Reply #130: Explosives after 1993

[MindMatter]

There seem to be two theories: the 1993 planting and the Aug-Sep, 2001 planting.

Regarding the 1993 planting theory, that makes some sense. Officials could have been spooked by the narrow escape they encountered with the basement bombing. They may have concluded that an uncontrolled collapsed of the towers would have been horrendous -- even more catastrophic than the demolition that did occur on 9-11.

The down side of that theory is that there would be a certain danger in having the buildings pre-wired for explosion. On the other hand, this scenario certainly would explain why Silverstein seemed so casual when he made the comment that they decided to pull the building. If the buildings had been so wired since 1993, who would have known? Would Silverstein have known this? I guess the owner is entitled to know it.

The 2001 planting theory seems a lot more consistent with the idea of a greedy new owner looking for a way to make 7 billion bucks in a hurry, but logistically that seems a real tough nut.

If the 1993 theory is correct, it seems like the government would be motivated to come out with it because it would seem to exonerate them from charges of complicity with the terrorists. Their story could be, simply, "We made the decision to demolish the buildings. We regret the loss of life this caused, but had we allowed the buildings to collapse on their own, there would have been much greater loss of life."

This administration is so secretive -- well beyond the point of paranoia -- that they could never make such a disclosure. It is exactly the case of the plane that was evidently shot down in PA, yet the administration persists in telling the fairy tail of the heroic passengers who valiantly battled the terrorists until the bitter end.

But they have a point. A lot of Americans wouldn't really be too comfortable with the idea that the buildings they work in might be wired to implode at the touch of a button. Of course MANY MORE Americans would be horrified to learn that our government has been lying about this for 4 solid years.