The U.S. presidential election in 2000, which was last year, was highly suspected to be rigged. The former Democratic candidate had begrudgingly accepted his loss after the court decision, and was now appealing for national solidarity and asking for citizens to support the Commander in Chief after this incident.

North Korea hurriedly announced a statement. 

「This unfortunate and tragic incident once again reminds us of the seriousness of terrorism. As a member of the United Nations, our position against all forms of terrorism and any assistance from terrorists remains unchanged.」

If things had gone wrong, the Korean peninsula would have been ablaze with the wrath of the Americans as they wouldn’t care about the difference between North and South Korea in their fury. 

New York’s financial system was paralyzed. The stock exchange shut down, and even the mayor advised people to stay home and not go to work. This incident was as historical as the moment that separated BC[1] and AD[2], and it was more shocking than the Day of Advent.

I didn’t know why the act of terrorism...