More 9/11 Tapes Released

Today additional tapes were released chronicling the 9/11 disaster. Most of the voices are of emergency personnel and FDNY dispatches. There are also 10 calls made to 911 from inside the towers. It is up to the families whether or not to release the victims voices.

After fulfilling a Freedom of Information Act request, the tapes reflect the public's right to know-- especially for the loved ones of those who died that day. The sometimes frantic communications could reveal how to improve emergency responsiveness. We may now know a little more on how to better prevent and deal with future terror attacks.

Obviously, not everyone feels the same about the tapes. Some wonder why people should have such grief prolonged five years later and go so far as to suggest the government is using this release for political gain. Either way you look at it, the tapes are out there and there may be more to come.

-Dippold
   
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