As I write this, news outlets are reporting (with ghastly pictures) that two planes have run into the World Trade Center. Given that each plane hit a separate tower, my initial assumption is that this was a deliberate terrorist act.<\/p>\n
In an free and open society, there is no such thing as perfect safety. <\/p>\n
Damn their eyes, and damn those who overreact to this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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