I remember watching footage of the explosion at the Olympics in 1996.
A whole crowd of americans stood stunned, staring at the stage for some sign of what was going on. Then in the foreground, there was a small black-haired woman with two children in tow, snaking through the crowd away from the blast. She hurried away as everyone else stood still.
I realized that woman was probably Israeli (or Irish or Londoner). Americans literally didn't realize it was a bomb. I'm afraid we have probably lost that innocence for good....
[ 12 September 2001: Message edited by: Huck ]