Archive for the ‘Remembering 9/11’ Category
Hero Dog Dies
Bravo
On September 11, 2007, during Paltalk and 1010WINS.com’s joint extensive coverage of the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, NYPD Officer Joseph Caputo and his dog, Bravo, came on set.
Caputo told heart-rendering stories about how he and Bravo searched the pile at Ground Zero for the remains of those who died that tragic day.
Now, Bravo has died at the age of 12.
The story of Officer Caputo and his partner, Bravo, is recalled on the 1010WINS website.
New Timetable For World Trade Center Redevelopment
Freedom Tower – New Delays
Reeling under criticism of slow progress, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has issued a new timetable for rebuilding of the World Trade Center site.
The Port Authority now says that the anchor for the site, One World Trade Center, better known as the Freedom Tower, will be completed in 2013 at a projected final cost of more than $3 billion, more than what was originally budgeted, mainly due to the addition of a second observation desk. It was originally anticipated that the Freedom Tower would be completed in 2009.
The World Trade Center Memorial Plaza, which relatives of those who died during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks have been pushing for completion, will be largely done, the Port Authority says, by the 10th anniversary of the attacks. Include will be the inscriptions of the names of all those who died in that attack and those who were killed in the first attack on the site on February 26, 1993. The underground museum portion of the project won’t be completed until 2013, coinciding with the opening of the Freedom Tower.
The massive World Trade Center transportation hub is also now scheduled for completion later that year or early in 2014. The cost of the hub actually slightly exceeds the cost of the construction of the Freedom Tower.
No Movement On 9/11 Health Bill
Congress is doing a fine job quickly getting a bill through the process to bailout the ailing financial system in the United States. It’s too bad it can’t put a little bit of that effort toward helping those who were sickened as a result of the 9/11 attacks.
After all, it’s “only” been seven years since the terrorists hit New York, Shanksville and Washington.
Today, four members of Congress from New York, two Republicans and two Democrats, are expressing “regret” that HR 7174, the revised bipartisan 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, will not be able to move to passage in these, the waning days of the current House session.
Democrats Carolyn Maloney and Jerrold Nadler, and Republicans Vito Fossella and Peter King, have issued a joint statement pledging to renew their efforts to get legislation passed during the next session.
The $11 billion bill would assure treatment of firefighters, medics, police officers, construction workers, clean-up crews, residents, people who work near Ground Zero and school children who are now sick as a result of exposure to toxins from the World Trade Center site. Although most live in the New York/New Jersey area, some 10,000 people from all 50 states responded to Ground Zero to assist in the search and rescue, recovery and clean up of the site. Many are sick. Others are concerned they will still fall ill.
In addition, more than 400,000 people are believed to have been exposed to toxins from the World Trade Center site. The Congress members say nearly 16,000 responders and at least 2,700 residents or people working in lower Manhattan are sick and receiving treatment. More than 40,000 responders are currently in medical monitoring; 71,000 more are enrolled in the WTC Health Registry.
The bill would have assured compensation for those who suffered economic losses as a result of their WTC-related illnesses.
“Thank You’ The Oft-Repeated Phrase Today
Today’s News Talk Online on Paltalk.com offered audience members an opportunity to say “thank you” to those who answered the call to duty on September 11, 2001.
Two New York City Fire Department paramedics and two doctors who are treating those who have continuing respiratory and other health problems from their prolonged exposure to toxic fumes at Ground Zero were my guests.
It’s important that, at least once a year, we pause to remember the tragic events of seven years ago today. And it’s appropriate to, not only remember those who died, but those who gave and continue to give to their community, their nation and their world.
9/11 Being Remembered In War On Terrorism As Well
As Americans gather in New York, Shanksville, PA and Washington DC to remember the terrorist attacks of 7 years ago today, American troops are on the ground in Pakistan going for Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda’s throat.
This action, reported by the New York Times, undoubtedly makes Americans feel better about what their government is doing on the war on terror. For the most part, even those who oppose the war in Iraq believe that military action should be stepped up against al Qaeda in Afghanistan. Unfortunately, it’s believed that the terrorist organization behind the September 11 attacks has relocated its command and control structure to northern Pakistan.
In the past, the U.S. has largely honored Pakistan’s sovereignty and has worked with that nation’s government in coordinating efforts against al Qaeda and Taliban assets. But now the United States, according to the report, is acting on its own.
This is certain to anger many Pakistanis. And could potentially lead to confrontations between Pakistani and American troops.
Remembering 9/11
Dr. Udasin
The tragic events of September 11, 2001 will be the focus of the next News Talk Online on Paltalk.com as we pause to remember on the 7th anniversary of the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil.
Joining me to discuss the attacks and their lingering impact will be two physicians and a New York City paramedic who treated the wounded and helped search the pile on Ground Zero for victims of the collapse of the Twin Towers.
Dr. Iris Udasin is an associate professor of environmental and occupational medicine at New Jersey’s Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. She has been treating rescue and recovery workers from the garden state who are suffering illnesses as a result of their exposure to the toxic fumes at the World Trade Center site.
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