I found this story on the internet today. The story is about a plane which crashed into a New York apartment block yesterday. This incident caused a lot of panic in America, because people thought it was a terrorist attack. However, it was an accident. Strangely, one of the people who was in the plane was a famous New York sportsman - the New York Yankees baseball pitcher, Cory Lidle.

The story made me think about the attacks of 11/9/2001. I remember thinking how horrible it all was. But now, every day, something horrible is happening, in Iraq or Afghanistan, because of that day - and because of the American's reactions.
Any stories about plane accidents, terrorist or not, scare me deeply - because I have a deep-seated fear of flying. I can get onto a plane no problem, but during take-off and landing I get extremely nervous. I have to close my eyes and grip the seat very tightly. It doesn't seem logical to me - how can this big piece of metal possibly fly? Flying is not for humans! Leave it to the birds!
On the other hand, I need to fly regularly. And at Christmas, I am taking a very long journey by plane - a 24 hour flight. How many times will I be sick with fear, I wonder??