Josef Cannon Narrowly Avoids Death/Injury in Recent London Attacks

Some of you may recognize the name Josef Cannon associated with California's Synclair-Cannon Law to help prevent child abduction. It seems Mr. Cannon also narrowly escaped death or serious injury yesterday (search for "Brosnan" to get to the relevant entry) in London's subway system.

More links to relevant information:

http://groups.msn.com/AbductedDaughterShelby/_whatsnew.msnw

http://www.geocities.com/lsynclair/

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Lucky latte

I am in London where actor Pierce Brosnan assisted in finding my abducted daughter who had been missing for five plus years. I was on my way to another press interview on this case when I was about to board the train at Kings Cross. During this hour of morning, the trains are packed and at times, there is nowhere to move. Having just picked up my daily coffee from Starbucks I was in no mood to have it spill on me by boarding a very packed subway train so I turned and headed up the platform and made my way to the exits to walk the short distance when I heard an explosion. People started running towards the escalators...seeing this massive rush but not knowing why I turned and ran upwards as well, feeling that if I stopped I might be trampled.

My heart was racing for here I was running, but did not know exactly why. The looks on the faces of those behind me spoke volumes. Ironically, the coffee I didn't want to spill on me was all over my jacket as I sprinted towards the exit. Rumor began to spread amongst the confused crowd that there were other "attacks" going on around the city. What at first seemed like an isolated incident was confirmed to be an attack on the city of London. As I stood shaking at the thought of how close I came to boarding that train and if it were not for the coffee in my hand, in all probability I wouldn't be alive to write this e-mail. I searched around the world to find my missing daughter and through one miracle (Pierce Brosnan) I was able to find her and now through another one (a Latte' from Starbucks) I will be allowed to see her for another day!!

Text messages began to fill my cell phone from those who knew I was to be boarding the train at that time. Each text reminded me of how fragile life can be and how quickly it can be taken away. I will never forget the fear that I saw in the eyes of not just the people rushing to safety, but the heroism that merged from the people of London. They rose to the challenge and did so in a calm manner that made those of us around search within ourselves for the courage to do whatever we could to assist. No longer was the coffee on my jacket or missing an all-important interview a concern as I searched for those I knew to be in the city as well, making sure they were safe.

Though I am American, I can say that I was very proud of how our brothers and sisters across the Atlantic handle such a horrific situation. The way everyone was concerned about one another reminded me of how we as Americans bonded during 911. To be in the middle of such a disaster and to witness the highs and the lows of its effect is very hard to put into words. The tears that flowed from my face then and do so now at just the thought of what occurred 24 hrs ago says it all.

--Josef Cannon, Marina Del Rey, Calif.

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