Journal0015 - WORLD TRADE CENTER BOMBING

I am in shock.

I'm trying really hard to coordinate my feelings into words for people to understand. America, superpower of the world, is attacked.

How is that possible?

I don't know. Right now, I'm scared to death of the consequences.

I pray for the victims and their families in New York. And that someone would soon claim responsibility so we can know who did this, goddamn it.

How many people out there would have thought that the Pentagon could be so easily attacked?

WHAT IS GOING ON?

This is what I have gathered so far:

This morning at around 9 AM Eastern Time, two planes simultaneously crashed on to the World Trade Center in New York. The twin towers later collapsed, with an estimated 50,000 people trapped inside and around the buildings.

The Pentagon was also attacked: another plane crashed into the side of the building and the structure collapsed. At 10:30 AM Eastern Time, a car bomb also exploded at the State Department.

According to Associated Press and Time.com, a total of four planes were hijacked and forced to crash onto their targets. The fourth plane was found in a mess of debris in Somerset, Pennsylvania.

While no major organization has claimed responsibility and others like Osama bin Laden's group have denied any involvement, former secretaries of state appeared on CNN declaring the attacks "an act of war". Bush has vowed to "hunt down and punish" the terrorists.

For more information please refer to either CNN.com or Time.com.

Lastly, if you live in New York, please donate blood as soon as possible. Your donation will help those injured in the collapse.

We do not know the casualty figures right now. But from the looks of it all, it's still too many. It was reported on CNN that there was a 911 call from someone on one of the hijacked planes, asking for help. Unfortunately, he or she never got it. All four planes crashed, with the possibility of no one emerging unscathed.

I hope to God that we find whoever is responsible soon. And I pray that this catastrophe does not have to evolve into something greater, like another world war.

Peace, everyone.