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After nine years, the war that was precipitated by the attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon and the skies over Pennsylvania rages hotter than ever in Afghanistan.
It's a frightening reality that a small group of fanatical terrorists, armed with box-cutters and a diabolically ingenious plan, spawned two wars, world-wide economic chaos and a restructuring of the U.S. government. They also murdered nearly 3,000 innocent people. The man who was behind the cowardly attacks, Osama bin Laden, is still alive and free after nine years of intensive hunting by the most powerful nation on earth.
As we mark this somber anniversary and honor the fallen, it's important that we don't let the sharpness of the pain felt that day become too dull with the passage of time. Letting down our guard would be an invitation to our enemies to attack again. While few who witnessed the towers fall, live or on television, will ever forget it, life does go on. However, we should still remember the lessons of the day if we don't want to live it again.
There are many websites devoted to Sept. 11. An inordinate amount seem to be devoted to conspiracy theories that reveal the "truth" about the attacks. In response, there are also a lot of...