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FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
By David Gewirtz
Mourning and moving on
All of us at ZATZ are deeply saddened by tragedies in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania and we extend our sympathies and condolences to those affected.
We're all deeply, painfully aware of what happened on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001. We were due to publish this issue that day. Obviously, we didn't. It's time, now, to go on with our lives and so we publish this September issue. In doing so, we dedicate it to all of those souls who died in the tragedy, to all those who loved them, to those incredibly firefighters and policemen who went into harm's way and didn't come out, and to all the rest of the rescue workers and caregivers who are giving so much of their heart, soul, and physical well-being in an attempt to clean up the aftermath and (hopefully) rescue some survivers.
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On the day of the disaster, and for the two following days, Editor-in-Chief David Gewirtz posted commentaries about the crisis to our news pages. What follows are those commentaries.
Tuesday, September 11, 2001 - America 911
We're posting this as of 11:45am EST. As most of you no doubt know, America has been hit by devastating terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and, according to some reports, the State Department. Hijacked domestic aircraft have been used, in part, as the instruments of destruction.
We've closed ZATZ today. We had two of our people travelling this weekend, Theo and Heather. Both have returned safely and are at home. Obviously, we're postponing publication of the September issue of DominoPower for a day or so.
We can't bring you all the latest news. For that, CNN and the other on-site news reporters are your best information source. But we can share with you the sense of shock and horror everyone seems to be feeling. If you're like me, you probably want to curl up under the covers and hide, but that's not something we, as a society, can allow ourselves to do. Americans, on the whole, are an amazing people. We route around destruction, often pull together, and we do live past crisis. Yes, there are the few bad apples, but in the main, we're able to move on.
This story, and the pain, fear, and horror of the incredible loss of life will be with us for quite some time. Be aware that the American government has command-and-control processes in place to deal with disasters of just this sort. The key staff members of our current administration are quite seasoned and quite capable and are responding in appropriate ways.
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