video coverage of the plane crashing into the second tower of the Trade Center...later, the tower crashing...then saw live coverage as the remaining tower seemed to implode. *sigh* Such carnage! My god...then heard that there were so far four commercial hijacked airplanes that were involved...one a 767 flight from Boston to N.Y...reports of a fifth hijacked plane heading in the direction of the Pentagon...with a fighter bomber sent to intercept. The anxiety builds. I empathize with the masses that are directly involved...and affected by this travesty. I stammer for words to adequately describe my emotional reactions...and cannot. I never thought that I would witness a terrorist attack of this magnitude on American soil. Those poor souls and their families....... The contingent meeting which was scheduled for 4:30 was canceled. Now, I ask...what better time to have a meeting...all Americans are present...and in utter shock at what just occured...feeling helpless and devastated. I pray that none of you are directly affected. May you all be safe from harm." I received this at 10:45 am this morning...so they did not have a lot of information. But you can see...the world now knows all about this and is most of the world is horrified. I wonder how the world trade center towers could crumble with just the impact from an airliner? Some friends and I were out working in my gardens and discussing this horrific attack...but we would come into the house to check the news. Finally we were too sick at heart to continue in the gardens and we have been watching the news ever since. Thank you all for updates on out New York and Washington DC friends. Here in Minnesota, all University classes canceled, things have ground to a halt with everyone glued to the radio or TV. I wish all of you love and peace......... Sharon Love and Peace........Sharon
