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Old 04-25-2010, 03:03 PM  
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Originally Posted by hypedough View Post
Why would you destroy something and then legally have to rebuild it for more money than you got from insurers?
Asbestos.

The WTC had been operating under a waiver to delay the
removal of asbestos which was all throughout the buildings.
Estimated cost of removal was in the billions.
Silversteen took over the WTC for $370 million.
A "fraction" of it's "supposed value".

The building was old and using too much power.
Tenants in the WTC were getting smaller and smaller because better buildings
were available.

Not saying he destroyed it; just stating a motive for such a thing.
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