SOME DETAILED BACKGROUND TO WTC BUILDING COLLAPSES
To: Daniel Soller, New York Representative, Swiss Reinsurance.
From: R. Leland Lehrman, independent investigator.
Re: World Trade Center Insurance Case.
Thank you for taking my call the other day. I hope you will be able to
use this document in time to influence the outcome of the current
trial, or at least the subsequent one. It is my contention that after
all is said and done, Silverstein Properties may owe Swiss Re for all
attorney fees and insurance payouts already disbursed, plus possible
damages.
Let's start with the facts and then add context as we go along.
1. Silverstein's Role in the collapse of Building 7
Building 7 of the World Trade Center complex collapsed on September 11,
2001 without being hit by an airplane or other debris. FEMA was unable
to conclusively state why it collapsed. But then, in September of 2002,
owner/builder Larry Silverstein discussed the collapse of Building 7 in
a PBS Documentary called America Rebuilds. This is what he had to say:
"I remember getting a call from the, er, fire department commander,
telling me that they were not sure they were gonna be able to contain
the fire, and I said, "We've had such terrible loss of life, maybe the
smartest thing to do is pull it." And they made that decision to pull
and we watched the building collapse."
You can listen to that clip for yourself by downloading it here:
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Watch Larry Silverstein say it here:
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If there was any doubt about what "pull it" means, it is put to rest by another quote in the same video:
"... we're getting ready to pull building six." Listen to that quote here:
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Watch the video here:
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Additional information on the Building 7 collapse:
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I cannot see how Larry Silverstein's comment does not impact
significantly on the investigation into the collapse of the North and
South Tower. Someone needs to ask Silverstein some tough questions
under oath about what he meant in that statement and how it was
possible to demolish Building 7 on September 11th without placing
charges in the building prior to the event. The controlled demolition
theory of the collapse of WTC North and South Tower is also the only
one that deals with the fact that jet fuel cannot burn hot enough to
melt steel, nor could it melt the steel in such a fashion as to
engender a controlled implosion. The beams all have to melt at the same
time:
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2. Security Lapse and "Power Down" at WTC on September 8th
A crucial piece of evidence that I have been waiting for in order to
cement this case together just came in today. Take a look at the
following letter from Scott Forbes of Fiduciary Trust:
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"From: "Scott Forbes"
Subject: Official Verison of 9/11 - new info
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 12:35:12 +0000
To John Kaminski,
I was pleased to read your article "The Official Version of 9/11 is a
Hoax" ... Please note some other facts. My name is Scott Forbes and I
still work for Fiduciary Trust. In 2001 we occupied floors 90 and 94-97
of the South Tower and lost 87 employees plus many contractors.
On the weekend of 9/8,9/9 there was a 'power down' condition in WTC
tower 2, the south tower. This power down condition meant there was no
electrical supply for approx 36hrs from floor 50 up. I am aware of this
situation since I work in IT and had to work with many others that
weekend to ensure that all systems were cleanly shutdown beforehand ...
and then brough back up afterwards. The reason given by the WTC for the
power down was that cabling in the tower was being upgraded ... Of
course without power there were no security cameras, no security locks
on doors and many, many 'engineers' coming in and out of the tower. I
was at home on the morning of 9/11 on the shore of Jersey City, right
opposite the Towers, and watching events unfold I was convinced
immediately that something was happening related to the weekend work ...
I have mailed this information to many people and bodies, including the
9/11 Commission but no-one seems to be taking and registering these
facts. What's to hide? Can you help publicise them?"
WingTV provides additional details:
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"Forbes, who was hired by Fiduciary in 1999 and is now stationed at a
U.K. branch office, was working on the weekend of September 8-9, 2001,
and said that his company was given three weeks advance notice that New
York’s Port Authority would take out power in the South Tower from
the 48th floor up. The reason: the Port Authority was performing a
cabling upgrade to increase the WTC’s computer bandwidth.
Forbes stated that Fiduciary Trust was one of the WTC’s first
occupants after it was erected, and that a "power-down" had never been
initiated prior to this occasion."
Why has there been no investigation on the part of the 9/11 Commission?
Is there nothing suspicious or extraordinary about that event that
should be examined? Would Swiss Re's case not plausibly benefit from
further investigation? Surely Silverstein must have known about this
massive security situation in the buildings he leased. What can he tell
us under oath about the "Power-Down" event? Are there any other
witnesses who would have corroborating testimony describing suspicious
activity the weekend prior to the disaster? Is this not standard
investigative procedure?
3. Anomalous Video Evidence of South Tower Crash
Recent video analysis of the crash into the South Tower has provided us
with ample evidence to suspect something more than just a crash. While
at first seemingly unbelievable, analysis of the video evidence at
www.letsroll911.org
leaves little doubt that the airplane that hit the South Tower was not
an ordinary commercial flight. Take a look at the video evidence for
yourself, as words are no match for the video on this one. What does it
mean to the insurance case if the entire government story regarding the
method, motive and personnel involved in the 9/11 hijacking is grossly
incorrect or incomplete?
4. Silverstein's aloof and calculating behavior post-9/11
Swiss
Re's press statements about Silverstein are particularly revealing..
Take a look at this statement by Barry Ostrager on February 4, 2003:
"The transaction was actually structured in a manner that would have
allowed Silverstein to simply default and walk away from the lease in
the event of a catastrophic loss, which is why, at the time he
purchased the coverage, Silverstein wasn't that concerned about the
amount of insurance.
The terms of the lease include a clause that if the WTC were totally
destroyed and Silverstein and the other insured parties elected not to
rebuild, they are entitled to cash out the insurance proceeds and walk
away from the deal. After repaying the lenders the principal of their
loans, and paying the Port Authority USD 1.5 billion, Silverstein and
his investors arguably could claim the balance of more than USD 1
billion. This was one scenario Silverstein had contemplated when his PR
counsel, Howard Rubenstein, proposed a public relations strategy
labeling the World Trade Center site "hallowed ground," on which
nothing would be rebuilt. "
On the day after the disaster, instead of recuperating from shock,
Silverstein was exploring his financial options with his PR agent,
Howard Rubenstein:
"As memorialized in a typed memo dated September 12, 2001, Silverstein,
with the help of Rubenstein, had been considering either rebuilding in
partnership with a government subsidy, or not rebuilding and pocketing
a large insurance recovery. They cynically considered two options, each
designed to advance Silverstein's financial interest:
-- "The WTC will be rebuilt in partnership with the people of America.
'The WTC is no longer a real estate site that belongs to a corporation
- it belongs to the people of this nation. As a result a national
crusade will be undertaken that allows us to rebuild this symbol of
American pride and determination where the people of this nation are
equal partners in this effort."
-- "The WTC will not be rebuilt. 'It is inconceivable that we could
rebuild a place of commerce on land that has become drenched with the
blood of American patriots. It needs to be consecrated much the way
Gettysburg and the Arizona are now."
The influence of Silverstein's public relations counsel in his legal
strategy continued later, without regard to the actual facts. This
involvement is evidenced by a comment referencing Rubenstein's
recommendation that Silverstein seek his confected, post-loss two
occurrence strategy: "Howard: FYI, they took your advice [to seek two
occurrences]."
Does this sound like the attitude of someone recovering from shock as his most-prized investment just turned to dust?
5. Surreptitious Switch to the Traveler's Form
Even Silverstein's case that he switched to the Travelers form right
before the attack looks suspicious. It looks to me like someone knew
what was coming and wanted to move the insurance companies onto a form
that would increase their liability without making too much of a fuss
about it and raising eyebrows. Look closely at the details of the
supposed "change" in the governing form and you will see all the
hallmarks of a covert operation: surreptitious, oblique and
non-specific communications designed to accomplish an objective without
setting off alarm bells.
6. Relevant Background Information - Who is Larry Silverstein?
It is necessary to understand who Larry Silverstein is and the circles
in which he operates in order to understand how it is possible that he
might have had prior knowledge.
It is also necessary to understand that there are other suspects in the
9/11 case besides al Qaeda, among whom the Mossad, Israel's spy and
covert operations agency figures prominently.
Modus Operandi for the Mossad is to frame Arabs for terrorist actions
that they perpetrate. The article WTC Stranger than Fiction linked
below gives examples. The Washington Times ran a story on September 10,
2001 about a 68-page study issued by the U.S. Army School for Advanced
Military Studies (SAMS). The study, issued by the elite Army
officer’s school, detailed the dangers of a possible U.S. Army
occupational force in the Mideast. Here is the article's comment about
the study's view of the Israeli Mossad:
Of the Mossad, the Israeli intelligence service, the SAMS officers say:
"Wildcard. Ruthless and cunning. Has capability to target U.S. forces
and make it look like a Palestinian/Arab act."
"By way of deception, thou shalt make war" is the motto for Mossad.
And Mossad was subsequently busted creating a phony al-Qaeda in Palestine:
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Let's start with the evidence that the Mossad is somehow involved with
9/11.. For that, we shall turn to the giants in the field:
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For a guided tour, WTC Stranger than Fiction is the best
introduction. To get straight into the heart of the matter, start at
the section marked The Dancing Israelis:
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Perhaps the most important and official evidence is the US DEA/FBI report on the massive Israeli Spy Ring:
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Now let's look at the evidence that links Silverstein and Israel. For
that we must first discuss the concept of the "sayanim", or helpers.
The Mossad use dedicated Zionist Jews as assistants in its overseas
covert operations. Former Mossad operator Victor Ostrovsky in his book
By Way of Deception describes the sayanim thus:br>
"There are thousands of sayanim around the world. In London alone,
there are about 2,000 who are active, and another 5,000 on the list.
They fulfill many? different roles. A car sayan, for example, running a
rental agency, could help the Mossad rent a car without having to
complete the usual documentation. An apartment sayan would find
accommodation without raising suspicions, a bank sayan could get you
money if you needed it in the middle of the night, a doctor sayan would
treat a bullet wound without reporting it to the police, and so on.
The
idea is to have a pool of people available when needed who can provide
services but will keep quiet about them out of loyalty to the cause.
They are paid only costs. Often the loyalty of sayanim is abused by
katsas who take advantage of the available help for their own personal
use. There is no way for the sayan to check this."
I would
suggest that it is plausible that Larry Silverstein is a high-level
sayan. Take a look at these articles for details on his business,
social and political circles:
1. Larry Silverstein's relationship with Lewis Eisenberg of the Port Authority et al.
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Dafna Barak of the Israeli Free Trade Zones Council says:"...A man like
Larry Silverstein...contributes millions of dollars every year to
Israel."A Jerusalem Post article detailing Silverstein's work in Israel
as well as his close relationship with Ariel Sharon and the Likud Party
is here:
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some more links to Israeli officials from Ha'aretz, including the
following quote:"...he himself was saved only because a meeting he had
scheduled that morning with officials of the Port Authority on the 88th
floor of 1 World Trade Center (the south tower) was canceled at the
last minute."
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got some bigtime Israeli "close friends" calling him too:
"Shortly after the events of September 11, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
called Larry Silverstein, a Jewish real estate magnate in New York, the
owner of the World Trade Center's 110-story Twin Towers and a close
friend, to ask how he was. Since then they have spoken a few more
times. Two former prime ministers - Benjamin Netanyahu, who this week
called Silverstein a "friend," and Ehud Barak, whom Silverstein in the
past offered a job as his representative in Israel - also called soon
after the disaster. Yaakov Terner, the mayor of Be'er Sheva, sent a
letter of condolence."
Pretty lucky guy, no? You'd think he would have been devastated, but
no, he's cooking up some nice insurance strategies by the next day with
Howard Rubenstein, his PR guy, who just happens to also be the pro bono
PR agent for THE STATE OF ISRAEL:
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Furthermore, it turns out Silverstein was actually a very close friend of Netanyahu:
"The two have been on friendly terms since Netanyahu's stint as
Israel's ambassador to the United Nations. For years they kept in close
touch. Every Sunday afternoon, New York time, Netanyahu would call
Silverstein. It made no difference what the subject was or where
Netanyahu was, he would always call, Silverstein told an Israeli
acquaintance. Their ties continued after Netanyahu became prime
minister. They met several times and Netanyahu promised to give the
project (Free Processing Zone in Israel) his support."
Conclusion:
The world is full of gangsters of all nationalities. It takes some time
to break through the nationalist and religious ideological positions in
order to discover the secret trans-national and trans-ideological bonds
between high and low-level criminals. It is difficult to determine
whether the Saudis/Pakistanis or the Israelis were more closely
involved in the planning and execution of the attacks on September
11th, but my research suggests that there are criminal elements at high
levels in all of the above, as well as the US, UK and other involved
nations.
Larry Silverstein may not have had much advance notice about the
September attacks. It appears, based on the cancelled meeting with the
Port Authority, that he would have had only a couple of hours, if that.
Certainly it is plausible that his friends in Israel, having either
followed or created the "al Qaeda" hijacker team through the Mossad
would have tipped him off at the end without compromising operational
security. It appears they have also given him the green light through
Rubenstein to fleece Swiss Re and the rest of the insurance companies
for the $7Billion. Hilary Clinton, Charles Schumer, George Pataki, Brad
Card brother of the White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card - they're
all on his payroll as he needs that $5 Billion in federal aid to
complete the Freedom Tower. But does he deserve it?
If he did have advance notice, then it makes the deadly announcement to
Tower occupants to return to their offices, all the more heinous.
For the record, given the shadows of doubt still lingering, let me here
ask forgiveness from those upon whom I may here have cast unwarranted
aspersions. But it is inevitable, and necessary, to examine the
evidence and the character of all involved in this disaster. May the
innocent walk free and the guilty meet justice.
It is certain that the Mossad was either following or running the al Qaeda operation:
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"The Telegraph has learnt that two senior experts with Mossad, the
Israeli military intelligence service, were sent to Washington in
August to alert the CIA and FBI to the existence of a cell of as many
of 200 terrorists said to be preparing a big operation. They had no
specific information about what was being planned but linked the plot
to Osama bin Laden and told the Americans that there were strong
grounds for suspecting Iraqi involvement," said a senior Israeli
security official."
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"Hollywood in Florida is a town of just 25,000 souls. The French
intelligence report says the leader of the Mossad cell in Florida
rented apartments "right near the apartment of Atta and al-Shehi". More
than a third of the Israeli "art students" claimed residence in
Florida. Two other Israelis connected to the art ring showed up in Fort
Lauderdale. At one time, eight of the hijackers lived just north of the
town.
Put together, the facts do appear to indicate that Israel knew that
9/11, or at least a large-scale terror attack, was about to take place
on American soil, but did nothing to warn the USA. But that's not quite
true. In August 2001, the Israelis handed over a list of terrorist
suspects - on it were the names of four of the September 11 hijackers.
Significantly, however, the warning said the terrorists were planning
an attack "outside the United States".
The Mossad is ideologically aligned with Likud. The leaders of Likud,
Netanyahu and Sharon, were tight with Silverstein. It follows that
Silverstein may have had prior knowledge. How much, we can't yet say,
but Swiss Re should definitely consider doing a thorough investigation.
Not only could Swiss Re save itself a lot of money, but it could have a
positive effect on the search for truth and justice in the case of the
World Trade Center Disaster. We could put together a team in a week
that could get to the bottom of this in a relatively short time with a
small amount of money.
I'll close with the words of Phil Jayhan of letsroll911.org:
"It can be proven that missiles were used against the world trade
center. It can further be proven that the World Trade Center was
brought down by controlled demolitions, purposely, with 3000 innocent,
helpless souls inside. With this being the case, it changes everything
for the World, for Afghanistan, for Iraq, for George Bush, and lastly
but not least, the insurance companies involved. This website will save
them billions!
It
will save United & American Airlines billions, and help everyone
recover losses already paid out. Not only was 911 pre-planned, but
those who did so, did so with the intention of using this event to
defraud insurance companies out of billions upon billions of dollars at
the same time. Thus making the insurance claims null and void. I sure
would hate to be Larry Silverstein right now, cause this doesn't look
good for him. He bought the World Trade Center some 90 days before 911
with all sorts of special and now, in hindsight, curious insurance
riders. He bought 2 Asbestos filled 'Golden Herring' Towers which would
cost more to tear down than to replace. And now, he has the gall to try
to make the insurance companies double pay for the World Trade Center.
Shameless.
But with this new development, the insurance companies can not only
stop payment on all 911 claims, but they can now start to recover their
huge losses due to fraud. What will Larry Silverstein settle for now?
Perhaps he knew nothing, one can only hope. It will be for the
investigators of the true official investigation to figure out. But as
of yet, this investigation hasn't started. The sham 911 commission is
designed to cover this up. The true investigation, in my opinion, will
only be done by those who have the most to lose. Insurance companies.
When
they see the Dog and Pony show that has been leveled against them, they
will, and should rise up in unison and say; "Nope, not a dime...Let the
insiders pay for their handiwork! With the information here at the
site, it should provide the Insurance companies with far more than
enough reason to just say 'no' to another nickel or dime payout. Let
the truth begin and let's leave the falsehoods behind...." Call
anytime,
Leland
R. Leland Lehrman
815 Camino Don Emilio
Santa Fe, NM 87507
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