[jmacusa]

You mean to tell me that after the 40th. floor and no more fire proofing building inspectors in NYC allowed construction to continue?

[Zhang Fei]

[You mean to tell me that after the 40th. floor and no more fire proofing building inspectors in NYC allowed construction to continue?]

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The Port Authority of NY & NJ, which built and owned the World Trade Center, is like a state within a state - raw power without accountability. They get all kinds of special dispensations. All of these claims about whether it would have made a difference are debatable, of course, but you gotta wonder.