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September 11 Commission Report - Gnostic Liberation Front

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Finally, with respect to the Bank of New York operations and the level of disruption<br />

experienced on <strong>September</strong> <strong>11</strong> th , an important element needs to be highlighted.<br />

Disruptions to the financial system were attributed to the loss of the communications hub<br />

in downtown Manhattan. The hub was decimated when the WTC collapsed onto it.<br />

However, the BoNY Funding Transfer operations, which reportedly could not<br />

communicate with the Fed, were located in Utica, New York, and had none of its<br />

communication abilities impaired. Moreover, the four BoNY back-up datacenters were<br />

all located within 46 miles of Manhattan, and could and did deliver data on tape regularly<br />

to the Fed via courier.<br />

In a reported setting of half truths and speculation made to appear as facts, review of the<br />

reports of the financial aftermath of <strong>September</strong> <strong>11</strong> th suggest:<br />

• The disruptions to the U.S. financial system were not as widespread as the reports<br />

from the Federal Reserve would have the public believe, but that the public had to<br />

be made to perceive a widespread need for declaring a national financial<br />

THE SEPTEMBER <strong>11</strong> COMMISSION REPORT Page 372

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