Burlingame: 9/11 Attacks An Act Of War

"Terror attacks were an act of war, not simply a tragedy to be mourned" by Debra Burlingame, whose brother Captain Charles Burlingame's plane slammed into the Pentagon, reminds us of why September 11th attacks were not a natural disaster or accident, but an act of war - and that it shouldn't be degraded to the level of such.

There is a disturbing phenomenon creeping into the public debate about all things 9/11. Increasingly, Sept. 11 is compared to hurricanes, bridge collapses and other mechanical disasters or criminal acts that result in loss of life, with "body count" being the primary factor that keeps it in the top spot of "worst in the nation's history."

Misremembering is as dangerous as forgetting. If we must know one thing, it is that the Sept. 11 attacks were neither a natural disaster, nor the unfortunate result of human error. 9/11 wasn't the catastrophic equivalent of a 3,000-car pileup.

The attacks were not a random actof violence or insanity. They were a deliberate and brutal act ofwar committed by religious fanatics engaged in Islamic jihad against the United States, all non-Muslim people and any Muslim who wishes to live in a secular society. Worse, the people who perpetrated the attacks have explicitly told us that they are not done.

Michelle Malkin weighs in...