The path to 9/11 (Barone review. Link to movie trailer. Clinton passes on chances to get OBL.)

U.S. News ^ | 8/24/06 | Michael Barone

[frankjr]

Last night I attended a screening of the first half of The Path to 9/11 a film that will be broadcast by ABC in two three-hour segments on September 10 and 11. Two and one-half hours is a long time to sit still watching a film, but this one was gripping and tension-filled and visually dazzling. ...

One gripping scene shows Massoud's forces--and CIA agents surrounding bin Laden's encampments and then being called back when National Security Adviser Sandy Berger refuses to give a go-ahead for the operation. That scene, according to 9/11 commission Chairman Thomas Kean, an adviser to the film, is a conflation of a number of events; during the question period, commission member Richard Ben-Veniste, perhaps the most partisan member of the commission, said that it misrepresented what actually happened. But, as Kean pointed out, the Clinton administration did decline a number of opportunities to get bin Laden. ...

If the question is: Has the struggle in Iraq gone on too long? the answers tend to hurt George W. Bush and the Republicans. If the question is: Who will protect us from those who want to destroy us? the answers tend to help Bush and the Republicans. The London bomb plot and these three films help to shift the focus from the first question to the second.

[frankjr]

Link to Movie Trailer

[frankjr]

oops, forgot hat-tip to http://strata-sphere.com

[OldFriend]

I can barely breathe just reading about OBL being surrounded and Burglar calling off the capture.

[Lunatic Fringe]

Richard Ben-Veniste, perhaps the most partisan member of the commission, said that it misrepresented what actually happened.

Yeah, why not let us be the judge of that?

[Enterprise]

Needs to be a live Freeper thread on those days! Let's ROLL!

[Roccus]

He passed on OBL but not on trying to get ABC to sanitize the film.

[Steely Tom]

Richard Ben-Veniste, perhaps the most partisan member of the commission, said that it misrepresented what actually happened.

And I'm sure he then went on to cite specific facts to support his position.

[Roccus]

Howlin and possibly Peach are supposed to be running one.

[Enterprise]

Outstanding!!

[Roccus]

According to Rush, Benveniste was up in the directors face screaming at him after the showing. I guess it hit a chord>

[patriot_wes]

"One gripping scene shows Massoud's forces--and CIA agents surrounding bin Laden's encampments and then being called back when National Security Adviser Sandy Berger refuses to give a go-ahead for the operation."

The bottom line in a nutshell - compliments of Sandy "the burglar" Berger

[frankjr]

" And I'm sure he then went on to cite specific facts to support his position."

Actually, I think that right after Dick Ben-Dover gave that quote his eyes darted back and forth nervously as he darted out of the room.

[Roccus]

Can't wait to hear the outcome of Clinton's conversation with Iger.

[Enchante]

Oh, yes, a vicious partisan hatchet man like Richard Ben-Veniste would never smear critics, suppress historical facts, or otherwise behave like the perfect Clintonista scumbag...... and of course MSM reporters would never fail to question his presence on the 9/11 Commission or the whitewash of the real record of the Demagogues that people like Ben-Veniste and Jamie Gorelicker have so far been allowed to get away with.......

[Roccus]

This may be coming to an end.

[ladyinred]

The war in Iraq is only a problem because democrats have used it as a political ploy to gain power. It is necessary, and the truth of that needs to somehow get out to voters.

[Roccus]

Good review here

http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=16621

[butternut_squash_bisque]

Marked and noted on my calendar, BTW.

[Enterprise]

Clinton: "Hey Iger, you have GOT to bail me out on this. Can you edit it or just don't run it?"

Iger: "Excuse me, you are who again?"

[jrooney]

This is a more indepth review of the film from frontpage magazine -

One astonishing sequence in "The Path to 9/11" shows the CIA and the Northern Alliance surrounding Bin Laden’s house in Afghanistan. They're on the verge of capturing Bin Laden, but they need final approval from the Clinton administration in order to go ahead. They phone Clinton, but he and his senior staff refuse to give authorization for the capture of Bin Laden, for fear of political fall-out if the mission should go wrong and civilians are harmed. National Security Adviser Sandy Berger in essence tells the team in Afghanistan that if they want to capture Bin Laden, they'll have to go ahead and do it on their own without any official authorization. That way, their necks will be on the line - and not his. The astonished CIA agent on the ground in Afghanistan repeatedly asks Berger if this is really what the administration wants. Berger refuses to answer, and then finally just hangs up on the agent. The CIA team and the Northern Alliance, just a few feet from capturing Bin Laden, have to abandon the entire mission. Bin Laden and Al Qaeda shortly thereafter bomb the U.S. embassies in Tanzania and Kenya, killing over 225 men, women, and children, and wounding over 4000. The episode is a perfect example of Clinton-era irresponsibility and incompetence.

This is why we all have a responsibility to talk to any family members, friends, neighbors, coworkers, etc., to educate them about the donks and their view of fighting terrorism ,so they vote GOP this Nov.

[butternut_squash_bisque]

Trailer: WOW!

[jrooney]

Sorry, here is where the review can be found -

http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=24042

[bnelson44]

quite something

[Peach]

One gripping scene shows Massoud's forces--and CIA agents surrounding bin Laden's encampments and then being called back when National Security Adviser Sandy Berger refuses to give a go-ahead for the operation. That scene, according to 9/11 commission Chairman Thomas Kean, an adviser to the film, is a conflation of a number of events; during the question period, commission member Richard Ben-Veniste, perhaps the most partisan member of the commission, said that it misrepresented what actually happened. But, as Kean pointed out, the Clinton administration did decline a number of opportunities to get bin Laden. ...

I love reading that. Just love it.

[jrooney]

This is why Clinton and his people are trying to prevent the showing of this or have it re-edited:

They phone Clinton, but he and his senior staff refuse to give authorization for the capture of Bin Laden, for fear of political fall-out if the mission should go wrong and civilians are harmed. National Security Adviser Sandy Berger in essence tells the team in Afghanistan that if they want to capture Bin Laden, they'll have to go ahead and do it on their own without any official authorization. That way, their necks will be on the line - and not his. The astonished CIA agent on the ground in Afghanistan repeatedly asks Berger if this is really what the administration wants. Berger refuses to answer, and then finally just hangs up on the agent. The CIA team and the Northern Alliance, just a few feet from capturing Bin Laden, have to abandon the entire mission.

[gitmo]

They phone Clinton, but he and his senior staff refuse to give authorization for the capture of Bin Laden, for fear of political fall-out if the mission should go wrong and civilians are harmed.

I can't believe we're talking about ABC producing this.

[JustDoItAlways]

There is no way the Clintonistas will let this air if it shows the Clintonista regime as letting Bin laden get away, being responsible for 9/11.

The Clintonistas are already mobilizing to kidnap children of ABC executives, producers of the show, etc.

[jrooney]

It is shocking that ABC produced this for 40 million dollars! Yet, we have until the 10th of Sept. to keep the pressure on to have this not re-edited or squashed by the Clintoons. All freepers need to assist in this matter. It is of upmost urgency!

[jrooney]

Freepers please ping everyone you know to keep the pressure on, so the Clintoons can not squash this or have it edited!

[gitmo]

Anyone have an address / phone # to FReep?

[jrooney]

I am fairly new here, so my contacts are limited. I need the power of the old timers to kick in.

[randita]

It's interesting that ABC would produce something so damaging to the Clintons. One would think ABC would back Hillary for President in 2008. This miniseries would seem to paint Slick and be default Mrs. Slick as soft on terrorism.

In this day and age, it's not very astute to run for national office as soft on terrorism.

Or did ABC know that if they didn't run with this now, someone else would, and getting this out in the open now would allow Mrs. Slick to claim "old news" when queried about it at a later time.

[JLAGRAYFOX]

Man, you are right on the money. If we do not all turn out to destroy the Democrat Party, The Democrat Party will destroy you and your children. America is at a critical crossroad.

[jrooney]

You are right. The outcome of the Nov. elections could have dire consequences for our children and theirs.

Please ping as many freepers as you all can. Thank you for your help!

[Enterprise]

My hope is that this will depict that disgusting, lying, cheating, multicultural, politically correct, greedy, gluttonous, bluffing bunch of thieving grifters, vermin, cowards and drug addicts for what they really are and were. PTUH!

[JLAGRAYFOX]

After 911 I e-mailed Lloyd Grove, who was then still with the Washington Post, and told him that Bill Clinton was directly responisible for 911. He e-mailed me back saying my view was a bit far fethced. Not now!!!! Clinton and the Democrat Party are the true murderers of 911, etc. wonder what the "Jersey Girls" have to say about the man that murdered their husbands.

[aligncare]

Liberal J schools churn out liberal journalistic gerbils...and the Left finds them easy prey.

[jrooney]

Please read thread and ping all freepers you know!

[Roccus]

It's all 'out there' now. People have the DVDs of the unedited version. Rush has one. It's also 'out there' that the Clintonistas want it, or at least parts of it supressed.
This is not going to "..go quietly into that dark night."

[SE Mom]

I just checked my local ABC affilitate in Orlando- they will be showing it. I have sent them an email thanking them, and will call them tomorrow.

I'd encourage everyone to email ABC and Disney to let them know of your support for showing this in it's UNEDITED, FULL and ORIGINAL version.

[mystery-ak]

ping

[jrooney]

However the Clintoons and their stooges can have the television version edited or squashed, thus having the greatest impact on those that are ignorant to the facts or do not follow politics.

[Roccus]

Far too many people know. Rush was telling millions about it and the attempt by Clintoon to have it sanitized. For four days next week (holiday Mon.) talk radio all over the country will be talking about it.
I'm not doing my 'happy dance' yet, but grab the pop corn, it's only gonna get better.

[jrooney]

I hope you are right. I am not so confident because Kerry and his clown posse were able to get the anti-kerry POW film edited heavily for television. Thus it had allot less impact.

[Enterprise]

I'm sure someone has already said it but - "The timing of this is suspicious." (LOL)

[Roccus]

WaPo comes out and calls Wilson a fraud.
Rush reveals that Ben-Veniste has a s#!tfit over the film.
Rush reveals that the Stainmiester is approaching ABC to sanitize it.

Pretty good day all around, eh?

[Danae]

OK.

For the first time in 4 years I will watch ABC. For the first time in maybe 7 or 8 years, I will watch them two nights in a row.

Watch the videos that go with that link from ABC on the making of the film. Yea, more than once I had tears in my eyes, and OUTRAGE swells in me even now.

NEVER FORGET.

[Roccus]

I'm not so sure that's right.
They tried to get the Sinclair Network to not carry it. The network left it up to the local stations. AFAIK, that didn't work so well for J. F'n K. Just this week, Pelosi said she ".... wasn't going to get Swiftboated." so the effect was definitely long-lasting.

POP......POP....POP..POP.POPPOPPOP....POP......POP.......DING!

[uncbob]

during the question period, commission member Richard Ben-Veniste, perhaps the most partisan member of the commission, said that it misrepresented what actually happened. But, as Kean pointed out, the Clinton administration did decline a number of opportunities to get bin Laden. ...

If Ben gets interviewed by Hannity etal he ought to be asked " What was in those secret documents Berger stuffed in his shorts ?"

[prairiebreeze]

Exactly right about Kerry's lawyer-goons intimidating the broadcast company to not show the film in it's original format.

If ABC doesn't cave, I'll probably watch it, as long as it's accurate and fair. If they cave or it starts smacking of a Bush-bash, my remote control is always at hand.