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Wednesday, September 06, 2006

Truth? What truth? Just blame someone else

From Media Matters:
Right wing uses ABC docudrama to push debunked claim blaming Clinton administration for 9-11
Summary: In anticipation of ABC's docudrama The Path to 9/11, the right-wing media have resurrected a debunked claim that attempts to place blame for the 9-11 attacks on the Clinton administration. Specifically, a review of the miniseries on the right-wing website Human Events Online asserted that the Clinton administration erected a "wall" to prevent information-sharing between government agencies. In fact, the "wall" long predated Bill Clinton's presidency.

In anticipation of the September 10 premiere of the first part of the ABC miniseries The Path to 9/11 -- a six-hour docudrama reportedly based on the findings of the 9-11 Commission Report -- the right-wing media have resurrected an already-debunked claim that attempts to place the blame for the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks at the feet of the Clinton administration. Specifically, a review of the film on the right-wing website Human Events Online recounted a scene in which the CIA withholds from the FBI "crucial information identifying some of the 9/11 hijackers" and asserted that this occurred because of "the 'wall' put up by certain Democrat [sic] officials to prevent information sharing between government agencies." While conservatives have repeatedly claimed that this "wall" was erected during former President Bill Clinton's tenure, it in fact long predated his administration, as Media Matters for America has noted.

The rest is here.

1 Comments:

Blogger Jerry Plagge, Jr. said...

You could also check this post out for a more balanced view of the mini-series.

12:46 PM  

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