On 9/11 I was at work as a news reporter for a local radio station. When I heard about the first plane hitting the WTC, I thought it could have just been a pilot that made an error. I remember an account from decades ago when a pilot accidentally hit the Empire State Building in a heavy fog. Later, when I heard about the second plane, I thought, ohhhh, something is seriously wrong here. One of the flight attendants on the plane that went down in Pennsylvania was from our town in east Arkansas. We interviewed her dad live on the air...a memorable moment. Later that evening, many churches in our town held special services as people tried to make sense of what had happened. I went to three or four services, covering them for the news. Many people say they remember where they were when JFK died...in my life there was the two space shuttle disasters, 9/11, Princess Diana's death, Gulf Wars I and II, and Saddam's capture and later trial and death. Now Osama's death can be added to the list. What I am concerned about regarding Osama is the "retaliation" strikes that are bound to happen. In my Bible study, I've discovered that God does not want anyone to kill anyone else. All these extremists are so bent on furthing whatever cause it is they push that they are willing to take everyone out...including people of their own faith. Makes no sense. However, "wars and rumors of war..." and other events are all birthing signs as to what the future holds. That's why it is important to get your head and heart right with the man upstairs. My response initially on this thread above is my red white and blue American good ole boy coming out. I remember in the old Seargent York movie, York's commander asked him why it was he did what he did...York replied he took out some lives to save many more. I'm sure that's what our military probably did with Osama, and also as retaliation for 9/11 and all the crap that has happened since then. Think about what Osama did...take out two American embassies, the WTC, ordered many strikes around the world, sparked conflicts in Afganistan and Iraq. Whew! That is a lot of trouble. On the happy end, what happened with government protests and revolts in Egypt and many other middle eastern countries is probably a good thing.
