A firefighter is a person who lives two lives, on for themselves and one for others. Therefore the life of firefighter holds a true understanding of all that is human.
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Let us pay tribute to all the innocent victims, the firefighters and the respect for the courage of the people who were able to resist in one of the planes and thus prevent other victims.
At the end of Charles Bridge in Prague, on the left bank of the river Vltava, there is a small monument in the corner in memory of firefighters from New York. How many citizens and politicians will stop there today? Will there be an act of reverence? The Hungarians erected a large statue of President Ronald Reagan in the city center so that everyone could see it…
I saw several documents about the main cause of the collapse of both WTC buildings in New York on September 11, 2001. According to one of them, produced by German television, the main cause of the rapid collapse of both twins was a significant rise in temperature after a chain reaction of molten aluminum from aircraft with water tanks. , which weakened the supporting structure in record time.
Let us not forget that of the two trillion dollars that the US cost of the ensuing war in Afghanistan, it was overwhelmingly invested in the US. Americans bought their own weapons, significantly boosting their economy and the standard of living of hundreds of thousands of people. Russia and China will now fear the Taliban. They will have to make significant efforts to ensure that similar terrorist attacks do not threaten them - also because millions of Muslims live in them.
Jan Šinágl, 11.9.2021
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