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This is plain sickening:

ABC Taps Out: 9/11 Series Altered

ABC has caved:

The network has in recent days made changes to the film, set to air
Sunday and Monday, after leading political figures, many of them
Democrats, complained about bias and alleged inaccuracies. Meanwhile, a
left-wing organization has launched a letter-writing campaign urging the
network to “correct” or dump the miniseries, while conservative blogs
have launched a vigorous defense.

After much discussion, ABC executives and the producers toned down,
but did not eliminate entirely, a scene that involved Clinton’s national
security advisor, Samuel R. “Sandy” Berger, declining to give the order
to kill Bin Laden, according to a person involved with the film who
declined to be identified because of the sensitivities involved.

“That sequence has been the focus of attention,” the source said,
adding: “These are very slight alterations.”

In addition, the network decided that the credits would say the
film is based “in part” on the 9/11 commission report, rather than
simply “based on” the bestselling report, as the producers originally
intended.

ABC, meanwhile, is tip-toeing away from the film’s version of
events. In a statement, the network said the miniseries “is a
dramatization, not a documentary, drawn from a variety of sources,
including the 9/11 commission report, other published materials and from
personal interviews.”