Subj: UNDER the WTC
Date: 11/4/01 5:09:49 AM Pacific Standard Time



From this morning's NYTimes (sorry, no link). No info yet at AP or Reuters.

November 4, 2001

THE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

Secret C.I.A. Site in New York Was Destroyed on Sept. 11

By JAMES RISEN

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 — The Central Intelligence Agency's clandestine New York station was destroyed in the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center, seriously disrupting United States intelligence operations while bringing the war on terrorism dangerously close to home for America's spy agency, government officials say.

The C.I.A.'s undercover New York station was in the 47-story building at 7 World Trade Center, one of the smaller office towers destroyed in the aftermath of the collapse of the twin towers that morning. All of the agency's employees at the site were safely evacuated soon after the hijacked planes hit the twin towers, the officials said.

 

Article on Rense this week hinted at the stuff UNDER the WTC

http://www.rense.com/general16/inside.htm

 

Failed Daring Effort To Steal
WTC Gold From Vaults
Said 'Inside Job'

The Telegraph - London

11-2-1

A daring plot to steal bullion from vaults beneath the collapsed World Trade Centre has been revealed by police as workers removed gold and silver valued at $452 million.
Scorch marks around the basement door to the vaults suggested thieves had tried to break in to steal the precious metals, belonging to the Bank of Nova Scotia.
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The bullion was not the only valuable hoard buried beneath the twin towers. There were also caches of drugs seized by federal agents, boxes of FBI evidence - and thousands of Godiva chocolates.
 
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Earlier during the rescue and recovery effort, the Drug Enforcement Agency spirited away millions of dollars worth of seized drugs which they stored there.

The Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, however, said it is yet to recover two evidence vaults, including an armoury of illegally held guns, which may affect scores of criminal cases.

Original Telegraph story at:
 
http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2001/11/02/wnyc02.xml