September 11, 2001: Questions Still Remain

By James Sheldon on September 9th, 2011

As we approach the 10th anniversary of the terror attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, it is fascinating to examine and consider the perspective shift that the United States has endured as a nation. Most of the perspective has been forced–an attempt to offer domestic safety to American citizens while protecting American interests and assets–or if you’re a governmental conspiracy theorist, a convenient excuse to possess more power in the life of every American citizen.

Many who were in the midst of their youth during the attacks that occurred on September 11, are just coming to grasp what exactly happened on that day. A little Wikipedia, a lot of YouTube, sifting through the crap and legitimacy… and how about a 9/11 Conspiracy Theory documentary for good measure?

There are so many questions about that day that have yet to be answered. There are so many questions that have never been officially addressed. It remains a contemporary, terrible mistake that we were never really supposed to focus on, rather learn and move forward. Do you remember the weeks following? What were we told to do? Go shopping. Travel. Spend money. Seriously. This is what we were told to do by the President of the United States of America. Keep the machine functional. I already had a list of questions.

I was an eye witness to the events that occurred in lower Manhattan on 9/11. After the eventual return home to my apartment in Queens, I remained glued to the TV. I already had my own theories, and was honestly most concerned about biological warfare in the wake of what could have been used as a distraction. People were terrified of this possibility. At some point you have to surrender to the fact that you aren’t getting out of this life alive, no matter how hard you might fight against it. This, for me, was that day.

I, as well as scores–thousands, perhaps millions of others–who were eye witnesses to the events that unfolded on that fateful day simply cannot believe the “official version” — the story of what happened. The events became opportunities for embellishment, or simple, flat out lies. I’m not suggesting any particular theory is correct, but I do hope that people will continue to ask questions.