ABC's 'Path to 9/11': Bill Clinton's Inconvenient Truth

NewsMax ^ | September 5, 2006 | James Hirsen

[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.

[tobyhill]

Sometimes I just get so frustrated at the MSM always lending credence to the likes of Pelosi and Murtha and their warped views that I wish the White House would just let loose on the Rats and MSM.

[savedbygrace]

Pressed Send too soon. My point was that the lottery was held in 1969 to determine the order of the draft in 1970.

So, you are correct in the way you phrased your reply. However, the draft lottery was first held in 1969, as stated in the post you replied to.

[cripplecreek]

I remember that Frank Keating said on one of the more recent OKC bombing investigation exposes that Clinton told him that the bombing "Could not" be an islamic terror attack.

[Past Your Eyes]

Thank you for that link. I could have sworn that that first drawing was held earlier in the year but at least I remembered my #248 correctly. It might as well have been #1 for all the good it did for me.
But I'm not complaining. I went and did my time and it did me good in the long run. Even made Sgt in September of '71 so I guess they liked me, draftee or not.

[CAWats]

Yeah, nothing ever happened on his watch. (Non-watch).

[Geronimo]

It will be on the BBC for 160 minutes in Part 1 on Sunday 9/10 at 8:00PM BST...that would equate to a three hour mini-series on a typical lamestream broadcast station there, so it looks like the whole show will run edited.

I can't find a listing for Part 2 though so I can't be positive how long the concluding part will be, but common sense tells me it will run 160 minutes also.

[gas0linealley]

"Bill Clinton - The Eddie Haskell president."

I was thinking of Ferris Buehler

[DoughtyOne]

Well, I hope you do get to see the whole thing. I'd like to think we will also, but I'm not very encouraged after looking at the link I provided above.

[Geronimo]

I meant to send you a link...

BBC2/Sunday 10th

[msg-84]

I'm waiting for this to be suddenly cancelled.

It may be cancelled, but not without ABC extracting a big price from the Clintons.

[Past Your Eyes]

My service doesn't even compare to yours. Had I been smart, I would have taken ROTC in college but I was hoping things would be all over with by the time I graduated in '69. Well, not quite, as it turned out.
In my 2 years in the USMC, I never left the east coast. Later on, I joined my local unit of the Army National Guard and spent almost 13 years in it. Would have stayed in to get my 20 years but they were throwing out old fat farts like me by the thousands in 1992. (Remember the "peace dividend"?) :(

[cripplecreek]

From Wiki.

The character of Eddie Haskell, played in the original series by Ken Osmond became a cultural reference, recognized as an archetype for the behind-your-back rebel. Eddie was the kind of friend parents such as Ward and June Cleaver wish their children would limit association with, but need to have to gain learning experiences. Even today, the phrase "Eddie Haskell" is known to refer to an insincere brownnoser.

Eddie was known for his neat grooming hiding his shallow and sneaky character. Typically, Eddie would greet his friends' parents with overdone good manners and often a compliment such as "That's a lovely dress you're wearing, Mrs. Cleaver." Eddie's two-faced style was also typified by his efforts to curry favor by trying to talk to adults at the level he thought they would respect, such as referring to their children as Theodore (Beaver's much-disliked given name) and Wallace, even though the parents called them Beaver and Wally.

Eddie, the weaselly wise guy, could be relied upon to connive and instigate schemes with his friends -- schemes for which they would be in the position of blame, if (and usually when) caught.

[DoughtyOne]

Thanks.

It clearly shows that you're going to get about 2:50 worth of production. Hmmmm... we'll only get 2 hours.

Is ours going to be sanitized for our protection?

[NewLand]

Bill Clinton receives pardon on January 21,1977, from President Carter.

For those wo forgot, the RAT Carter pardoned ALL the draft dodgers:

Jimmy Carter
Presidential Proclamation of Pardon Proclamation 4483.
January 21st, 1977
GRANTING PARDON FOR VIOLATIONS OF
THE SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT,
AUGUST 4, 1964 TO MARCH 28, 1973

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

1) all persons who may have committed any offense between August 4, 1964 and March 28, 1973 in violation of the Military Selective Service Act or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder; and (2) all persons heretofore convicted, irrespective of the date of conviction, of any offense committed between August 4, 1964 and March 28, 1973 in violation of the Military Selective Service Act, or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder, restoring to them full political, civil and other rights.

[Past Your Eyes]

Eddie Haskell = Bill Clinton. Except Eddie Haskell was funny and he was better at it.

[elcid1970]

Hey, don't feel too bad. I was Army Reserve after RVN, then out for ten years, when I got a direct to warrant officer by the grace of God.

Remember, the poet said "they also serve who only stand and wait".

All honorable service is honorable.

;^)

[Geronimo]

I really hope not, I'll be back in America on that day and the trailer for it looks pretty good, the scene where Sandy Burglar says 'he doesn't have the authority' and puts the phone down on the team about to get Bin Laden is cold...no wonder his socks were stuffed, this will not look good for clinton...lol

[RoseofTexas]

I bet you my year's income, which is peanuts, they will conveniently cancel the documentary! Hitlery's tentacles are long, VERY LONG!!

[Ajnin]

good

[DoughtyOne]

If nothing else, I hope they sell the full production on DVD.