To my colleagues....
On my way into the Rutgers Campus in Newark this AM my car radio blurted
out the news that a plane hit one of the World Trade Centers. As I entered
the parking lot and looked across into the NYC skyline I could see the
beginnings of dark smoke. At that time it appeared to be an accident. When
I arrived in my office and looked across to NYC again a second plane could
be seen hitting the other world trade center building. What appeared to
be an accident was now obviously a major act of terrorism. As the morning
unfolded it became clear that a total of 8 planes were hi-jacked in a
major coordinated attack. As I speak our airforce has located some of
them and will find the others. My daughter's family lives in Manhattan and
I think they are on their way to my home (30 miles west of NYC). Some of
my additional family members who live in NYC are now at my home. It is
predicted that the death toll will exceed 3,000.
This will be a day that will exceed the scope of the heinous attack on
Americans in Pearl Harbor. There will be a measured response equal to the
awakening of the "sleeping giant" that got the US involved in WWII. This
is not good!! God help all of us and particularly the families of all who
have perished in this action by irrational demagogues.
Mike Chumer
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