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The report a while back in the NY Times on the secret CIA station located in 7 World Trade Center, claimed its primary role was to surveil UN members and staff. And its cover was the Secret Service office in the building (which also housed NYC's Emergency Operations). [...]

Now whether bin Laden, or whoever planned the attack, knew of this, or suspected it, could enrich the speculation about why the towers were targeted.

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But don't expect any findings to be made public is this is the case, for that might require delving into which operations in the Center invited retaliation by those who had been attacked by them.

John: Remember to apply Occam's razor occasionally. The WTC towers were one of the best known landmarks around the world, were filled with people, stood well clear of the surrounding buildings, and symbolized the globalization/ Americanization of the world UBL hates. The WTC towers were (from UBLs presumed viewpoint) about the best US targets he could have picked, simply from a PR, ideology, and practicality standpoint. The presence of a CIA office in a neighbouring building was not required to make the WTC towers target #1. I used to work at 101 Barclay Street, across the street from WTC #7. I watched it going up from my office window. I hated the building - it blocked my view south. 101 Barclay seems to have survived with little damage, possibly because WTC7 shielded it from the falling debris of #1 & #2, and later #7 fell almost staight down. Peter Trei ============================================================================ ================ This e-mail, its content and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the addressee(s) and are PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL. Access by any other party is unauthorized without the express prior written permission of the sender. If you have received this e-mail in error you may not copy, disclose to any third party or use the contents, attachments or information in any way, Please delete all copies of the e-mail and the attachment(s), if any and notify the sender. Thank You. ============================================================================ ================