The Freedom Tower

Alexander Cockburn, writing for The Nation, says Terrorism brazenly flourishes at Ground Zero in the new 7 World Trade Center building.
Hiding beneath the glass and steel of the building, Cockburn says there is a secret entity of fabulous wealth and power. He says both kingdoms and corporations “alike tremble at its shadow and make haste to pay it tribute.
“ I refer to Moody’s Investor Services, wholly owned subsidiary of Moody’s Corporation, which reported $2.03 billion in revenues in 2006.
On January 10 Moody’s, in concert with the other main bond-rating firm, Standard and Poor’s, gave the United States its top AAA credit rating. The terrorist blackmail threat came in the form of a demand by Moody’s that the US government “reform” Social Security and Medicare: “In the very long term, the rating could come under pressure if reform of Medicare and Social Security is not carried out as these two programs are the largest threats to the long-term financial health of the United States and to the government’s AAA rating,” Cockburn says.