As we approach this election season we are inundated once again with propaganda designed to make American’s fearful once again with regard to the so called “War on Terror” by the Republicans, who it seems have nothing else to tout as a success, but is it? We are seeing a great deal of rewriting of history right now and this movie seems to be particularly odious in it’s framing and intent. See the link at the bottom which takes you to a letter on the Act for Change website, to be sent to the President of ABC asking them not to show this film.
Anyone remember the “Swift Boat” movie, coming out right before the election in 2004 regarding John Kerry? Do we want this to happen again…..We need to take back this country from those who are doing it more harm than the ‘terrorists’ ever could.
ABC: Tell the Truth About 9/11
On September 10th and 11th, ABC — which is owned by Disney — is planning to air a “docu-drama” called “Path to 9/11,” which is being billed as “an objective telling of the events of 9/11.” In fact, the film was written by an unabashed conservative who twists the facts to blame President Clinton.In fact, the list of counterterrorism initiatives undertaken by the Clinton administration is lengthy and comprehensive. Regrettably, the record shows that most of these efforts were watered down or abandoned by the Bush administration when they came into office. History will also record that President Bush was the one who received — and while on vacation, chose to ignore — a Presidential Daily Briefing on August 6, 2001 entitled “Bin Laden Determined to Strike in US.”
ABC’s new six-hour film was apparently screened in advance only to conservative bloggers and journalists — and received extensive praise from none other than Rush Limbaugh. ABC is advertising the film as being “based on the 9/11 Commission report” — yet also admits that it’s a “docu-drama,” in which writers and producers are free to invent and distort facts. Former counterterrorism czar Richard Clarke has already completely refuted one of the key scenes of the movie.
It’s simply stunning to think that as this fall’s election approaches, a major television network would devote six hours of prime-time programming to air such a slanted and inaccurate program. There is simply no way that a conservative writer, with an anti-Clinton axe to grind, should be allowed to use public airwaves to broadcast a gross distortion of the truth — especially on the anniversary of the worst day in our history.
Call to action:
Send a message to ABC asking them to cancel the show.
Update [2006-9-6 14:28:25 by diane101]: fOR A DIFFERENT APPROACH, Kahli posted this link
to ask ABC to post disclaimers with the showing of docudrama.
