[libstripper]

The author of "The Path to 9/11" explains why he wrote it. A great read.

[Izzy Dunne]

The L.A. Times, for one, characterized me by race, religion, ethnicity, country-of-origin and political leanings--wrongly on four of five counts.

Don't believe everything you read in the papers...

[shezza]

...testifying to the power and reach of politically driven hysteria. A ripe subject for a miniseries, if ever there was one.

I can't wait.

[GOP Poet]

Clearly, those enraged that a film would criticize the Clinton administration's antiterrorism policies--though critical of its successor as well--were willing to embrace only one scenario: The writer was a conservative hatchetman.

This reminds me of the same sort of thinking of the Islamafascists. The rats are totalitarian in the same way and we all have seen this only gets worse and not better. Hope Americans can see this too come polling day, amongst the many other rat weaknesses.

[Northern Yankee]

Great article.

It's good to have come to something approaching the end of this saga, whose lessons are worth remembering. It gave us, for one thing, a heartening glimpse (these things don't come along every day) of corporate backbone in the face of phenomenal pressure--and an infinitely more chilling one testifying to the power and reach of politically driven hysteria. A ripe subject for a miniseries, if ever there was one.

These kind of things continue to show that the Democratic party is not interested in the defense of their country, but gaining their own power back. If there was one example that would prove it, this is it.

What a great ad campaign this would make right now.

[GOP Poet]

Excellent post. Cyrus is admirable and courageous.

[sportutegrl]

. . . there developed an impassioned search for incriminating evidence on everyone else connected to the film. And in director David Cunningham, the searchers found paydirt! His father had founded a Christian youth outreach mission. The whiff of the younger Mr. Cunningham's possible connection to this enterprise was enough to set the hounds of suspicion baying. A religious mission! A New York Times reporter wrote, without irony or explanation, that an issue that raised questions about the director was his involvement in his father's outreach work.

Suspicion of bias because one is a Christian?

[Laserman]

"politically driven hysteria. A ripe subject for a miniseries, if ever there was one."

I take this as a not too subtle threat to the Dims that the next miniseries could be all about their manipulation of the American people by political hysteria. I'd love to see a factual documentary on that subject!

[gusopol3]

Also should have named Olberman, whose rant on 9/11 included "right wing propaganda being fed directly into our homes," going on to vilify Disney. In his case, a disgruntled ex-employee going postal.

[livius]

Interesting article, thanks for posting it.

[kb2614]

The response from the Clintonistas & leftists over this mini-series was most illuminating. Talk about outing oneself. Guilt can be an overwhelming emotion.

[harpu]

I read this in this morning's WSJ...what a great read and back in your face to the Klintonista's!

[CPT Clay]

bump

[Joe Miner]

Yes, a great read. Thank you bump.

[SueRae]

Wonderful response by Nowrasteh. I will watch for his next film. Maybe he'll do one on Plamegate.

[Gritty]

[aculeus]

Big bump.

[Mrs. Darla Ruth Schwerin]

"The Path to 9/11" was set in the time before the event, and in a world in which no party had the political will to act."

This is the biggest lesson to be learned-NO PARTY HAD THE POLITICAL WILL TO ACT. All wanted to pretend that la-la land would exist if they remained silent. And in this case, silence was not golden it was deadly...

[onyx]

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[SuziQ]

In the era of McCarthyism, the merest hint of a connection to communism sufficed to inspire dark accusations, the certainty that the accused was part of a malign conspiracy. Today, apparently, you can get something of that effect by charging a connection with a Christian mission.

Interesting isn't it, that Muslims don't get that same treatment?

[EveningStar]

To the misc ping list: I gave you a duplicate thread the first time. Let's try this one.