Posted on 09/04/2006 5:07:47 PM PDT by Kaslin
"The Path to 9/11," a six-hour miniseries scheduled to air September 10 and 11 on ABC, has certain former members of the Clinton administration in a panic.
The docudrama is thoroughly sourced and exposes information that former members of the Clinton administration had previously tried to suppress: that there was a failure on the part of the administration to respond to terrorism, inaction that ended up being partly to blame for the tragic events that took place on 9/11.
"Path" is based on the 9/11 Commission Final Report and the 2003 book "The Cell: Inside the 9/11 Plot, and Why the FBI and CIA Failed to Stop It." New Jersey Governor and Commission Co-chairman Thomas H. Kean served as a consultant for the miniseries.
Cyrus Nowrasteh, the writer and producer of the project, told Jamie Glazov of FrontPageMag.com that he was given "an incredible amount of research materials and [access to] high-level advisors from the FBI, CIA, Secret Service, Diplomatic Security, etc."
The miniseries stars Oscar nominee Harvey Keitel ("Pulp Fiction," "The Piano"), who plays the role of FBI agent John O'Neill. O'Neill is the FBI terrorism chief who attempted to convince the Clinton administration that it needed to deal with the danger that Osama bin Laden posed.
Ironically, after leaving the FBI, O'Neill took the job of security director for the World Trade Center. Along with thousands of others he died on that fateful September day.
The ABC Web site refers to the production as "an epic miniseries event," and the plan is to air the program with limited commercial interruptions.
Because the program specifically deals with the Clinton administration's failure to act when bin Laden was offered, a left-wing outcry has erupted on the Internet along with attempts to vilify the miniseries before it is even shown.
David Brock's Web site carries an article with a headline that reads "Right wing uses ABC docudrama to push debunked claim blaming Clinton administration for 9-11."
Pressure from the Left and from Clinton allies may account for an unusual posting by director David L. Cunningham titled "Clarification," which was placed on the "Path" Web site.
It stated that the series "is not a documentary," nor is it "a right wing agenda movie."
"The team of filmmakers, actors and executives that are responsible for this movie have very different political views. There was no emphasis given to one party over another. By the way, we are also being accused of being a left wing movie that bashes Bush," it also read.
The posting has since been removed from the ABC Web site.
Clinton colleagues Richard Ben-Veniste and John Podesta reportedly expressed their extreme displeasure about the way the docudrama portrays the Clinton administration. Their frustration likely stems from the extensive efforts that were taken to keep the information from being made public.
Jamie Gorelick, former deputy attorney general during the Clinton administration and creator of the notorious wall that was erected between the FBI and CIA, served as a 9/11 Commission panel member. Because of potential conflicts of interest, the propriety of Gorelick's membership on the panel was questionable.
Ben-Veniste's role as a longtime partisan Democrat attorney made him another highly questionable commission member.
Sandy Berger's bizarre and illegal behavior (the actions in which the former national security adviser from the Clinton administration stuffed classified documents into his pants and socks) actually occurred while the commission was in the midst of conducting its investigation.
In a 2002 speech to a Long Island business group, Bill Clinton detailed a 1996 offer from Sudan for bin Laden's extradition. The speech was recorded by NewsMax.com as well as by the Long Island association that hosted the event.
In 2004 the former president admitted on CNN that he once publicly confessed to turning down an offer to have bin Laden arrested prior to the 9/11 attacks. But in true Clintonesque fashion, he unabashedly asserted that his admission was "not accurate."
"What I said there was wrong, what I said was in error," Clinton told CNN's Christiane Amanpour.
"Path" highlights the pivotal moment when the CIA and Northern Alliance had bin Laden surrounded and sought the necessary approval from the Clinton administration to go in and arrest the al-Qaida leader. The administration's refusal to authorize bin Laden's capture was apparently for political reasons.
Ostensibly, the 9/11 Commission was formed to determine how such an attack could have happened to our nation.
A combination of obfuscation by some committee members and a mainstream media bent on blaming Bush has prevented the real trail, which leads from the 1993 World Trade Center bombing to the 9/11 tragedy, from seeing the light of day.
"Path" may provide some long-awaited illumination to an event that has been partially shrouded in mystery — until now.
Editor's Note CLICK HERE to hear Bill Clinton admit that he turned down Sudan's offer to extradite Osama bin Laden.
I don't believe that - it's being advertised on the local ABC affiliate here in Mobile....
"...That is the mindset of the liberals. No wonder they are the minority party..."
And with enough of us voting Republican, they will remain that way.
Have a happy birthday on Thursday. And thanks for serving.
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The peace dividend meant thousands of active duty military was kicked out too. Pity. And it wasn't all the doing of slick willie either. Papa Bush got right into the downsizing.
I am SO lovin' your screen name!
(And from a fellow Tennesseean too!)
We all need to vote and NOT stay home November.
As for the topic, too many of us are watching to see if this movie gets clipped. But then again, stranger things have happened.
Ah...Eddie Haskell, I remembered the name but couldn't quite place him. Now that you refreshed my memory, yes, that's Bill Clinton alright.
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Eddie Haskell: Wally, if your dumb brother tags along, I'm gonna - oh, good afternoon, Mrs. Cleaver. I was just telling Wallace how pleasant it would be for Theodore to accompany us to the movies.
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Sorry in advance if this is a foolish question answered dozens of times - I just don't know. Is there any verification beyond Clinton's word that an Osama extradition offer was actually made? After all, that one source is less than trustworthy (to put it mildly).
Thanks. And thanks to you, too.
Took my handle from the finest ship in Star Fleet. Glad you like it.
Indeed, we ALL need to get out and unload a full phaser attack on the dimoCRACKS in Nov.. They CANNOT be allowed to gain majority status in eith house of Congress. And Hitlery should NEVER see the Oval Office again as long as she lives. And that goes for that pos "hubby" of hers.
I liked when Beaver shot Eddie because he was gay. Oops. Sorry, that was the SCTV sketch with John Candy finally as the Beaver. It was a classic.
Ping for later.
Seems they have a little problem with being exposed with the light of truth.
Here is a comment posted at Hugh Hewitt's blog concerning this Docu-drama (it's a little lengthy, but well worth it):
On the surface, it appears that some of the amusing lefties are attempting a Stalinist revision of history with their hysterical assertions about Clinton's rabid effort to 'fight' terrorism during his White House years prior to 9/11.
However, it may well be that the lefties are merely confusing Clinton's exaggerated 'fight' against Islamo-fascist terrorism with any number of instances when the Clinton administration asserted force against OTHER 'dangerous enemies' of the state.
And I'm not talking about Monica, Paula Jones, or Kathleen Willey.
Certainly, there was the Clinton administration's "illegal" war against Serbia---ironically, that same little nation which ACTUALLY HAD been fighting Islamo-fascists for years.
There was no UN authorization to drop bombs on Serbs because the Democrats assured us it they didn't need UN authorization.
Or maybe the lefties are talking about Clinton's authorization of a strategic bombing of that baby formula factory which the Democrats all went on the talk shows in December '98 to tell us was the factory where Saddam was manufacturing WMD---the same WMD which just a few years later the same Democrats were alleging that the Bush administration was fabricating info about.
Of course, the baby formula lost that particular battle.
Maybe when the lefties recall how Clinton was 'fighting terrorism,' they're talking about how snipers surprised Randy Weaver & his family with bullets, as his wife stood holding a baby on their front porch at Ruby Ridge.
Or maybe they remember how the Clintons put their foot down on little Elian Gonzales at 4 o'clock in the morning on Easter Sunday.
Or maybe the lefties are recalling how everyone was killed in the Waco compound, as a result of the issuing of a warrant for an illegal weapons charge which had 'gone wrong.'
Certainly, domestic terrorists such as the Unabomber and Timothy McVeigh were rightfully captured, and we enthusiastically applaud the justice each of those two have received.
The totality of all these various episodes probably elicits the lefties into believing the Clinton administration WAS tough with certain adversaries---however, those adversaries just did not happen to be Islamo-fascists.
The lefties are obviously morally confused, but it does appear that some of them are confused about the actual historical record, as well.
Fortunately, we have the current Democrat leadership to remind us of their present opposition to fighting terrorism during the years of the Bush administration, as well as their reluctance to do during the years of the Clinton administration.
Just ask Joe Lieberman how popular 'fighting Islamo-fascism' makes him in his party today---and ask Ned Lamont how popular HE is for his rhetoric as an appeaser.
I believe that Ken Osmond actually called Rush back in the '90's to complain to Rush about his tendency to compare BJ to Eddie Haskell, the character played by Osmond in the original Leave It To Beaver.
Wow. The video sums it up very well. I wish millions of Americans still asleep on this war, what it's about/what's at risk, would wake up. Videos like this help.
Look, let's get real. This 911 incident was unlike any other that the first responders in NYC ever had to deal with. Seeing airplanes crashing into the WTC, the ensuing fires, burning jet fuel, people leaping from the buildings was cause enough for the heroic men and women of the NYC defenders to use less than the king's english. I am appalled and ashamed that our country has so soon forgotten this direct attack on our country and the slaughter of thousands of American innocents. I am distressed beyond belief that the MSM in any manner wants to "sugar coat" this incident. This being done at the behest of the Democrat Party that would like for 911 to just go away. And....the biggest Democrat of all, ex-POTUS Bill Clinton, the real enabler of 911 wants to stifle the truth that as POTUS, he did not lift one serious finger to protect America and the American people. But....no matter how hard the MSM and the Clintonistas try, the real, honest truth will prevail. If the American people had any brains they would vote to destroy the current Democrat Party this November. These Democrats are guilty of both being traitors and commiting treason against these United States.
Mary Jo Whites memo warning about the Gorelick wall says it all. Able Dangers was not listened to or acted on.
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