Re: [Marxism] Marxism and Conspiracy

[Les Schaffer <schaffer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Louis Proyect wrote:
> Andrew,  I interpret this simply as Silverstein saying that the
> building could not be salvaged and that the fireman should retreat
> unless "pull" means "blow up" for you. Frankly, this is what this WTC
> 7 conspiracy stuff boils down to. No evidence of explosives but a
> tortured exegesis of words. 


ShadowXIX: "Pull It" to many firefighters, especially to those oldtimers
like me that served long before portable radios became popular and
affordable, can also mean to cease all interior operations. Years ago,
before SCBAs, mask cans made interior operations possible, but when
those inside operations had to be abandoned in favor of an exterior
attack the commaders would order the men on the outside to pull - and
pull hard - on the interior hose line. This was a signal (as were long
air horn blasts and whistles) to get out asap. Pulling on that interior
line to signal the interior crews to stop and get out asap led to the
term "Pull It" and it is still used by many today; that tactic is still
in use also, especially when very heavy radio traffic prevents
communication with interior crews.

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