Terry,

You can check this out by going to www.snopes.com and search on 911.

Dale S.

>This was sent to me today:
>
>You all been sent this before???
>
> 1) New York City has 11 letters
>
> 2) Afghanistan has 11 letters.
>
> 3) Ramsin Yuseb (The terrorist who threatened to
> destroy the Twin Towers in 1993) has 11 letters.
>
> 4) George W Bush has 11 letters.
>
> This could be a mere coincidence, but this gets
> more interesting:
>
> 1) New York is the 11th state.
>
> 2) The first plane crashing against the Twin Towers was flight number 11.
>
> 3) Flight 11 was carrying 92 passengers. 9 + 2 = 11
>
> 4) Flight 77 which also hit Twin Towers, was carrying 65 passengers.
> 6+5 = 11
>
> 5) The tragedy was on September 11, or 9/11 as it is now known.
> 9 + 1+ 1 = 11
>
> 6) The date is equal to the US emergency services telephone number 911.
> 9 + 1 + 1 = 11.
>
> Sheer coincidence..?! Read on and make up your own mind:
>
> 1) The total number of victims inside all the hi-jacked planes was 254.
> 2 + 5 + 4 = 11.
>
> 2) September 11 is day number 254 of the calendar year.
> Again 2 + 5 + 4 = 11.
>
> 3) The Madrid bombing took place on 3/11/2004.
> 3+1 + 1 + 2 + 4 = 11.
>
> 4) The tragedy of Madrid happened 911 days after the Twin Towers incident.
>
> Now this is where things get totally eerie:
>
> The most recognized symbol for the US, after the Stars & Stripes, is the Eagle.
> The following verse is taken from the
>
> Quran, the Islamic holy book:
>
> "For it is written that a son of Arabia would
> awaken a fearsome Eagle.
> The wrath of the Eagle would be felt throughout
> the lands of Allah and lo, while some of the people trembled in despair still
> more rejoiced: for the wrath of the Eagle cleansed the lands of Allah
> and there was peace."
>
> That verse is number 9.11 of the Quran.
>
> Still unconvinced about all of this..?! Try this
> and see how you feel afterwards, it made my hair stand on end:
>
> Open Microsoft Word and do the following:
>
> 1. Type in capitals Q33 NY. This is the flight number of the first
> plane to hit one of the Twin Towers.
>
> 2. Highlight the Q33 NY.
>
> 3. Change the font size to 48.
>
> 4. Go to Format and change the actual font to the WINGDINGS
>
> What do you think now?!!