The Path To 9/11

Talk about an administration trying to silence its critics.  Seems the facts are haunting the former Clinton administration.  ABC is under intense pressure over its planned miniseries on the buildup to the September 11th terrorist attacks as former Clinton officials urge the network to drop the series all together.   The series shows President Clinton so distracted by the Monica Lewinsky sex scandal that he failed to focus on the emerging threat of Osama bin Laden.  Taking a page right from the former first lady, they're calling the drama “right-wing political propaganda”.  It looks like the network is caving some, because ABC now says the movie, scheduled to air commercial-free on Sunday and Monday, is being edited to deal with concerns that it distorts history.

Comments

[Matt]

Here's a reminder of what was happening with the Clinton administration, and terrorists were running wild...

TERROR DATES

1996
June 25 A lorry bomb explodes at US military barracks in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, killing 19 Americans; Osama bin Laden identified as terrorist financier
1998
June Osama bin Laden placed on FBI’s Ten Most Wanted List
Aug 7 US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania are bombed; Osama bin Laden named as the mastermind of the attacks
Aug 20 US forces launch day of missile strikes on camps in Afghanistan and destroy a pharmaceutical plant in Sudan
Dec 24 In an ABC News interview, bin Laden denies responsibility for the embassy attacks
2000
Oct 12 Attack on the USS Cole by bin Laden sympathisers kills 17

CLINTON

1997
Dec 19 Monica Lewinsky subpoenaed to appear at a deposition hearing
1998
Jan 17 The Drudge Report breaks story about a White House intern’s sexual affair with President Clinton
Jan 26 Clinton declares “I did not have sexual relations with that woman”
Aug 6 Lewinsky testifies before the Starr grand jury
Aug 17 Clinton admits in a televised speech, “I did have a relationship with Ms Lewinsky that was not appropriate”
Dec 11 House Judiciary Committee approve articles of impeachment
Dec 19 Clinton impeached by the House on two counts of perjury and obstruction of justice
1999
Jan 7 Impeachment trial begins in the Senate Feb. 12 Senate acquits Clinton

[Gail]

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I AM OUTRAGED THAT ABC TV HAS MODIFIED THE TRUTH AND HAS CAVED INTO CLINTON AND HIS MINIONS. CLINTON HAS A LOT TO ANSWER FOR. PLEASE HAVE YOUR FRIEND MR.MONSUR IJAZ ON BECAUSE HE WROTE AN EXPOSE ON THE CLINTON WHITE HOUSE AND FBI THAT EXPOSES THEIR MASSIVE FAILURE TO PROTECT THIS COUNTRY. HE COUNTS 8 TIMES BIN LADEN COULD HAVE BEEN CAUGHT. THE 9/11 COMMISSION WAS A WHITEWASH OF THE TRUTH ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE 9/11.

I WANT THE TRUTH TO COME OUT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GAIL
WESTPORT, CT

[john b.]

We have to tolerate ferenhipe 9-11 and gores latest. aclu endless assualt on our Country. Chucky boy fron N.Y. s plane gate..Doesn't anyone have the stuff to confront these people head on!!! What will it take to stand up and fight.

[Jol]

At least Clinton tossed a missle at Bin Laden and only missed by minutes.
How close has Bush come?