'PATH' MISSED REAL 9/11 STORY ( What was accurate in the ABC Docu-drama and what wasn't)

New York Post ^ | 09/08/2006 | john Podhoretz

[SoftballMominVA]

I have a feeling that ABC is loving all of this controversy. It is generating free "buzz" for the mini-series. Think about all of the people that know about this that didn't before.

I don't think for a moment they will pull this.

[69ConvertibleFirebird]

The real Albright says she neither did nor said such a thing and that the meeting we see in the movie never took place.

And the real Bill Clinton said the he never has sexual relations with that woman. Miss Lewinsky.

Such an honest bunch, they are...

[dirtboy]

The simple fact of the matter is that, with a million other things going on all at once - all of which seemed more pressing at the time, the threat went uncomprehended. The 9/11 Commission rightly called this a "failure of imagination."

Cripes, Pod, how much more clearly did al Qaeda have to paint the picture for Bill Clinton to take them seriously? But nooo, he instead directed his command at the Serb/Albanian conflict in Kosovo.

[satchmodog9]

me thinks thow doest protest too much

[Pearls Before Swine]

I don't think for a moment they will pull this.

They won't pull it, but will they emasculate it to suit the Democratic version of historical truth?

[aShepard]

..............The simple fact of the matter is that, with a million other things going on all at once - all of which seemed more pressing at the time, the threat went uncomprehended......................

Yeah! The Unitarians that rammed into the Cole were just playing. Boys will be boys!

[veronica]

I give ABC kudos for this, presuming the film airs as planned. Lefties own Hollywood. For anything other than leftie swill to get made there is a monumental step forward IMO.

[Alia]

Very well done analysis by John Podhoretz.

Of course, many more questions come to my mind.

[Alia]

ping.

[Sooth2222]

The real Albright says she neither did nor said such a thing and that the meeting we see in the movie never took place.

However, if she could have, she would have.

[veronica]

The simple fact of the matter is that, with a million other things going on all at once - all of which seemed more pressing at the time, the threat went uncomprehended.

The attack was so diabolical that I cannot fault anyone but the Islamofascists, when all is said and done. Who could imagine such an attack? If there is one moment that could have changed things, I guess it was when access to the computer of one of the 9-11 related Islamofascists was denied (I forget the exact details) - or when all those ratbags taking flying lessons had been noticed.

Another VERY telling moment was the Clinton admin. reaction to the bombing of the Cole, which is a symbol of all of the PC crap that led to 9-11.

[cripplecreek]

What I'm hearing from liberals is the usual. They blindly believe Halfbright, Burgler and other administration officials but call others liars.

[Menehune56]

If the first WTC bombing in 1993 had been successful and the two towers had toppled into each other and then into the street, there could easily have been more deaths in a few minutes than we suffered during the whole Vietnam War. That was the intention of the bombers and it was not merely a crime - it was an overt act of war. Talk about not connecting the dots ...

[onevoter]

Just read this morning that ABC is "tweaking" the version of events to appease Clinton administration officials - you know in much the same way that the press changes their articles so as not to spread inaccuracies and mis-representation of President Bush and the Republicans.

[Just Lori]

The thing that's really sad is that many people who watch it will think it's absolutely 100% true in every detail. Clinton and his cronies would not be so freaked out if they didn't have plenty to hide, and ABC will make whatever changes it takes to please the left.

[veronica]

Believe me the tweaking can't add up to much at this late date. No time for reshoots or anything that extensive.

And by making such a stink, the Dems look like they have something to hide re: 9-11. I suspect there are copies of the original floating out there too. There always are with TV movies because lots of people see the various versions as the film is edited. Everyone from the director's assistant to members of the crew.

[Dilbert56]

Pull the miniseries and produce a real documentary who's accuracy is at least defensible. Now if someone produces a historically-accurate version people will tune it out.

[Bob from De]

Is this a matter of "who was" was?
On pages 182 and 183 of Losing Bin Laden by Richard Miniter, it says Clinton's plan had Joint Chiefs of Staff Vice-Chairman Joe Ralston in Pakistan to notify the Pakis when the cruise missiles approached Paki airspace.
Mad Maddie may have not told the Pakis directly, but she was most likely involved in the "plan".