Talk:Aftermath of the September 11 attacks

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what were the names of the hijackers?

World Trade Centre Environmental Organisation

An organisation called the World Trade Centre Environmental Organisation has suggested through the help desk e-mail that we insert a link to their page see [1].

Capitalistroadster 06:34, 27 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Market Activity Investigations

What's the significance of this section? There was a suspicion of coordinated trading with the September 11, 2001 attacks. The conclusion was nothing happened. patsw 15:08, 31 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Emotional opening

The beginning of the article feels more suitable to a pulp novel than a reliable information source. Maybe this should be toned down?

"The news shocked the world. Men and women wept openly."

I am aware of men and women weeping openly at many occasions, e.g. shock results at sports events, death of famous celebrities, etc.

"The event left a lasting impression on many Americans. The question, "Where were you on September 11, 2001?" has become a common topic of discussion, and will be for years to come."

I feel this is emotional rather than informational. Do we need to add this sentence to death of JFK article, first landing on the moon, death of Princess Diana? .... I suggest these two sentences are removed.

 -- MarkG

I agree, I'll remove the sentences. /AB-me (chit-chat) 19:45, 2 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm also against including this overly melodramatic opening. However we do need something.. many people have written about the sense of solidarity and the mourning in the weeks following the attacks. As long as we're citing sources it's OK. Rhobite 22:59, 23 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Suggestion for effects on children

68.32.116.227 23:15, 28 August 2006 (UTC)I was browsing the Internet and found what I think is a very good blog post that shows how 9/11 affected the life of a kid who was 10 at the time. You can read it here:[2] I would add it myself, but it's not a very noteable blog, and the first 1/3 of the post is not very NPOV (I don't know if any of those things matter). I suggested this because I noticed there were no testimonials from children under the "Effects on children" section, I think this would be a good addition.[reply]