By now everyone has been hearing the death toll rise and reports of the
destruction from the terrorist attacks on the US. These were deplorable
acts that we will never forget. But now is a time to look at the other
side of the numbers coming out of New York, Washington and Pennsylvania.

The sad but somewhat uplifting side that the mainstream media has not
reported yet - the SURVIVAL rates and some positive news about the
attacks.

*** The Buildings ***

* The World Trade Center -
The twin towers of the World Trade Center were places of employment for
some

50,000 people. With the missing list of just over 5,000 people, that
means
90% of the people targeted survived the attack. A 90% on a test is an
'A'.

* The Pentagon -
Some 23,000 people were the target of a third plane aimed at the
Pentagon.
The latest count shows that only 123 lost their lives. That is an
amazing
99.5% survival rate. in addition, the plane seems to have come in too
low,
too early to affect a large portion of the building. On top of that, the

section that was hit was the first of five sections to undergo
renovations
that would help protect the Pentagon from terrorist attacks. It had
recently completed straightening and blastproofing, saving untold lives.

This attack was sad, but a statistical failure.

*** The Planes ***

* American Airlines Flight 77
This Boeing 757 that was flown into the outside of the Pentagon could
have
carried up to 289 people, yet only 64 were aboard. Luckily 78% of the
seats
were empty.

* American Airlines Flight 11
This Boeing 767 could have had up to 351 people aboard, but only carried

92.
Thankfully 74% of the seats were unfilled.

* United Airlines Flight 175
Another Boeing 767 that could have sat 351 people only had 65 people on
board. Fortunately it was 81% empty.

* United Airlines Flight 93
This Boeing 757 was one of the most uplifting stories yet. The smallest
flight to be hijacked with only 45 people aboard out of a possible 289
had
84% of its capacity unused. Yet these people stood up to the attackers
and
thwarted a fourth attempted destruction of a national landmark, saving
untold numbers of lives in the process.

*** In Summary ***
Out of potentially 74,280 Americans directly targeted by these inept
cowards, 93% survived or avoided the attacks. That's a higher survival
rate
than heart attacks, breast cancer, kidney transplants and liver
transplants
- all common, survivable illnesses.

The Hijacked planes were mostly empty, the Pentagon was hit at it's
strongest point, the overwhelming majority of people in the World Trade
Center buildings escaped, and a handful of passengers gave the ultimate
sacrifice to save even more lives.

Pass this information on to those in fear and the media. Don't fear
these
terrorists. The odds are against them.