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Wednesday, September 12, 2001 THE BATTALION Page 11 .siblc for hounj Jue lo tl>e fire, id searing heal mnissioner estimaled ihaii firefighters Mans of iti come •hv. in i unit lock ).99 i Hass’s ^iinients Iden Loral to dis- di year- ampuS 5 A&M ig and nimurn two 3 a.m. :e con- rancia ) Reed A Date which will Live in Infamy EDITORIAL Texas AdnM University— Celebrating 125 Years A THE BATTALION Brady Creel Mariano Castillo Cayla Carr Jonathan Jones The American spirit will triumph through tragedy I Today, Americans will awake to find ■ hole in the Manhattan skyline, the Besult of the worst terrorist act in U.S. history. And they will see that it is ■warfed by the hole in the hearts of Americans across the nation. I Faceless enemies who hide behind terrorist acts can destroy the land- ■narks of the American people, but the $pirit and strength that built the World ■rade Center and Pentagon, among Rther structures, is indestructible. I Thousands of civilians are feared dead within the twisted metal and concrete. There Severity of American bl merican so 'ar against i merican id jom. tolerar rnment is B mi mi I ilnni the this cowardly act: )d has been spilled on It was a declaration of e United States ana the .Is of democracy, free- e and peace. The gov- expected to respond he perpetrator of this shameless act of vio- be brought to justice by severe measures attackers — no resource should be spared in this task. Once found, retri bution should be swift and certain. Motive and coincidence point to Islamic fundamentalist Osama bin Laden as the mastermind behind the attack, although U.S. officials careful ly sidestepped questions regarding his involvement. It is right to not lay blame until the initial investigation is complete, but the likelihood of bin Laden’s involvement must be exam ined to the fullest extent, as his extremist views in the past terrorist United exiremiM views in have translated into acts against the U e destruc tion of the World ° Trade Center and part of the Pentagon is an intolerable assault on the most basic American beliefs. The bottom line is that no reli gious view can justify the carnage that ' ans witnessed Tuesday, file meantime, the hole hattan and our hearts will hot Now is a time for condoien In aftermath °f terrorism, \ wor,d divided, Aggies united. i : ^.cedatourLs 3 ' ^ ** tXSf 1 As Texas A&M ct,,^ * . >■»»- i accuse blame - But n <™ S°“« the >hey na,urally want j ; over Th° ne anot I , er for somethin', H™? ,0 point I |n S ers and A Drevkirft memor 'es are far too famr s u ^ ants had no control SI "* ~ have dead lh ' ar ^ the emotion/foo ^ S th? 5 ' : ni,e *&>"■ age y to ^her.jll m nanoI^| CO P^ Uf0 ®^ ,fl ^ V, t ir ^hought b a S nd 0rnfr |l/^ r61Uci * i,!fs wSlf ta , nd shou,d Wn Jr wh s freedom - 1K f the heart of the M : ' n tens e e n emofcnai anf 0 h iS ,hrea <eneV<^ acti °ns. But justirp n l f u,sh can JM attacking ohe 1 not be serv^ jHHHK|| t d| vide the c;irr> an0ther ’ This W >H onlv 4B TP-Mf i^otr ca r D p r^«^ of being I tht fr 8 E H en mre i mP0rtanHv P th P °f and a lme for ^ * it I In^wak* Pro ' /id ® s - ^ ^ ^| loVe for America and America's7 newed , this great country j| A&M can h , S0,Ve m ust prevail The preserved - and faith in Anything pi^ 6 P ma ' n tain unitv and n° UStl tb ° ught an d prayer, which Act Se devastate thp c dersev erance across America, j “We h^d S boast of community and spirit about able^ieh?* they a ^ Ut endowed S h ,f th ldent ' that al1 men are cre ^ it remain** ct This Was the basls^f a e ' r creat ° r wlth certain unalien ~ . American IT* 95 * today - * American freed om 225 years ago, and remorse 5 an ^'^ghuTbe^n A S§ies are al1 here for a purpose ’ and Aggies m Z What h *s happen^ A A merican Soil - And they feel the same! There^T Stand »n unity and As they do when any tragedy anSeS ’ thee and k Spirit th at can n ?e r h r t e . the nation ' s tears. ’ and brotherhood will be restnr G ° d Wi " shed hiS graC6 °V^ tored from sea to shining sea. r VLLAM • THE BATTALION