Nerea Sanz, Leyre Hernández,  Begoña Velao y Jana Celada

9/11, ten years after

Ten years ago the world was shaken. On 11 September 2001, United States became the center of the news for one of the most tragic events of the century.

The terrorist attack on the Twin Towers in New York ended with the lives of more than 3,000 people and caused more than 6,000 wounded. This event was not only one of the worst moments experienced in U.S. History, but it was also the precedent of a long and difficult war in Afghanistan.

But today is not a day to talk about war and political conflict. Today is a day to remember and honor all who died exactly ten years ago. Today is a day to mourn the missing people and to thank everyone who responded to the call of hundreds of wounded and went to their aid.

It is usually the worst and toughest moments when it appears more human kindness and the 9 / 11 was an example of those moments. For that reason today we must remember the firefighters, police, emergency services and also the citizens who helped victims who lived through the attacks.

Today is a day of reflection and peace. And while the anger and pain appear there to think about the future and believe that a better world is possible. Now is the time to honor all the people who lived in first person how the world shook. 

Nerea Sanz, Leyre Hernández,  Begoña Velao y Jana Celada

WORLD TRADE CENTER (THE FILM)

World Trade Center is a drama based on the terrorist attacks of September 11 at the twin towers of World Trade Center in New York. The film was released on August 9, 2006. This was led by three-time Oscar winner, Oliver Stone. It also has the interpretation as the protagonist of Nicolas Cage. But this is the second film about the 11-S, the first was United 93.

The film tells the story of two Port Authority police officers who are sent to the twin towers to evacuate people and help the injured. They were among the first people to take action. The film recounts the efforts they made to get people trapped.

On the one side, there are good reviews. It is a film that tells the truth about life these two policemen. Two brave and heroic men, whose families carefully followed the sequence of events to see if they were alive. A story of how Americans were overcome to fight for the same purpose.

On the other hand, the bad reviews. All agree in extolling exaggerated American patriotism. On that day there was unity and struggle by all, but not as narrates the film.

But we're not criticizing or judging the film. It has been another form of documentation in order to make this work.

Trailer of the movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoVTupwbQ-s

Nerea Sanz, Begoña Velao, Jana Celada y Leyre Hernández

Interview with Jodelle

Jody is originally from Bowling Green, but was living in New York when the
attack happened.

Where were you when the disaster occurred? 

Walking to the Subway (NYC) on the Upper East Side

What were you doing? 

Going to work, it was later than usual because I had worked till 3am the night before.

Why media found out? 

I was told that the subways were down because a plane had hit The World Trade Center so I walked home to waste some time and wait for the subways to re open. By the time I got home, I saw on the TV that the second plane had hit the other tower.

What was your first reaction?  

Very scared. I thought 'were there more planes? was there more coming? what were they going to hit next?"

Were you able to contact his family at that time? 

A cousin called me to see if I was okay and my sister called a couple of times then all phones were dead.

Did you know someone who was at that time there?  

I had several friends who worked for American Express in the building across the street.

How much coverage did the media in the U.S.?  

It was on most channels for about 2 days. Nothing really else was on.

Do you think the Bush administration was able to prevent the attack? 

Our government, military and task forces are so large that I am sure someone missed something somewhere, obviously. But I dont think it can directly represent who is president. Most of these agencies and the people who make them up have been there for a long time and are working there reguardless of who is in office.

 To what extent has changed the security in the country? Do you feel safe?  

Things changed drastically. Is it enough? Never will be, our boarders are huge, terrorists will think of new ways of 'terrorizing' and it is so hard to keep track of everyone's movement and activities. I feel safe knowing that our special forces are out there dealing with many actions prior to them happening to our homeland and citizens. 

What was your feeling after learning the death of Bin Laden?  

At first I felt that I didnt believe it. In all I really dont care. There are so many other anti american leaders/activists. I also feel that our country is too heavily controlled and influenced by our media so I know they would use that to lead americans to support the president more or the president's party. Dont get me wrong I feel he got what he deserved but he is not our only enemy and the terrorist community is so much larger than he alone and his followers.

Do you think there may be retaliation from Al Qaeda? I feel that is one reason they took so long to 'capture/kill' Bin Laden. They had to learn more about what those retaliations might be and head them off before going after him. Again, with our Special Forces, I am convinced that our military knew where he was a long time ago.

Are you happy with the project being arisen I deem in Ground Zero? I dont know. It will not please everyone, you cannot do that. I worked near there and could see it about 2 miles away from my office window, it was so much larger than people may think. Some of it should be dedicated to those who lost their lives and those who gave of themselves in the recovery effort but some of it has to be rebuilt and move on.

What about all those U.S. soldiers who have been more than 7 years in Iraq? 

I hate it. Too many lives taken, too many families without fathers and mothers for months and not quite sure why we are still there.

Do you think U.S. Government was right to invade Iraq? 

I am not 100% sure or convinced that we should have invaded Iraq. I think our military is spread way too thin as it is. I feel it has gone on longer than what I was and most Americans were expecting. 

Begoña Velao, Nerea Sanz, Leyre Heránde y Jana Celada