The Artist who painted 911: BEFORE It Happened !

here is an interesting statistics from New York:
In New York City, for example, according to most recent census data relating to 2000, thirty six (36) percent of the population, (2,871,032), is foreign born; as compared with eleven percent, (11), nationwide. These figures, it is reported, indicate all- time highs for both the city’s overall population, as well as its foreign –
born component. Nearly seventy (70) percent of the city’s foreign- born population entered the U.S. in 1980 or later, similar to that for the overall U.S. foreign –
born population.

Although Latin America was the top area of origin in New York City, accounting for approximately one –third of the city’s immigrants, non-Hispanic Caribbean immigrants, [West Indian Americans], disproportionately made their home there. While West Indian Americans accounted for more than one –in – five of the foreign –born population in the city, they comprised, the Report indicate, just five percent of the nation’s foreign- born, thus creating what I have described elsewhere as “ethnic villages” [enclaves], with differential structural shields such as “susu” to facilitate and buttress their economic and social incorporation in the City.

Immigrants from the Dominican Republic, [called Dominicans], are the top ranked ethnic group in terms of foreign- born population in the City; Jamaicans are third, Guyanese fourth, and Trinidadians eight. Indeed, according to a new report by a U.S. Federal commission, Guyanese ranked number nine, (711 Guyanese), in the asylum seekers to this nation, however only three percent were successful in their quest. In this regard, it also interesting that Indo- Guyanese and the current Jagdeo government seemed nonplussed to explain why some Guyanese might define their Government’s actions, political and economic stance as “oppressive”, and thereby seek to obtain asylum, elsewhere? An indication, to me, that much more needs to be done by the elite in power and controlling the State, to nurture and build a more inclusive and salutary social climate that promotes liberty, economic freedom , a free and independent judiciary, and a police force that is not a disrespected authoritarian arm of the government, bur rather one that respects and abides by the rule of law.

Jamaicans, six (6) percent, and Guyanese, five (5) percent, comprise the highest numbers of the West Indian American cohort in the foreign- born population in the City. Dominicans, for example, are thirteen (13) percent of this base. Further, Jamaicans live largely in the Bronx, thirteen (13) percent’ and in Brooklyn eight (8) percent; as compared with Guyanese ,seven (7) percent residing in the county of Queens, and in Brooklyn (Kings county), four (4) per cent. With regard to the settlement patterns of the three largest West Indian American groups- Jamaicans, Guyanese and Trinidadians- forty –one (41) percent of Jamaicans in the City
lived in Brooklyn; while the Bronx and Queens were home to twenty –nine (29) percent and twenty-six (26) percent, respectively. Just over one half of all
Guyanese live in Queens; with thirty (36) percent in Brooklyn, and eleven (11) in the Bronx. Trinidadians are highly concentrated in Brooklyn, fifty-nine (59) percent, and in Queens- thirty (30) per cent. Guyanese have the highest rate of home ownership among West Indian Americans in the City, forty-nine (49 percent); closely followed
by Jamaicans thirty seven (37) percent; and Trinidadians thirty -two (32) percent.

Further, Guyanese had the highest rate of marriage among West Indian Americans, fifty five, (55) percent; followed by Trinidadians, thirty-nine (39) percent;
Jamaicans thirty three, (33 )percent; and, conversely, had the lowest rates of female headed household (no spouse present) twenty-two (22) percent, as compared
with Trinidadians, thirty –two( 32) percent; and Jamaicans, the highest with thirty three (33) percent

Interesting. I visited the World Trade Center in NYC before & after 9/11.

World mourns 9/11 events together with Americans

english.ruvr.ru/2011/09/11/56003344.html

Russians and people all over the world mourn together with Americans remembering the victims of the largest terrorist act in the history of mankind in New York on the 11th of September 2001.Then people came to fully understand the horror of terrorism and since then people have been taking terrorism as absolute evil which is not abstract but very tangible.

The events of ten years ago are among those that people cannot remember without shuddering. On that day the terrorist attack of the twin towers of the International Trade Center showed that no one can feel safe while terrorists cherish plans of world domination. Terrorists’ actions can be compared to the tragedy of WW2. However, in 2001 a peaceful city became the theatre of a monstrous bloody disaster when innocent people were dying before the eyes of the whole of mankind, due to the achievements of contemporary TV. The most frightful thing is that such a strong state as the USA turned out helpless before the cruelty of Osama Bin Laden’s accomplices.

After the events of the 11th of September 2001 mankind united in the struggle against the terrorist threat. The leading countries of the world formed an anti-terrorist coalition. The main lesson that we have learned after this tragedy is that there are no good or bad terrorists, Alexey Makarkin, the deputy director of the Centre of Political Studies, says.

“During the cold war period it was believed that some terrorists are bad and some are good. If a terrorist acts in the interests of your part of the world in the context of the global confrontation, he is good even if he commits crimes. If he acts against these interests he is bad. Such ideas predominated both in the USSR and in the West. However, the tragedy of the 11th of September demonstrated that terrorism is always evil, no matter what its motives are –political, national or religious – and on what territory it acts – in the USA or the Arab countries, in Chechnya, Afghanistan or Europe. All this is evil and people have realized that they should fight against this evil together. This is the main lesson of the tragedy of the 11th of September.”

For this reason mourning ceremonies are taking place all over the world today. In New York President Barack Obama will take part in the remembrance ceremony. The New York Philharmonics Orchestra has given a concert in memory of the victims of the terrorist act. In Moscow there will also be a concert in which Leonard Bernstein’s Third Symphony Kaddish – Dialogue with God will be performed. The American composer wrote this symphony in memory of President John Kennedy. Similar actions are taking place in Paris, Berlin, London and other world capitals.

Remembrance services are being conducted in churches and temples of all world confessions. Orthodox Christians, Catholics and Protestants, Jews and Buddhists are praying for the victims of the terrorist attack of the 11th of September. One idea runs through their prayers: there is no religion or nationality for terrorism. In all its manifestations it encroaches upon the main right, the right to lif

In the 1950’s as a student in Ciy College, NY, I met visiting beatnik author: Jack Kerouac who graduated from Columbia Univ:
www.juggle.com/jack-kerouac
He was French Canadian & he said that some of his French buddies who were in the French army fighting in Algeria told him that some Algerian rebels said that Islamic extremists will commit terror against the West in the future.