Joel, the only thing I recall about Larry Silverstein was him saying to "pull it", which was obviously not an admission of controlled demolition. Does anyone really believe that Silverstein would have admitted demolishing the building by controlled demolition? And further, do people think that such a demolition could have been accomplished without months of pre-planning and strategic placement of explosives? What insurance company on this planet would have paid a claim on a building where its owner admittedly demolished the insured building?
Silverstein was referring to pulling the firefighters out since they feared a collapse.
Perhaps it's already been explored ad nauseum, but
when the insurance claim was in fact paid, does anyone think that the insurance company would have been negligent to the point where they paid a claim on a building intentionally and without cause was demolished by its owner?