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I generally don't pay much attention to conspiracy theories but with regards to WTC 7 I feel there was something missing, a common video I see cited for this is

I generally don't pay much attention to conspiracy theories but with regards to WTC 7 I feel there was something missing, a common video I see cited for this is this one [0], where Larry Silverstein, owner of the trade centers, says the fire department 'pulled' the building down because they determined that would be safer than letting it collapse of its own volition. [0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZlmHvd_RZU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZlmHvd_RZU

oofabz 5y ago
>I remember getting a call from the fire department commander telling me that they were not sure they are going to be able to contain the fire. "I said, "you know, 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 then we watched the building collapse. It sounds to me like Silverstein and the NYFD were talking about pulling firefighters out of WTC7. Once the fire department realized saving the building was a lost cause, there was no reason for firefighters to remain inside and risk their lives further. I don't hear anything in the video about "pulling" the building down.
- danielschonfeld 5y ago
  If you're going to quote Silverstein and give him the benefit of the doubt, then at least quote the full quote. The end of your quote is "... and then we watched the building collapse..." leading you to understand that he's referring to a cause and effect. As in, they decided to pull and then the building collapsed. This means one of two things: 1) They pulled as in the context of some kind of an act of a pre determined demolition of the building 2) Something closer to what you're referring to, but with the foresight that the building WILL collapse and actually did as they have expected it to by their decision to pull the men (and women) and equipment. To which of course the first question is, why then? why at 5pm and not any of the hours before Larry made that decision. It only took about 40 or so minutes for the big buildings to fail. Option (2) is equally problematic as option (1) in the context of 9/11. Given that the claim is that all 3 buildings (all the WTC complex really) has suffered an equal progressive fate made by 2 projectiles hitting WTC 1&2.

oofabz 5y ago

>I remember getting a call from the fire department commander telling me that they were not sure they are going to be able to contain the fire. "I said, "you know, 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 then we watched the building collapse. It sounds to me like Silverstein and the NYFD were talking about pulling firefighters out of WTC7. Once the fire department realized saving the building was a lost cause, there was no reason for firefighters to remain inside and risk their lives further. I don't hear anything in the video about "pulling" the building down.

danielschonfeld 5y ago
If you're going to quote Silverstein and give him the benefit of the doubt, then at least quote the full quote. The end of your quote is "... and then we watched the building collapse..." leading you to understand that he's referring to a cause and effect. As in, they decided to pull and then the building collapsed. This means one of two things: 1) They pulled as in the context of some kind of an act of a pre determined demolition of the building 2) Something closer to what you're referring to, but with the foresight that the building WILL collapse and actually did as they have expected it to by their decision to pull the men (and women) and equipment. To which of course the first question is, why then? why at 5pm and not any of the hours before Larry made that decision. It only took about 40 or so minutes for the big buildings to fail. Option (2) is equally problematic as option (1) in the context of 9/11. Given that the claim is that all 3 buildings (all the WTC complex really) has suffered an equal progressive fate made by 2 projectiles hitting WTC 1&2.