The attack on the towers of Babel was unexpected but not unpredictable in so far as it represented the hatred of Allah’s fanatical followers for the symbols of modernity. In the World Trade Center, human creativity and collaboration were universally codified.
对巴别塔的攻击虽然出人意料，但却并非无法理解，因为它代表了阿拉狂热的追随者对现代化标志的刻骨仇恨。在世贸中心，人类的创造力和合作精神得到了发扬光大。当然，世贸双塔的确缺乏诗意。但也可以说双塔是全世界诗歌、而不是贸易的标志。正如超现实主义诗人安德烈·布雷顿所说，“它超越了一切差异，把我们紧紧联系在一起。”