"Even from space, this view of 9/11 cries out"

Writing at Investors Business Daily, Andrew Malcolm commemorates the catastrophic terror attack on America 11 years ago today.

On that awful morning of Sept. 11, 2001, only the third crew of the new International Space Station soared around the world at 17,000 miles an hour.

What he saw as a high-tech witness touched the heart of Station Commander Frank Culbertson, who wrote in his diary:

"The world changed today. What I say or do is very minor compared to the significance of what happened to our country today when it was attacked...

...It's horrible to see smoke pouring from wounds in your own country from such a fantastic vantage point. The dichotomy of being on a spacecraft dedicated to improving life on the earth and watching life being destroyed by such willful, terrible acts is jolting to the psyche, no matter who you are."

I'm with John Hawkins, whose primary emotion remains one of anger: "To hell with your day of service. This is a day of vengeance."