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Quarterback Vinny Testaverde and the New York Jets were right to make an appearance at the disaster site in downtown Manhattan to buoy the spirits of the workers there...
...McMillan was racing downtown, Michelle March, 29, an emergency medical technician, was heading into Manhattan in her ambulance. She was among the first EMTs to arrive in front of the south tower. Then hell descended, and March ran. "I noticed that the debris was picking people up and slamming them into buildings. So I grabbed a pole and held on for dear life," even as the oddments of a skyscraper struck her. "I told God, 'I'm not dying today,' so I held on no matter how many bricks were hitting me. I felt ash go down my throat...
...Outside the decaying former American embassy building in downtown Tehran - due to open next month as a "museum of global arrogance" - two university students waited for a bus. They eyed the ghoulish slogans painted on the wall: "America is a Great Satan" and "Iran will crush the U.S. under its foot." Sniffed one of the students, Maryam Ghasemi: "'Under our foot? Now the U.S. is lodged in our hearts...
...obviously no protocol for how to act after such a shocking and unexpected disaster. Yet, Giuliani has never looked lost or muddled, inept or overwhelmed. He has led by example—speaking in an eloquent but measured way during the day, lending his hands to the rescue operations downtown at night...
...speeches and his somber demeanor, the mayor has symbolized the grief and anger of the citizens of New York. Yet he has also shown their grit and resolve. He spoke yesterday of the need to rebuild the famed downtown skyline, assuring both New Yorkers and all Americans that terrorists cannot break the spirit of the world’s greatest city. Scores of politicians from both parties have heaped myriad praises on Giuliani. The Crimson would like to add its voice to these countless others and congratulate the mayor on his inspirational leadership...