Nine years ago, on September 11, right at 9:30 a.m. local time, an airplane was flown directly into the first tower of the World Trade Center in New York. A short time after, a second plane sped into the south tower, and another one hit the Pentagon in Washington. The fourth plane, which was held back thanks to its courageous passengers willingness to give their lives, fell shortly thereafter in a field in Pennsylvania.

In this single case, the plan of the al-Qaeda terrorists was foiled. Through the self-conscious act of the passengers, a fourth act to strike the heart of America and of the Western world was stopped.

We all sat in front of our TVs and couldn’t comprehend the world anymore. Before that, we believed in the goodness of mankind. After the end of the Cold War and the Fall of the Wall, we had hoped that we could steer in the direction of a better world. We believed that enlightenment and education, the dissemination of such great values as democracy, human rights and freedom of speech, as well as our readiness to provide aid to underdeveloped countries and peoples of the third world would ultimately contribute to all people working together for a better future. One that would be determined by reason, the positive attitudes of unique cultures toward each other, and by optimism.

In just seconds this world view fell apart. The gruesome crimes of former times were again present. A vivid and palpable as before. In this brutal way, we had to recognize that our libertarian values are neither self-evident nor are they invincible. If we intend to keep them, we must stand up and defend them.

Some of us understood this more quickly, others a little more slowly. Meanwhile, we have become many. Perhaps you aren’t totally a part of us, perhaps you are still considering and have questions. Perhaps you will come only tomorrow? or on September 11th?

We will be there.

We, the Citizens’ Initiative Pax Europa (BPE) along with various PI groups and other freedom-loving, Christian as well as humanist groups, will be holding a vigil in many of Germany’s cities in commemoration of the victims of September 11th, 2001,.

You will find us in

- Stuttgart (Rathausplatz from 2.30 p.m.)
- Düsseldorf
- Hamburg
- Koblenz
- Marburg

and in other cities. The precise locations and times will be published on the BPE website.

Please bring a white flower with you.

The Citizens’ Initiative Pax Europa e.V. currently has a membership of around 1,000. The number of the victims on September 11th was around 2,996. Thus, you can see we really need you and your white flower.

» PI v. 11.9.07: Wir gedenken der Opfer des 11. September 2001

(By Ilona / Translation: Anders Denken)

Nine years ago, on September 11, right at 9:30 a.m. local time, an airplane was flown directly into the first tower of the World Trade Center in New York. A short time after, a second plane sped into the south tower, and another one hit the Pentagon in Washington. The fourth plane, which was ...

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