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‘Worst person in the world’
BY RYAN HUGGETT
STATESMAN GUEST CONTRIBUTOR
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On March 26, CNN.com ran a headline that read, “Developer sues to recover 9/11 costs.” That developer is Larry A. Silverstein, the owner of the lease for the World Trade Center buildings. The companies that he is suing include American Airlines, United Airlines, Boeing and Massport.
Massport is the company that manages Logan International Airport in Boston, where the planes that hit the World Trade Center took off from. He is suing these companies due to their involvement in the destruction of his property. Silverstein has already recovered $4.6 billion in insurance payments and is seeking $12.3 billion in this suit, according to Katherine Mackey at CNN.com.
My question is: How is this justice? Out of one of the most devastating events in American history, how did we manage to make one of the richest men in the world even richer, while at the same time the support systems in the biggest city in the country were crippled?
We now know that it was not safe for emergency crews to work at ground zero in the hours and days following the attacks. These people, who risked their lives, are still feeling the consequences of breathing toxic air and will never receive just compensation. Where is the justice for these people? Where is the justice for the families of the deceased? Apparently justice for these people takes a backseat to the lost profits of an American billionaire. Larry A. Silverstein: worst person in the world.
