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Originally Posted by StrongIsland
I don't really think the terrorists will go after the site anymore.
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I think it's safe to say it's a good thing you're not in charge of rebuilding.
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Originally Posted by NewYorker2009
I do agree with NYGuy, it will always be a target no matter how we look at it. However, we can't let fear rule our lives.
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They are rebuilding, and moving workers back onto the site. That alone says fear won't rule. However, that doesn't mean we have to be stupid either. It would be more of a target now than it was prior to 9/11, simply for just that fact - it is a rebuilding and triumph over those attacks. So that's why all of the money was put into this building with the extra security features and built in safeguards. Also, there are a lot of security measures that will be included that we won't know about (they aren't saying).
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Originally Posted by StrongIsland
They were symbols that they wanted to destroy as well as killing as many Americans as they can while hurting our economy.
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Also keep in mind that the word "terrorism" comes from "terror". All they need do to be successful is to instill
fear. This building will be a symbol around the world, a testament to the rebuilding of the skyline (however awkward it is).
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Originally Posted by ArtDecoRevival
They'd probably go after a softer target like ESB, Chrysler or the Statue of Liberty next time (if there is a next time). This thing is like a fortress. It would be extremely hard to destroy.
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See above, terrorist don't really need to destroy anything. It's the fear factor. There are so many other potential targets that could suffer more damage, but none as symbolic as the WTC. We should never let our guard down anywhere, but especially here. That's not to say the entire complex need be the "police state" the NYPD seems to have planned.
But look at it this way. It's been 13 years since the 9/11 attacks, and yet we still have to go through the hassle of screenings at the airports. There hasn't been another attack on a skyscraper with an airplane since then, so does that mean they should cancel all of those checks? Of course not.
When the workers are moving in later this year, and early next year, and the streets are buzzing with people living their lives, laughing, enjoying life in general, we will already have won. But our guard should never be let down again. We would only have ourselves to blame for that.
http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Iri...ro-VIDEO-.html
Irish American World Trade Center jumper could become a folk hero
Kate Hickey
March 28,2014
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James Brady, a skilled iron worker, may become a cult hero after his daredevil feat of BASE jumping from the top of 1 World Trade Center (WTC), the skyscraper he helped to build.
Brady (32), along with Andrew Rossig (33), Marco Markovich (27), and the lookout, Kyle Hartwell (29), jumped from the building attached to parachutes on September 30 . The former WTC iron worker wore a camera on his helmet providing the world with the amazing video (below) of his descent from 1,776 feet. He lands on West Street before running for cover and bustling up his chute.
Their jump, which was reported by a security guard in the Goldman Sachs building closeby, sparked fears of a terrorist attack. Police had been investigating since.
Irish American Brady, from Kings Park, Long Island, comes from a long line of ironworkers. He has worked for DCM Erectors, but completed his work after Thanksgiving 2013. He is a member of the ironworkers Local 40 union.
Brady was among the ironworkers who put the beam, signed by President Obama and the First Lady, on the 104th floor. Known for this climbing ability, Brady was among the team of ironworkers who completed the spire atop the WTC, now the tallest building in New York City.
Days after their jump Brady had helped TIME magazine to take a 360-degree image from the building's spire. They took a stunning photos of the imposing ironworker and spoke to him about his work.
Clearly in awe of the structure he had help to build, he told TIME “Whenever I see it, I’m like, ‘F—in’ A, man, the thing’s f—in’ huge!’...And we were up there.”
What is amazing about their act is that they did not do it for public notoriety, in this world of social media and YouTube, they simply did it for the sport, albeit reckless.
Rossig said, “We were not ever looking to go public with this.” And added, “We knew what we were getting into when we did it.”
Their video posted by the NYC Freedom Tower B.A.S.E. Jump, on their YouTube channel, has already racked up almost 3 million views.
Their actions are already being compared to those of Philippe Petit, who was made famous recently through the award-winning documentary “Man on Wire.” In 1974, Petit and his cohorts broken into the site and he walked a high-wire between the Twin Towers.
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