A Dear Terrorist Letter

October 1, 2001

Dear Terrorist,

These are the results of your best shot:

The twin towers of the World Trade Center were places of employment for some 50,000 people. With the missing list of just over 5,000 people, that means that 90% of the people targeted survived the attack. 90% on a test is an “A”.

Some 23,000 people were the target of the third plane aimed at the Pentagon. The latest count shows that only 123 lost their lives. That’s a 99.5% survival rate.

• American Airlines Flight 77. This Boeing 757 carries 289 people—64 were aboard.
• American Airlines Flight 11. This Boeing 767 carries 351 people—92 were aboard.
• United Airlines Flight 175. This Boeing 767 Carries 351 people—65 were aboard.
• United Airlines Flight 93. This Boeing 757 carries 289 people—45 people were aboard.

When the passengers on Flight 93 found out about the other three planes they stood up to the attackers and thwarted a fourth attempted destruction of a national landmark, saving untold numbers of lives in the process.

Out of potentially 74,280 Americans directly targeted by the inept cowards, 93% survived or avoided the attacks.

Mr. Terrorist—you won the toss and have elected to receive. Freedom has played this game before. The odds are against you. So—bend over and kiss your ass goodbye.