As in previous years, but this time to mark the seventh anniversary of the attack "September 11" was held in the City of New York, United States, a ceremony of tribute to vĂcitmas of this terrorist act. At night, from the ruins of the former World Trade Center, were launched two large lights flare into the sky as a symbol of the demolished twin towers.
At 8 and 56, 9 and 3 minutes, at 9 and 59 and 10 and 29, the mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, and citizens present kept silent, as a remembrance to the time when the planes hit the parties north and south of the extinct twin towers, causing their total collapse. The ceremony also read the names of the 2751 victims of this terrorist attack.
Although seven years have passed after the accident, many Americans, seems like an event yesterday. The annual commemoration ceremony raises the sorrow and pain of all.
Although there is no exact figure, insurance is the profound negative psychological impact that this incident exercises to people. Even has become a shadow not remove from everyday life.
There is evidence that from 7000 million dollars compensation, 6000 million has been paid to victims of the collapse of the twin towers, the attack on the Pentagon, and the fall of passenger aircraft in the state of Pennsylvania.
In addition to the direct victims, citizens New Yorkers living in the area near the former World Trade Center, still suffering the physical and psychological damage. A medical survey shows that in the ten months following the terrorist attack of September 11, half the people who were in the area suffer from respiratory diseases like asthma, cough, and serious illnesses in the lungs and other organs. While it is estimated that more than half of those affected suffer psychological problems. Researchers have discovered that there are carcinogenic materials between the fire and dispersed during the collapse of the twin towers. According to these researchers, the damage of these toxic substances are produced in the long run, after several years.
The late World Trade Center was located in one of Manhattan. There coexist many Chinese descendants, so also are considerable damage they have suffered these overseas Chinese. On September 11, 2007, was opened at a local clinic a "physical recovery center" to offer medical help to residents and employees who live and work nearby. To date, two thirds of the patients are Chinese, and their suffering has been caused by inhaling dust.
The previous day, the opposition Democrats in Congress criticized the U.S. administration of President George W. Bush for not achieving significant progress in 25 anti-terrorism mandates.
In a report published by the representatives Democrats on committees of Foreign Affairs and Internal Security of the chamber, the opposition gave a note to the very low performance of the White House when it comes to complying with the recommendations of the Commission's 11-S .
In this regard, noted that no progress has been made necessary and that have been missed opportunities to improve the safety of aviation, railways, ports and borders, including missed opportunities to encourage the exchange of information, the response to emergencies, and biological research.
The report cited "failure to act" in four of the 25 mandates, including the review of airports against possible terrorist vulnerabilities. Ten areas showed little or no progress.
For example, in the area of scanning of containers carrying vessels, the Democrats concluded that there has been no progress in having 100 percent of the requirements of such controls included in the legislation.
The congress has established a deadline of July 1, 2012 to comply fully with this latest front in the anti-terrorist security.