- By now everyone has been hearing the death toll rise
and reports of the destruction from the terrorist attacks on the US.
These were deplorable acts that we will never forget. But now is a time
to look at the other side of the numbers coming out of New York, Washington
and Pennsylvania.
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- The sad but somewhat uplifting side that the mainstream
media has not reported yet- the SURVIVAL rates and some positive news about
the attacks.
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- The Buildings
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- * The World Trade Center -
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- 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 90% of the people targeted survived the attack.
A 90% on a test is an 'A'.
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- * The Pentagon -
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- Some 23,000 people were the target of a third plane
aimed at the Pentagon. The latest count shows that only 123 lost their
lives. That is an amazing 99.5% survival rate. in addition, the plane
seems to have come in too low, too early to affect a large portion of
the building. On top of that, the section that was hit was the first of
five sections to undergo renovations that would help protect the Pentagon
from terrorist attacks. It had recently completed straightening and
blastproofing,
saving untold lives. This attack was sad, but a statistical
failure.
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- The Planes
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- * American Airlines Flight 77
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- This Boeing 757 that was flown into the outside of the
Pentagon could have carried up to 289 people, yet only 64 were aboard.
Luckily 78% of the seats were empty.
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- * American Airlines Flight 11 This Boeing 767
could have had up to 351 people aboard, but only carried 92. Thankfully
74% of the seats were unfilled.
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- * United Airlines Flight 175 Another Boeing 767
that could have sat 351 people only had 65 people on board. Fortunately
it was 81% empty.
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- * United Airlines Flight 93
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- This Boeing 757 was one of the most uplifting stories
yet. The smallest flight to be hijacked with only 45 people aboard out
of a possible 289 had 84% of its capacity unused. Yet these people stood
up to the attackers and thwarted a fourth attempted destruction of a
national
landmark, leaving untold numbers of lives in the process.
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- In Summary
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- Out of potentially 74,280 Americans directly targeted
by these inept cowards, 93% survived or avoided the attacks. That's a
higher survival rate than heart attacks, breast cancer, kidney transplants
and liver transplants - all common, survivable llnesses.
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- The Hijacked planes were mostly empty, the Pentagon
was hit at it's strongest point, the overwhelming majority of people in
the World Trade Center buildings escaped, and a handful of passengers
gave the ultimate sacrifice to save even more lives.
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- Pass this information on to those in fear and the media.
Don't fear these terrorists. The odds are against them.
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