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                                                    lucius septimius
                                                    
                                                    9/11/2021 6:10:15 AM
                                                 
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                                             As I've been doing for over a decade, posting Kelly's (MrsOC) remembrance.   
  
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                                                    Occasional Reader
                                                    
                                                    9/11/2021 6:48:09 AM
                                                 
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                                             “… against all enemies, foreign and domestic”. 
 
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                                                    Occasional Reader
                                                    
                                                    9/11/2021 6:52:07 AM
                                                 
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                                             I remember the rumors: The Old Executive Office Building was on fire, the Hay-Adams Hotel was on fire, the Sears Tower had also been hit.  And F-16s (I think that’s what they were) circling over DC, flying CAPs. 
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                                                    Occasional Reader
                                                    
                                                    9/11/2021 7:23:03 AM
                                                 
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                                            And here is where we are now: Biden is running a hostage negotiation with the Taliban.  
 
 
 
 (I am astonished FP published this, by the way.) 
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                                                    JCM
                                                    
                                                    9/11/2021 7:57:31 AM
                                                 
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                                             Reply to Occasional Reader in 4:  Unpossible! Circle Back said there were no hostages!
 
  
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                                                    Kosh's Shadow
                                                    
                                                    9/11/2021 8:15:29 AM
                                                 
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                                             Reply to JCM in 5:  "Hostage" is such an ugly word. Call them "bargaining chips".
 
  
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                                                    Kosh's Shadow
                                                    
                                                    9/11/2021 8:17:38 AM
                                                 
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                                             Which reminds me, I recently found a USB stick from years ago. Here's one of the images on it   
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                                                    Kosh's Shadow
                                                    
                                                    9/11/2021 8:58:12 AM
                                                 
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                                             Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 7:  That blew up the thread
 
  
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                                                    Occasional Reader
                                                    
                                                    9/11/2021 9:10:08 AM
                                                 
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                                            I have to say, I’m surprised and a little disappointed that Lileks posted nothing at The Bleat to mark this anniversary.
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                                                    Occasional Reader
                                                    
                                                    9/11/2021 9:41:39 AM
                                                 
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                                             On a  much lighter note. 
 
  
  
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                                                    9/11/2021 10:58:18 AM
                                                 
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                                             Reply to lucius septimius in 1:  Thanks for posting that again.
 
  
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                                                    Kosh's Shadow
                                                    
                                                    9/11/2021 3:02:56 PM
                                                 
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 In #13 Occasional Reader said: Ranger up, There's no silver bullet for terrorism. But the Biden administration thinks that gold will stop terrorism.
 
  
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