[polly]

The biggest difference between now and 9/11 is that today my youngest son is safe at home and not in New Yor where he was stranded for over 2 weeks. 24 hours before the bombings he had been in the World Trade Centre trying to get tickets to go round the building the next day! Fortunately there were non available and he and huis friends could not find a hotel they could afford in the City.

As for the larger picture, I think 9/11 made many of us wary of similar or worse happening again or elsewhere. I do not think Britain following America into Iraq has improved our own security or world standing. It certainly has not improved our home budget with the Yanks hiving off most of the improtant contracts and just leaving us with the expenses of war both financial and personnel wise

I am very glad to say that me Muslim friends are still friends and I thank them for their prayers and worry whilst son was over in NY



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