On Sunday night, President Barack Obama announced to the world that US military forces killed Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks on NYC and Washington DC (among other Al Qaeda terrorist attacks around the world) and today he made his way to the World Trade Center Memorial site in Lower Manhattan to [...]
On Sunday night, President Barack Obama announced to the world that US military forces killed Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks on NYC and Washington DC (among other Al Qaeda terrorist attacks around the world) and today he made his way to the World Trade Center Memorial site in Lower Manhattan to lay a wreath at the foot of the Survivor’s Tree in honor of the lives that were lost on September 11, 2001. Before he made his visit to the WTC Memorial site, Obama paid a visit to an NYC firehouse to visit with first responders stationed there. In the wake of the news of bin Laden’s death, today is a day for somber remembrance and honor of the victims and heroes of 9/11.
Marking Osama bin Laden’s death where the terrorist inflicted his greatest damage, President Barack Obama visited the Manhattan firehouse that sustained the heaviest losses on Sept. 11 and proclaimed that bin Laden’s killing sent the message that “we will never forget.” “This is a symbolic site of the extraordinary sacrifice that was made on that terrible day,” the president said Thursday after shaking hands with firefighters at Engine 54, Ladder 4, Battalion 9. The firehouse in New York’s theater district lost 15 firefighters on Sept. 11, 2001. As for the killing of bin Laden by U.S. commandos, Obama declared, “‘When we say we will never forget, we mean what we say.” “What happened on Sunday because of the courage of our military and the outstanding work of our intelligence sent a message around the world but also sent a message here back home,” he said. Obama said he hoped the outcome brought the firefighters “some comfort,” thanked them for their daily sacrifice and said they had a president and administration that has `’got your back.” In his brief remarks, the president never mentioned bin Laden’s name. Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who led the city in dark days after the attacks, joined Obama in the visit to the station. The president viewed a bronze memorial plaque commemorating the firefighters who were lost and then lunched privately with a dozen firefighters. President Barack Obama has dropped in on a New York City police station in lower Manhattan, continuing a tour of New York 9/11 landmarks in the wake of the U.S. commando raid that killed terror mastermind Osama bin Laden … telling New York police officers “‘there are still going to be threats out there,” alluding to the death of Osama bin Laden. Of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack that bin Laden masterminded, he says: `’We keep them in our hearts. We haven’t forgotten” … President Barack Obama has laid a wreath at the site of the collapsed Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York, paying tribute to victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack. The stop was the culmination of a New York visit in the wake of the U.S. commando raid in Pakistan that killed terror mastermind Osama bin Laden. The president was accompanied by elected officials from the New York area. He also laid a wreath at the foot of the Survivor Tree, which sustained damage during the attack but was freed from the rubble.
I understand President Obama made no remarks at the WTC Memorial, choosing instead to mark the occasion in somber silence. It’s quite a site to see new construction going up on the site of the former World Trade Center buildings. Its hard to believe it’s been almost 10 years since the buildings were destroyed on September 11, 2001.
Earlier this morning, President Obama welcomed Prince Charles of Wales to the White House for a quick visit before he jetted off to NYC. Here is a photo and some deets about their meeting early this morning:
U.S. President Barack Obama hosted Britain’s Prince Charles at the White House today as the pair got back to business after one of the most memorable weekends of both their lives – though for very different reasons. Mr Obama is still basking in the glow of his victory in catching the world’s most wanted terrorist, while Prince Charles has been at the forefront of a global outpouring of affection for the Royal family after his son William married Kate Middleton. Mr Obama told the Prince of Wales that America had been mesmerized by the Royal wedding. The President described how he was impressed by William and Kate’s handling of the pressure of the big day, and joked with Charles how he could not have coped with such a situation himself – he had just 300 guests at his wedding to Michelle. But after his conduct this weekend, when he remained poker-faced while knowing that he had just taken the biggest gamble of his presidency, suggests otherwise. There was much laughter as the Prince and the President chatted for the first time since 2009 – suggesting that, perhaps not surprisingly, the pair were both in very good moods.
It has been a very busy day for our President. ABC News is reporting that President Obama will meet on Friday the elite Navy SEAL team that carried out the hugely successful assault on the bin Laden compound in Pakistan. I bet that is one meeting that President Obama is really looking forward to.
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