INTERESTING TAKE ON 9/11/02:

By now, everyone has been hearing the death toll rise, and reports
of the destruction from the terrorist attacks on the U.S. These
were deplorable acts that we will never forget! But now is a time
to look at the other side of the numbers coming out of New York,
Washington, and Pennsylvania. The sad, but somewhat uplifting,
side that the mainstream media has not reported yet.............the
SURVIVAL rates, and some positive news about the attacks.

THE BUILDINGS

THE WORLD TRADE CENTER:
The twin towers of the World Trade Center were places of
employment for some 50,000 people. With the missing list of just
over 5,000 people, that means 90% of the people targeted survived
the attack! A 90% on a test is an 'A.'

THE PENTAGON:
Some 23,000 people were the target of a third plane aimed at the
Pentagon. The latest count shows that only 123 lost their lives.
That is an amazing 99.5% survival rate! In addition, the plane
seems to have come in too low, and too early, to affect a large
portion of the building. On top of that, the section that was hit was
the first of five sections to undergo renovations that would help
protect the Pentagon from terrorist attacks. It had recently
completed straightening and blast proofing, saving untold lives.
This attack was sad, but a statistical failure.

THE PLANES

AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT #77:
This Boeing 757 that was flown into the outside of the Pentagon
could have carried up to 289 people, yet only 64 were aboard!
Luckily, 78% of the seats were empty!

AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT #11:
This Boeing 767 could have had up to 351 people aboard, but only
carried 92! Thankfully, 74% of the seats were unfilled!

UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT #175:
Another Boeing 767 that could have seated 351 people, only had
65 people aboard! Fortunately, it was 81% empty!

UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT 93:
This Boeing 757 was one of the most uplifting stories yet! The
smallest flight to be hijacked, with only 45 people aboard out of a
possible 289, had 84% of its capacity unused! Yet these people
stood up to the attackers, and thwarted a fourth attempted
destruction of a national landmark, saving untold numbers of lives
in the process.

IN SUMMARY

Out of potentially 74,280 Americans directly targeted by these
inept cowards, 93% survived, or avoided the attacks! That's a
higher survival rate than heart attacks, breast cancer, kidney
transplants, and liver transplants.......all common, survivable illnesses.

The hijacked planes were mostly empty, the Pentagon was hit at
it's strongest point, the overwhelming majority of the people in
the World Trade Center buildings escaped, and a handful of
passengers gave the ultimate sacrifice to save even more lives.

Pass on the information. Don't fear these terrorists. The odds are
against them. I'd also like to add that an engineer told me that if
the Twin Towers had been hit approximately 20 floors lower, the
devastation in Manhattan would have been astronomical! The
buildings would have immediately gone down, falling outward and
destroying more buildings, etc., etc.

If the plane had hit the Pentagon higher, it would have taken out
many of our "top Brass." If the plane would have hit the Capitol,
most -- if not all -- of the Senate and House would have been killed.

Many people ask, "Where was God?"

I think this helps us see that God delayed many of the people from
getting to work that morning, caused many airline seats to be empty,
and held those buildings up until most of the people could escape
certain death..........that's where God was!!