9/11 tragedy pager intercepts (2009)(911.wikileaks.org) |
9/11 tragedy pager intercepts (2009)(911.wikileaks.org) |
One thing that's struck me during 9/11, the pandemic, and some other natural disasters I've been around (I wasn't in NY 9/11 but similar ripple effects that day) is this kind of eerie intermediary time when things are breaking down, but people aren't sure whether to go on as normal or might not even be aware of what's going on, etc. I feel like these 9/11 messages capture that really well if you know what you're looking at, and know the timeline of events.
Makes me think of one of the pilots' first reaction when 2 planes collided on the runway in Tenerife, from https://askthepilot.com/essaysandstories/tenerife-we-gaan/ :
> Knowing they’d been hit, Bragg instinctively reached upward in an effort to pull the “fire handles” — a set of four overhead-mounted levers that cut off the supply of fuel, air, electricity, and hydraulics running to and from the engines. His arm groped helplessly. When he looked up, the roof was gone.
What am I missing?
Further question - how do we know these intercepts are authentic?
> From 3AM on Sunday September 11, 2011
> From 3AM on Sunday September 11, 2011, until 3AM the following day (US east coast time), WikiLeaks is re-releasing over half a million US national text pager intercepts. The intercepts cover a 24 hour period surrounding the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York and Washington.
It doesn’t say that the original 9/11 incident was on Sunday or in 2011. It says that Wikileaks will be re-releasing their US national text pager intercepts on sunday 9/11 in 2011.
I used to think this usage of "from" had to originate from another dialect than my own native one, but now I'm not sure at all. It can seem awkward and slightly jolting to me still, but I have worked at being more accepting of it.
The "From...until..." hopefully makes it clearer in TFA, though your initial reading could still be interpreted.