If you wonder why other nations should join in to defend freedom
everywhere, the following list was produced of people from other
nations who were in the WTC. The interaction of business from
around the world was being transacted and not just American
business interests in the WTC. These buildings represented
more than just NY or USA, it represented the place where all
could come together to keep business between countries flowing
for all. Although it definitely was a strike against the United States,
it was against the world by barbaric people who definitely have
other plans to continue. We mourn fellow Americans but others
mourn their countrymen also from this great tragedy.
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Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter
A Weekly Summary of Events and
Topics of Interest to Online Genealogists
Vol. 6 No. 39 - September 24, 2001
World Trade Center - Not Just Americans
Much has been written about the tragedy that killed many Americans
on September 11. However, some interesting numbers available on
the Web show that this is truly an international tragedy. America
has always been a melting pot of nationalities. At any time in our
history we have had immigrants and visitors from many other
countries. Those working in or visiting the World Trade Center on
September 11 included people of many nationalities. This is not
just an American loss; many countries lost valued citizens last
week:
According to
http://hem.passagen.se/eff/2001_09_01_bot-archive.htm#5703994,
the following are the known international casualties in the Attack
on America:
Argentina: 2 missing
Australia: 9 confirmed dead, 85 missing
Bangladesh: 50 confirmed, more missing
Belgium: 60 missing
Brazil: 5 missing
Canada: 2 confirmed, 100 missing (estimated)
Chile: 1 missing
China: 4 confirmed, 30 missing
Colombia: 6 confirmed, 116 missing
Denmark: 5 missing
Dominican Republic: 3 missing
Egypt: 1 confirmed, 3 missing
El Salvador: 1 confirmed, 18 missing
Ecuador: 32 missing
Finland: 7 missing
France: 81 missing
Germany: 4 confirmed, 100 missing
India: 250 missing
Indonesia: 1 confirmed, 1 missing
Ireland: 4 confirmed
Israel: 1 confirmed, 150 missing
Italy: 8 missing
Japan: 2 confirmed, 100 missing
Lebanon: 1 confirmed, 2 missing
Malaysia: 7 missing
Mexico: 150-500 missing (estimated)
New Zealand: 1 confirmed, 100 missing
Norway: 1 missing
Pakistan: 3 confirmed, more missing
Paraguay: 2 missing
Peru: 5 missing
Philippines: 7 missing
Portugal: 3 confirmed, 20 missing
Puerto Rico: 1 missing
South Africa: 1 confirmed, 2 missing
South Korea: 1 confirmed, 27 missing
Spain: 9 missing
Sweden: 1 missing
Switzerland: 4 confirmed, 10 missing
Taiwan: 9 missing
United Kingdom: 100 confirmed, 200 missing (estimated)
Zimbabwe: 6 missing
In short, the victims of the Attack on America include citizens of
at least 43 nations. This is truly an international war.
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