1,357 thoughts on “Citizens of Other Nations”

  1. New York will never be New York so long as the twins are not HOME.

    Take them HOME where they belong. Then we have restored our skyline and then the bruises has HEALED in everyone and our Capital of this world has once again our Guardians, our Brothers watching over us.

    New York is the Capital of the World and therefore it’s an issue for every citizen on this planet to argue for the right thing.

    Are the terrorists our urban planners? Hell NO thats why we need to Restore the skyline with taller, safer and mightier twins back to lower manhattan.

    BRING OUR TWINS HOME, REBUILD OUR TWINS.

    AMEN

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  2. bring back the twin towers otherwise the terrorists have got exactly what they wanted there should be no question of rebuilding them come on new york the twin towers where loved the world over not just in the usa

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  3. Ever since 5/28/02, when the depressing square hole dubbed “Ground Zero” was relieved of the destruction and shattering devastation that our beloved Twins became, 16 acres have taught us that bureaucracy runs America, political correctness forces the will of the few onto the will of the many and the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site has been a complete failure.

    I embrace the new WTC, but I have a void in my heart and in my spirit. A void created by terrorism, and reinforced by incompetence. I know Lower Manhattan will NEVER have the Twins again. Yet… I just can’t let the flame of the WORLD TRADE CENTER die. It will burn in us until we get back what was taken! I don’t know how, or where, but that void will be filled once again.

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  4. Never been to new york but im going in march 2013 and im sad to have missed out on the chance to see them. Rebuild them. Make new york, NEW YORK again. The new plans will ruin the city and no one will look at it the same.

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  5. Coming from Northern Ireland I grew up with terrorism daily. When there were bombs we just kept getting up, shaking ourselves off and rebuilding. I’ve never been to New York but hope to go February 2013 and am sad to have missed the two defining buildings. You might have the Statue of Liberty but these were the real emblems of liberty throughout the world. Please rebuild them as a shining example of freedom and liberty for America and the rest of the world.
    God Bless you all.

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  6. Hi, I was only 4 at the time of 9/11 I have seen some videos on 9/11 and saw how amazing the twin towers looked like! I am really disappointed that they aren’t here today because I would of loved to see them! I really want to see them in the New York skyline again! Please rebuild them again but stronger and taller! Lots of people are saying it’s too late but it’s never too late! Please rebuild them!!

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  7. hi, i’m from and live in Ireland, i think the twin towers should be rebuilt, i’ve looked at so many photos of New York before and after 9/11 and it looks much better with the twin towers, the freedom tower/one world trade center is ok but its nowhere near as nice or iconic as the twin towers. i really really hope that they rebuild the twin towers. hopefully someday in the future (within the next 10/15/20 years) i’ll be visiting New York and seeing not just the freedom tower/one world trade center at WTC but also the rebuilt twin towers.

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  8. Visiting ny next week,its a real shame not to see the towers,the new tower looks an impressive building but how can you build one where there was once two and call it progress,I’m afraid the politicians and powers that be are playing into the terrorists hand by taking a big step backwards by not going ahead and rebuilding these magnificent symbols of the world-a real shame!

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  9. I was 14 (soon turning 15) on 9/11, remember it well. The outcome of the attacks still makes me sad, and I’m also sad because of how Ground Zero has been, is and will be treated. The current plan is just foolish and doesn’t do justice to anyone. To put it simple, the twin towers were and still are irreplaceable, no matter how many out-of-place replacements under the name World Trade Center are built in New York City. Rebuilding the towers would be an honor to everyone and to the city of NY. And yes, I would love to see those towers at least once in my life.

    I think this project here is brave and noble, and by signing this I’m proud to be part of it! I’ll support you with the best I can from here.

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  10. They should rebuild the towers, i had visited once pre-9/11 and i would love to go back. Even if they’re not built for another 15 years!

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  11. When I saw a plane hit the twin towers it was a sad moment for me because I knew a lot off people who went to the twin towers before the attack. I would really love them to build the twin towers so who needs the freedom tower when we could build the twin towers back? America with out the twin towers the twin towers standing high up in the sky a better America a better life a better livf for Americans and a better life for everyone so let’s beat those terrorists. Let’s get our buildings back.

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  12. Rebuild the towers! They were a symbol, not just from New York, but also from America itself! I was 5 years old when i saw the towers go down on tv. Still remember that day. Really love them! They’re still in peoples hearts! To rebuild the 2 is the best option for me, not just building one tower!

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  13. i will go in New York and will see the Twin Towers
    rebuild it NOW
    a part of NYC have been destroyed !

    REBUILD THE ORGINAL WORLD TRADE CENTER AND TWIN TOWERS

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  14. If you, citizens of New York (I knew this wonderful Town at 1995 and I saw WTC,) and all Americans will see again a new and strongers and secures Twin Towers but with the same design like the Originals (Twins of them! Is the right word!), these rebuilt give you back and all of us, Americans or not, the power of American People, proof that terrorism NEVER win, and YOU ARE NOT AFFRAID of some radicals and psicotic people (may be inside USA, who knows?). The new WTC give back to NY one of the Principal Symbols that define the City Identity, Like Liberty Statue and the most impotant: Its THE BETTER HOMAGE YOU CAN GIVE TO ALL THOSE INOCENT PEOPLE DIED AT 9.11 AND THESE FAMILIES! God Help You Forever!

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  15. Hi there, I have to say how beautiful those 2 towers looked, with the aluminium-alloy facades and sleek windows, Yamasaki must of been very proud of his acomplishment, but the twin towers never got the justification they deserved. It is always the same for critics, you never enjoy the beauty until it is gone.

    They definitely made a brilliant set of buildings for America and especially New York.

    In my heart being an Engineer I would love to see these much loved buildings rebuilt to exactly the same exterior and interior but much stronger. I have never actually been to the Twin Towers but I am deeply saddened that I did not see their beauty. I hope this becomes a reality.

    Rest in peace all the people who died in this horrible disaster.

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  16. I am from The Netherlands living in Malaysia. I would personally love to see the twin towers be built once more. It just has so much sentimental value for New York. Building different towers all together means the terrorists win. Lets rebuild them but taller and stronger to show that we are not afraid of terrorism. Its basically the same thing as killing a kids mom, then replacing the kids mom with a new one. ITS not the same person!! Lets act now to restore the skyline of New York, to not only fill the hole in New York, but also in our hearts.

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  17. Хоть я и ребёнок, я буду искренно счастлива, если их восстановят!

    [Even if I am a child, I would be sincerely happy if they would be rebuilt!]

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  18. It would be very nice to see again the two twin towers, those were a USA symbol, they should be rebuilt again to heal the scar, i think most people want them back.

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  19. The freedom tower is a disgrace! I had expected that the people in charge of the reconstruction would understand and consider the importance of rebuilding them as they once were. I am a frequent traveler to NY and consider it my second home so to see something part of history being ruined like it has been by these new modern designs is a complete disappointment.

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  20. That Freedom Tower is a dishonor to all that the Twin Towers stood for. It is ugly, and looks unfriendly, like a pin forcefully stabbing itself into the sky. The Twin Towers were a symbol of the Western World, of freedom, liberty, and capitalism. There were two of them, like a natural couple, engaged in a peaceful dance that the whole world came to see. Whenever I think of America I see those Towers, and I see what they were standing for. I don’t think they are being rebuilt because so much that they had come to stand for had been destroyed when those subhumans put into action the raising of Hell itself.

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  21. The twin towers were wonders of the world. I have marvelled at them and researched them to the best of my ability, and it saddens me that they’re not being rebuilt. For New York to have something taken away, and replaced with something as ugly and lonesome as the freedom tower — let alone the fact that there aren’t two! — it’s saddening. I wish I could have seen them in person and for the sake of everyone I wish to one day see them standing tall in the NY skyline yet again.

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  22. The twin towers where the best in the world. You expect that one tower that is barely taller with less space can ‘replace’ two towers that were twice as big if you put them together. What about those other buildings? They dont even look like towers they are there to try to satisfy you, to get you to forget about the towers. The towers that give you confidence, that give you a reason to take the long way to work so you can take a nice look at the buildings. What I’m trying to say is we need those towers, New York needs that icon, not one tall building and little buildings that just take up space. New York needs TWO buildings that are the tallest in the city or country, strongest in the world, and give tourists another reason to vist New York City.

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  23. Although I’ve never been to New York and USA I think WTC 1 & 2 were one of the most beautiful buildings I’ve ever seen in my life (by photos and videos). Manhattan had such a recognizable skyline. They should have been rebuilt and I hope they will be.

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  24. I made a research about Twin Towers and 9/11 and I presented it in my class. I’m Italian and that day, not only New York, but all world lost those buildings, a symbol, a symbol of the work of thousands people and a symbol of freedom.

    I never visit the WTC, and my dream is I can do it, but I don’t want visit One WTC, but the Twin Towers, rised again from their ashes.

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  25. My fascination with the twin towers is unique like many other people’s stories. I don’t really know where to start. I didn’t even know what those towers were called on 9/11, I just remember seeing them from somewhere and I thought they were really awesome. I was 7 when they were destroyed and I’ve missed them ever since. I think it’s fair to say that people like them more now than ever before. It’s that sense that you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone.

    I live in Portugal, but I’m English, but I remember seeing those twin towers appear on TV quite regularly in movies, music videos etc. At the time (pre-9/11) I didn’t really take much notice of them, I was only a very young boy (5 and 6 years old). The biggest moment though was the Limp Bizkit video does was shot on top of the WTC at night and for me, it’s just the most beautiful sight in the world. I always had a fascination with skyscrapers and they were the best ones ever built.

    I love USA and I think since 9/11 your country has taken a turn for the worse and you, the people need to stand up and make it mighty again. I’m not gonna go into politics here. USA like most countries in the world has a shit, corrupt government, but your people are awesome and your endeavours, free thinking, and never give up attitude has inspired me and others all over the world.

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  26. I visited New York in 1995 with my dad and sister. The World Trade Centre was the first place we visited. We went up the South Tower, all the way to the roof. I still remember looking over and seeing the ariel on the North Tower. It made a buzzing noise on our video camera.

    Those buildings were so iconic of NY and the skyline simply isn’t the same without them. My jaw dropped when I saw the pic of the Towers looking golden in the sunlight- I keep saying to my sister that the Twin Towers should be rebuilt, and coloured gold! I wish they would rebuild the Twin Towers and am all for your efforts to get it done!

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  27. I was 1 when the world lost two friends, 110 floors of beauty and wonder capped by windows on the world. The place that was, a critic wrote, so high all worries were invisible. Due to evil he was proved wrong. Every design feature of freedom one is influenced by terrorists. The twin towers are free, fabulous, and fantastic, so incredible that they completed planet earth and turned it into a safe space. Evil stopped wonder, rebuild the World Trade Center.

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  28. I had just turned 5 in August, and then in September the tragedy happened, I was young, but at that age I still vividly remember the news and the towers, If the towers were recognized by a 5 year old from a different country, why choose not to rebuild these great buildings!? The world needs an icon, America needs a signature, two that tower over all of Manhattan. May the spirit of these towers exist in the hearts and the souls of everyone.

    Euan left a second signature, which we had to delete, so we are appending his second comment here:

    I have hope that the towers will be made again. I’m sure everyone will agree with me on that. They made New York what it was, without them New York will not be the same. I will continue to have a huge scar that may never heal. If only America had a chance to repay debts to those whose lives were taken that day, it is what they would have wanted, what the families want, what America wants and what the world wants. New York is an iconic place, so why not rebuild that which was taken from us, why not fight for your freedom, why not stand up and rebuild the towers? Everyone wants them back, we must fight for them! Never give up hope America! May the towers always remain in the hearts of many.

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  29. As a child, growing up to see the WTC being made. Whether it be books, tv etc I always thought they would stand tall and strong and be a symbol for the great land of opportunity. I miss them, despite never seeing them I know the strength and power they achieved and all I want is to have them back, taller and stronger but look the exact way they did. Please just make them again. It’s a tragedy but it makes humans seem weak in front of the monsters who destroyed them. If we all pitched in whether it be signing a petition to the workers rebuilding them we know we will all feel special that we done our bit to overcome the tragedy and to create a new Skyline a bigger and better America and a bigger better New York. Thank you.

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  30. It’s time to say opinion… I’m 18 years old… September 11… that day i was 6 years old… in the 1st class… When I came to the living room and saw in TV news what has happend in New York City… of course in this age people don’t understand what is terrorist attack and what is happening… But now… almost 12 years later… I know what is the symbol of freedom and city, that is city of dreams for me… Twin towers… Only Twin towers are the icon of New York City… And what I know is that families, firefighters which have lost family members are supporting this thing… and they are absolutely right… because what is more recovering from attacks on September 11 than rebuild the World Trade Center that stood on Manhattan since 70s?

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  31. I was only five years old when 9/11 happened. I just remember waiting for my parents to take me to school, but their jaws were wide open on the horrific news coming from the television. Obviously I didn’t know a thing that was going on at the time, but the fact that I still remember that moment astonishes me and makes me realize that I remembered it for some purpose. Obviously this day must be remembered for all. The Towers should and will be rebuilt. Their not only a significant symbol but an engraving footprint to humanity for strength, beauty, and peace. Not just for the nation of America, but for other nations around the world. Rebuilding these Towers will reunite us and bring us closer. Please rebuild the Twin Towers.

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  32. While One World Trade Centre’s design is beautiful, to me it will never ever replace the iconic twin block designs of the original tower. One of the biggest regrets in my life is not visiting the observatory of the original twin towers the last time I visited NY way back in 1999 while I was still a kid. For people of my age and the generations before me, I believe there will always be something missing in our heart when we see the skyline of NY today, and compare it to that of yesteryears. Come on, America, you can do better than that. Capturing and killing the man that was responsible for September 11 is one thing, but restoring one of your most symbolic icons is another, and you are nowhere near there yet!

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