Today in New York
Lottie:
September 11th, 2006
Today is September 11th, so we might stop and remember something that happened 5 years ago to the day. I put it this simply because this is how we, the indirectly associated masses, remember; through a date or similar trigger. A day like this demonstrates both the persistence and transience of events. Although disasters such as the destruction of the World Trade Centre are unlikely to be forgotten, in media terms we are provided with just a short lease of rememberance at the appropriate time. In other news today, the Ugandan Lord’s Reisitance Army moved in tentative steps towards peace with their country and 13 Army recruits were killed in Baghdad. As one conflict ends, others will begin and others will rage on regardless of whether we notice or write about them. The ceremonies held today are not just important for what they commemorate, but for how they beg us not to forget or miss the rest..