Fox News report on 'pulling' Building 7

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Is this recent claim from Fox News's Scott Shapiro about WTC owner Larry Silverstein's call to insurers on 9/11 credible? - it does not add up:

"Governor Jesse Ventura and many 9/11 “Truthers” allege that government explosives caused the afternoon collapse of Building 7. This is false. I know this because I remember watching all 47 stories of Building 7 suddenly and silently crumble before my eyes.

Shortly before the building collapsed, several NYPD officers and Con-Edison workers told me that Larry Silverstein, the property developer of One World Financial Center was on the phone with his insurance carrier to see if they would authorize the controlled demolition of the building – since its foundation was already unstable and expected to fall.

A controlled demolition would have minimized the damage caused by the building’s imminent collapse and potentially save lives. Many law enforcement personnel, firefighters and other journalists were aware of this possible option. There was no secret. There was no conspiracy."

Now readers, please remember that 'Lucky' Larry Silverstein only acquired WTC six months previously from the New York Port Authority. Before then it had been a publicly owned building. He had taken out an insurance policy in July 2001 for the World Trade Centre, which included a clause that would reimburse the leaseholders for the whole value of the WTC site in the event of a terrorist attack. Silverstein and Company only paid $124 million for the lease but the insurance payout was for the whole value of the site. Coincidentally, it was destroyed on September 11 and he collected a cool $4.5 billion. WTC7 was worth $500 million alone! He was even repaid the initial $124 million.

But if he was speaking to his insurer on 911 about demolition, it means the building must already have been rigged for demolition. Demolitions take at least a week or two to prepare.

Shapiro's refutation of Jesse Ventura actually raises as many questions as his claim to know that there was no conspiracy answers.
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