So I was thinking the other day about all the monetary gains people have made thanks to 9/11.

Lets make a small list shall we?

1. $4.577 billion to Larry Silverstein for insurance payout from WTC.^wiki
2. ~$750 million to the person in possession of the missing gold/silver bars kept under the WTC.^{1 2}
3. $15.7 million to investors who put “put options” on stocks of companies who’s share prices declined.^{1 2 3}
4. $X to Investors of the Carlyle Group (Including the Bush Family) in response to increased business ventures thanks to the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.^wiki
5. $X to Investors of Halliburton (including Dick Cheney) in response to increased business ventures thanks to the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.^wiki
6. $341 million (net) to Blackwater for business opportunities in the Iraq War.^wiki

Plus you have to remember most of the contracts to the companies mentioned are no-bid contracts meaning the company names a price and the Pentagon pays it.

Smells very greedy, and very fishy to me.

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