OpEdNews - Page 5 of Article: Hardballer Matthews Goes Soft in the Head Over Giuliani's Gold Digging

MATTHEWS: Well, explain that, because I can't figure that connection out. What is the connection?

SCHAITBERGER: Well, the connection is that he was in full recovery mode as they continued to sift and look for those assets, in addition to the dignified recovery that our members...

MATTHEWS: Oh, I see.

SCHAITBERGER: ... were looking for those that were lost.

MATTHEWS: Because there's so much money out, gold out there, they didn't want to take the time to go through the remains carefully anymore. They wanted to go look and make sure they got all the gold.

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SCHAITBERGER: When they retrieved the assets-I can tell you what the facts are.

The facts are that, on October 31, the Brink's armored trucks loaded the gold out of that site. And the next day is when the mayor issued the order to move the firefighters off the pile and discontinue with the recovery mode and go to full excavation.

MATTHEWS: Because he thought there was more money out there somewhere; there's more gold?

SCHAITBERGER: No, because he wanted to get the site cleaned up on his watch, because he was getting pressure from Lower Manhattan businesses to get more normalcy and order.

MATTHEWS: Oh. Oh. You are saying he only kept the search going long enough to get the gold?

SCHAITBERGER: There was no question about it.

MATTHEWS: Well...

SCHAITBERGER: That's exactly what I'm saying.

MATTHEWS: Well, that's is the implication.

SCHAITBERGER: No, well, that is what I'm saying. I am very clearly saying that-you know, early on in that incident, he said we would continue with the dignified recovery of all those lost, right down to the last brick.

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