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7. Oh, it wasn't 40 floors of one tower. I did get that wrong!

Sun Oct 20, 2013, 04:54 PM

Oct 2013

It was only 38 floors of one tower.

http://www.debunking911.com/fireshtml

Silverstein first tried to buy $1.5 billion in coverage.

http://www.forbes.com/2003/09/11/cx_da_0911silverstein.html

Link to a collection of stories with substantial quotes about asbestos and how Silverstein came to acquire the lease:

http://www.911myths.com/html/losing_money_at_the_wtc_.html

The towers were not a white elephant because of asbestos. Silverstein only got the lease after the first bid fell apart.

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"The Unspoken Truth on 9/11" Documentary... Please see comments below. [View all] truth2power Oct 2013 OP

New office building, WTC One, is already completed... truth2power Oct 2013 #2

Ah yes, I forgot about that building. arcane1 Oct 2013 #3

"ongoing difficulty in maintaining full occupancy" Bolo Boffin Oct 2013 #4

Oh, it wasn't 40 floors of one tower. I did get that wrong! Bolo Boffin Oct 2013 #7