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Bennett: 'We caused' the 9/11 attacks
upi.com ^ | September 20, 2011 | UPI

Posted on 09/20/2011 3:13:34 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper

U.S. recording artist Tony Bennett said on Howard Stern's Sirius Radio show "we caused" the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks on New York and Washington.

About 3,000 people were killed when Muslim extremists hijacked four commercial airliners and flew two into the World Trade Center and one into the Pentagon. The fourth plane crashed in a Pennsylvania field after the hijackers were overcome by passengers heroically trying to prevent it from being crashed into another target where more people would have been hurt or killed.

"They flew the plane in, but we caused it," the New York Daily News quoted Bennett, 85, as telling Stern Monday night about the attacks. "Because we were bombing them and they told us to stop."

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To: ErnBatavia

I would not be surprised.


61 posted on 09/20/2011 5:05:34 PM PDT by Mr. Jazzy (For God and country - Geronimo, Geronimo, Geronimo!)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Another member of the Rat Pack speaks. We should’ve barred their ancestors from entering between 1850 and 1920.


62 posted on 09/20/2011 5:06:52 PM PDT by familyop (cbt. engr. (cbt), Army NG, '89-' 96)
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To: Batman11

He is but no one has told him yet.


64 posted on 09/20/2011 6:46:32 PM PDT by Wu (Excuse me while I kiss the sky......)
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To: I still care

” but he was one of the GREATS, IMHO.”

Abdo-lutely! And I’m a hard rocker. Wonderful voice!


65 posted on 09/20/2011 6:55:47 PM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ( Ya can't pick up a turd by the clean end!)
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To: Mr. Jazzy

He has a point: if by “we” he means the liberals...


66 posted on 09/20/2011 7:39:49 PM PDT by 5thGenTexan
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To: Revolting cat!

I am sure he caused the death of Winehouse in some way.

He should turn himself in to the authorities.


67 posted on 09/21/2011 12:15:04 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Allegra

Whatever they are smoking, I don’t want any!


68 posted on 09/21/2011 12:16:05 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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