The Truth About the World Trade Center Feb 8. 2013 | Comments (0)
Seven years ago, when Ground Zero was just a hole in the ground and the world seemed convinced that nothing good would ever be built there, the author began the epic story of the rebuilding of downtown New York. Now, as the "Freedom Tower" reaches its full height, the inside story of boondoggles, self-dealing, common corruption, and why it's all taken so long<br>.Ironworker Mike O'Reilly setting a steel column on the northeast corner of the 102nd floor, with the Empire State Building in the background.<br><br>On this September 11th, 2012, for the first time, no public official will speak at the ceremony at Ground Zero. This may be due to last year's tenth-anniversary event, when the crowd offered George W. Bush a brief yet rousing huzzah and gave Barack Obama the silent treatment. It may be that like the Oscars, the 9/11 commemoration tends to run long, what with the reading of nearly three thousand victims' names, and stilling the pols will...