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Perhaps I'm misunderstanding your earlier comment, and in any event, this is not the sort of thing that one pridefully trademarks, but you do realize that the U.S. appropriated, if you will, "9-11" from the cultural zeitgeist of Chile? The reign of terror that began on 9-11 (1973) in Chile with the overthrow and death of Allende (with - quelle surprise! - American support) has a significant resonance for that country and its people that long predates the terror attacks in the U.S.