home | calendar | about | publish | donate | newswire

IN THE AFTERMATH Sep 17 2001 Fallout of Terrorist Attacks is Felt in D.C. The impact of the terrorist attacks last week on the World Trade Center and Pentagon intensifies each day, as the need for disaster assistance increases, the Bush administration plans for war and people and organizations in D.C. react to the situation. About 5,100 people remain unaccounted for at the World Trade Center and more than 200 people remain unaccounted for at the Pentagon. The AFL-CIO has also put out a list of union members who are unaccounted for or feared dead. In response to the tragedies, people in the D.C. area came together last Friday for a peace vigil. An outpouring of support and thanks was also given to firefighters for their efforts. The tragic events have changed the scope of political activism in D.C. and the nation. The International Monetary Fund and World Bank have announced that they are indefinitely postponing their fall meetings, which were to be held Sept. 29 and 30. Political activism groups are also changing their plans. The Mobilization for Global Justice has decided to cancel street protests planned for the end of September. Instead, MGJ will concentrate on hosting a People’s Summit beginning Sept. 26 that will focus on peace, anti-war and anti-racism themes. However, other groups plan to follow through with street protests against war and racism. The International Action Center is calling for a massive march and rally on Sept. 29 at the White House. And the Anti-Capitalist Convergence still plans to proceed with some kind of a mobilization. In the aftermath of the tragic Sept. 11 events, the Bush administration is making plans for war. After meeting with senior military leaders, Bush said the war “will not be short,” adding that exiled Saudi millionaire and indicted international terrorist Osama Bin Laden is the prime suspect for orchestrating the attacks. However, it has widely gone unreported in the corporate media that Bin Laden was trained by the CIA. And as the Bush administration prepares for war, it has activated up to 50,000 members of the National Guard and Reserve for domestic operations. In response to war plans, a peace mobilization has begun across the country. In D.C., the Washington Peace Center is calling on people to come together to foster peace, not war, and for the U.S. government to not retaliate with violence and vengeance. Those seeking peace say war is not the answer and that society should teach peace, not war. A petition against war has also been started. The Bush administration says it plans to fight a war against terrorism, especially against Muslim fundamentalists. However, this is leading to a backlash and racism against Arabs in the United States, and especially against Afghani people. In D.C, local acts of racism against Arabs are being reported. Other people are also making the case that the U.S. government will use terrorism as a reason to suppress civil liberties and political activism. The situation has also escalated tensions in the Middle East. For more information, visit Global IMC New York IMC DC-IMC radio Z Magazine online IN THE AFTERMATH Sep 13 2001 Evaluation Takes Place After Terrorist Attacks Vigils, gatherings and deep introspection are being held throughout the D.C. metropolitan area to analayze and reflect on the impacts of Tuesday's terrorist attacks, when one plane was hijacked and flown into the Pentagon and two planes were hijacked and flown into the World Trade Center in New York City. Rescure operations continue at the Pentagon and a series of vigils and gatherings are planned in the D.C. area throughout the weekend. The impact of the terroist attacks is just beginning to be realized. Senior officials within the federal government and military have vowed to take military action against those responsible for the acts, even though no groups or individuals have been identified yet. And officials from the International Monetary Fund and World Bank are expected to decide by the end of this week whether to still hold their fall meetings at the end of September. The mayor and police chief of D.C. have asked the IMF and World Bank to cancel the meetings. STATE OF EMERGENCY Sep 11 2001 Observers Describe Surreal, Eerie Scene Observers at the Pentagon are describing a surreal, eerie scene where only military vehicles and ambulances are on the road, flames continue to flare from the building and emergency response teams are digging out debris. No detailed information is available on how many people have been killed or injured after American Airlines flight 77 was hijacked and crashed into the northwest side of the Pentagon, a global symbol of United States military force. A state of emergency has now been declared in D.C., northern Virginia and southern Maryland. The National Guard has been mobilized and the D.C. area miltiary command is under threat condition Delta, it's highest alert possible. Observers and IMC reporters at the scene are describing an eerie environment. Observers are being kept at bay by police but report that the Pentagon has a gaping hole in its northwest side with smoke and flames continuing to billow. According to a Pentagon spokeswoman, the plane crashed into the newly renovated side of the Pentagon, going through the E, D and C rings at Corridor 3. People who want information from American Airlines are asked to call 1-800-245-0999. People who want information from United Airlines are asked to call 1-800-932-8555. The Red Cross and area medical agencies are also asking for support and blood donations. Updated video of Pentagon Burning [ Video of Pentagon Burning | Analysis of Early Media Coverage | Reports from New York IMC ] STATE OF EMERGENCY Sep 11 2001 D.C. Declared State of Emergency; Activists Call for U.S. Restraint Washington, D.C. and northern Virginia has been declared a state of emergency and all people are being asked to stay in their homes until further notice after a plane crashed into the Pentagon this morning in what appears to be part of a coordinated terrorist attack against the United States. The National Guard has been activated to clear traffic on roads and patrol the streets. The U.S. military has been put on a high state of alert, and military helicopters and fighter jets are buzzing in the skies above the District and northern Virginia. President Bush has declared the plane crashes at the Pentagon and the World Trade Center in New York as terrorist attacks, saying that freedom has been threatened and that the United States will "hunt down" and punish those responsible. "Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward and freedom will be defended," Bush said. However, local activists in D.C. worry that the U.S. government and military are planning to escalate violence around the world in response. They say that the attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center are the result of oppressive economic and military policies that the United States inflicts on other countries and people. "There seems to be no acknowledgement of how this could be related to economic and military policies of the United States and the World Trade Organization," said Bork, an anti-corporate globalization activist. "How can you not expect that something is going to happen. The U.S. is going to have to change it's disregard for the rest of the world and the poor or they are going to see this continue to happen . . . This is a perfect example of why these policies have to change." Emergency crews continue to operate at the Pentagon. No detailed information is yet available on how many people have been killed or injured but the airports and main roads have been closed. Area help agencies are asking people to donate blood. EFFECTS OF CRASH IN DC Sep 11 2001 Downtown D.C., Federal Buildings Evacuated After Plane Crash Downtown Washington, D.C. and all federal office buildings including the Pentagon and White House have been evacuated after an American Airlines plane crashed into the Pentagon this morning. According to reports, the plane smashed into the northwest side of the Pentagon, going from the outside wall through five rings to the inner courtyard. Part of the roof of the Pentagon has collapsed. The National Guard has been activated and the Pentagon has set up a temporary command post at the Virginia Department of Transportation on Columbia Pike. The incident occurred almost simultaneously as two planes crashed into the World Trade Center in New York, causing the buildings two towers to collapse. Another plane has also crashed in Southwestern Pennsylvania. D.C. Independent Media Center reporters on the scene at the Pentagon say things are calm but smoke continues to bellow from the building into neighboring areas. "The scene on the ground was calm but kind of agitated," said videographer Brian Long. "They were evacuating all of the people so there were throngs of people moving. There was a lot of smoke. There was a massive Plum of smoke that was spreading into Crystal City." No information on how many people have been killed or injured is yet available. Major roads such as Interstate 395, Columbia Pike, Washington Boulevard, Route 110 and the 14th Street Bridge has been shut down. The Pentagon Metro stop has also been shut down. Most public schools and universities have also closed until further notice.

Activists Prepare Puppets LATEST NEWS! BUSH TIED TO BIN LADEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! S18 1:32am Is Fanatic Islam the enemy? S17 10:38pm America's Allies: The Wahhabis of Saudi Arabia S17 10:05pm Not in Our Son's Name S17 10:03pm Who Will Tell the People S17 9:32pm Fostering a sense of community and Respect S17 8:56pm Washington Wants Afghanistan S17 5:33pm WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE S17 4:11pm TERRORISM WITH WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION S17 2:32pm ZNet's September 11 Talking Points -- Part 2 S17 2:18pm ZNet's September 11 Talking Points -- Part 1 S17 2:11pm Harm Stryker S17 1:16pm TRUTH IN TERROR & IN WAR S17 12:01pm The Horrors That Come From This Horrible System S17 11:35am Hostages to terror S17 11:30am America, Being Played For a Fool S17 11:08am S29 DC Zapatista Block Update - Call for Input S17 10:29am World Bank, IMF to Scrap Meeting S17 9:11am Reflection on terror...USA=bin Laden S17 6:26am BOMB BOMB! S17 6:21am MGJ: Fair-weather liberals cut and run S17 5:07am Respond to Terror with a Revolution of the Heart S16 11:14pm Update from Anti-Capitalist Convergence S16 10:05pm Hold the Vision by Starhawk S16 9:57pm Were those who died in Sodom & Gomorrah, innocent victims? S16 9:48pm Continue to IndyMedia's up-to-the-minute newswire >>