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Fawke Em

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12. It being 9/11 and all... I actually asked my hubby this question:

Reply to Barack_America (Reply #3)

Thu Sep 13, 2012, 01:00 AM

Sep 2012

If you had been trapped on the 90+ floors would you:

A. Jump
B. Burn to death, or
C. Suffocate

He picked jump. I picked suffocate.

Not sure what that tells us.

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I'm haunted by what the Ambassador and staff must have suffered before they died. [View all] Barack_America Sep 2012 OP

. BootinUp Sep 2012 #1

Honest question; Why? Is it just because you know about it? Egalitarian Thug Sep 2012 #2

Because I'm imaging them gasping for breath. Barack_America Sep 2012 #3

i have felt the same way all day today. FourScore Sep 2012 #5

It being 9/11 and all... I actually asked my hubby this question: Fawke Em Sep 2012 #12

Of course, I don't mean to discount anything your wrote. n/t Egalitarian Thug Sep 2012 #15

Egalitarian Thug -- that name fits. n/t FourScore Sep 2012 #4

i have felt strongly and sympathetic towards fictional characters JI7 Sep 2012 #7

Feel you on this a little bit. n/t theinquisitivechad Sep 2012 #8

we don't hear about every single thing, but i'm sure if the OP had heard he would JI7 Sep 2012 #9

No doubt, I think we all would. The juxtaposition of this tragedy and so many others today Egalitarian Thug Sep 2012 #14

From what I've read, this Chris Stevens sounded like a real champion for peace. reformist2 Sep 2012 #13

There are pictures. Not good. JaneyVee Sep 2012 #6

Didn't the Ambassador go *back* to the consulate to get his staff out? Lex Sep 2012 #10

Ezra Klein reported that 10 Libyan guards were also killed defending the embassy. BootinUp Sep 2012 #11