SoxFan: that building housed a number of sensitive documents. The whole WTC was deemed expendable. Silverstein acquired the lease, in all likelihood, because he was chosen through his high connections with the Israeli government and maybe even Mossad. He was a willing player and got his easy cut.
The shock and awe effect had already occurred and essentially no one was paying attention, at the time.
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