September 11 Digital Archive

"Satan in the Smoke" Emails

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"Satan in the Smoke" Emails

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On the morning of September 11, immediately after two planes crashed into the World Trade Center in Manhattan, photojournalist Mark D. Phillips took a picture that would prove to be one of the most evocative and disputed images of that tragic day. Many peple later construed the image of the smoke in his photo of the burning buildings to compose the face of Satan. These e-mails related to this picture provide a revealing portal into Americans' responses to the attacks in the immediate aftermath of 9/11.

Items in the "Satan in the Smoke" Emails Collection

Dear Mark,I wanted to thank you for capturing that image, what ever it is. On Tuesday, After being told the Trade center was on fire, I turned on my T.V. As I stood there with my husband I watched horrified as the events unfolded. During that time I…

Why is it that we can't get a picture of the colored photo taken that has the image of what we say was Satan? Even if I am prepared to buy it, I can't find where it is even offered. What is the reason behind this? It was an amazing photo and I would…

Interestingly enough, a friend of mine noticed the same thing as it was originally played on TV the first time. She thought it was her imagination.

DEAR MREad interview. Terrific work. Lucidly defended. You go! You were right to stand up and defend yourself aggressively. BEST|Thelma

Mark:The image you have captured is in my opinion definitely a demonic image. For the last several years I have taken numerous pictures in the sky which have revealed many saintly images as well as many beastly images. I have captured what we belive…

Hello Sir, I am looking at the photos that where taken of the trade center. I can't not believe what I am seeing. My name is Rick Dixon from Cranston RI. I would like to place the photos and your storie on the churches web site. You can view this…

  ----- Original Message ----- From: DONNA GODFREY To: kusa@9news.com Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2001 1:16 PM Subject: Another Face To Whom it May Concern:   My son just showed me the picture of Satan's face in the smoke rising from the towers. If…

I am putting together a report on the issues of this event and occult and biblical basis. The number 11 as a significant number in this WTC /Pentagon ( or pentagram) as it really is meant to be ( crisis )..........these buildings being designed with…

mr. phillips,that's an amazing photo if ever i've seen one. what i see is two faces, one hovering just above the other. if you put your hand over this faces nose, you'll see another image, which looks to me like jesus over top satan. i also see the…

Dear Mr. Mark D. Phillips:I would like to thank you for pictures that you took on the day of September 11 and its information about satanic face. It really scares me, but I think it is very true picture. My friends sent to me the http://www.9news.com…

hiya mark firstly id just like to add condolances to you and your fellow country folk who have suffered such a terrible terrible loss. a friend of mine in america sent me ur picture tonight - at the minute there are five of us looking at it. i can…

Mark,   Is the attached your picture?  It's already spreading fast on the WWW.  Your site was not my source, which said the picture was not copyrighted and had no download block:   http://www.oddhobby.com/FOO/DarkFooMain.htm     It looks a lot like…

i realize that you have gotten unaccountable letters, emails, and calls about this picture so i am goin to make this short sweet and to the point.i saw the website where you can buy pictures of the world trade center but i didnt see the face picture…

THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR PICTURE WITH ME. IT IS VERY REAL. AS THE ANTICHRIST ENERGY IS IN THIS WORLD, VERY REAL. THANK YOU AGAIN. AMAZING ABSOLUTLY AMAZING!!!!  GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS.... CHRISTINE.......

Hello, I want to thank you for sharing your photograph; the one that shows, what I believe, to be Satan.   I do hope it does scare some people, for it should give them an understanding who is #1 behind all of this awful destruction, and murdering of…

Thanks Mark for the picture the devil was sure in that building on that day, cause had it not been the devil that building would still stand today and mothers and fathers daughters and sons would be here today.I pray that all those that call…

Just a different perspective and a much more positive one than the evil perspective some viewers saw --Viewing this picture, we did not see the devil. In fact, we see many images of faces. There is the profile of a woman's face. There are several…

Hi MarkThis is Marian Liu from the San Jose Mercury News. I need to interview you for a story concerning the recent influx of hoaxes trying to explain what happened last week. I just want to get you on the record that the photo (with the supposed…

Hello Mark--My name is Jaime Roberts, and I co-host a morning show on radio station WTRY-FM in Albany, NY. We got your name and email address from one of our radio friends.    We would love to interview you regarding the photo you took of the burning…

You can't even show the picture without painting it with garbage, are you that afraid you will lose out on the money your gonna make from another tragedy.!! Keep your stupid pictures !!!!--_______________________________________________ Talk More,…

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