Word: soiled
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This was the bloodiest day on American soil since our Civil War, a modern Antietam played out in real time, on fast-forward, and not with soldiers but with secretaries, security guards, lawyers, bankers, janitors. It was strange that a day of war was a day we stood still. We couldn't move--that must have been the whole idea--so we had no choice but to watch. Every city cataloged its targets; residents looked at their skylines, wondering if they would be different in the morning. The Sears Tower in Chicago was evacuated, as were colleges and museums. Disney...
...service of peace and solidarity came just two days after the most deadly terrorist attack on American soil...
International sporting events on American soil have also been affected by Tuesday’s tragic turn of events. The U.S. national women’s soccer team Nike Cup match against Japan was cancelled and reportedly will not be rescheduled. In addition, the World Golf Championship tournament, scheduled to begin today in St. Louis, has been cancelled by the Professional Golfer’s Association, marking the first such cancellation in over five years...
...America continues to reel from the damage, both physical and emotional, caused by Tuesday’s attacks, no group finds itself harder hit than the New York City emergency services. Not only must they attempt to clean up New York after the largest bloodletting on American soil since Antietam in 1862, but they must also grieve for the hundreds of their colleagues who were lost when the World Trade Center towers collapsed...
...Laden emerged from the Afghan experience determined to overthrow Saudi Arabia's pro-Western rulers and institute a radical brand of Islamic rule. And when those rulers invited U.S. troops onto Saudi soil to defend them against Saddam Hussein, Bin Laden began to call for a global 'jihad' against the U.S. because of its support for Israel and for moderate Arab regimes...