I lived 20 blocks from WTC, and I watched firefighter funeral processions every day for too many days, which left me sobbing on the street as they passed, with the trucks draped in purple and black. These were heroes. These were people who ran into falling buildings. I just feel the need to point out the contrast between them and Bin Laden, who died using his wife as a human shield. Coward.

I feel no need to celebrate, but I hope this begins a new era of peace.