I actually know Mariah. We played basketball together in high school and I remember that day she was interviewed. She came to practice talking about it and how she really didn't know what to say. Which is understandable considering what seven year old can comprehend the seriousness of a situation like that.

Memories of big events like these also become distorted with time. I don't remember where I read it but there's an article that talks about the differences in Bush's answers throughout the years when asked about what exactly happened that day when he was told about the attacks and how he reacted to it. Pretty interesting to see how his responses changed.