Join the massive effort to STOP ABC's DISTORTION OF 9/11!

[Jeffersons Ghost]

STOP ABC's DISTORTION OF 9/11

Just Two Days to Speak Up

Our friends at MoveOn and Working Assets have been leading the charge on an important campaign to stop ABC from airing a movie about 9/11 which is out-and-out propaganda written to defend Republicans and implicate Democrats. It was even written by a Republican operative. This sort of distortion of our history for partisan politics is shameless and offensive.

Join with millions as we Tell ABC Not to Distort 9/11

http://action.truemajority.org/campaign/dontdistort911?rk=HdwxST71YRfvE

Time is very short -- the movie is slated to air in just two days. Send the message, then Forward this e-mail to your friends TODAY. The latest news is that ABC is considering making changes to their 9/11 propaganda film; NOW is the time to pour on the pressure!

Matt Holland
Online Director, TrueMajority

Working Assets has an action page as well, at http://www.workingforchange.com/activism/action.cfm?itemid=21330

Here's more from MoveOn (their petition on this issue is at http://pol.moveon.org/abcdoc)
http://pol.moveon.org/abcdoc/

In a little over 48 hours, ABC will air a five-hour "docudrama" on the 9/11 attacks. The movie was written and produced by a right-wing activist who fabricated key scenes to blame Democrats and defend Republicans.1 It's so partisan that even Rush Limbaugh was surprised ABC decided to air it.2 And an FBI agent who was brought in to consult on the docudrama quit because, he said, "they were making things up."3

Public outrage is mounting across the country, and Variety reports that ABC is now "mulling the idea of yanking the mini altogether."4

The Path to 9/11 appears to be part of a coordinated push?including speeches by President Bush and millions of dollars in advertising?to exploit the five-year anniversary of 9/11 for political gain. That's not acceptable from anyone?especially not a news organization like ABC.

It's not just that ABC's movie is slanted. Big parts of it are simply untrue. The producer himself even admitted to simply improvising a key scene which depicts the Clinton administration letting bin Laden go when they had him in their sights?a complete fabrication.5 Last night, the movie's star, Harvey Keitel, said "It turned out not all the facts were correct."6

Sources: 1. "Writer of ABC's 9/11 'Docudrama' Is Avowed Conservative Activist," ThinkProgress, September 1, 2006 http://www.moveon.org/r?r=2047&id=8706-6738814-CFomlJy6nH.2S8_JXfrtow&t=6

2. "Clintonoids Prepare To Attack 9/11 Movie," The Rush Limbaugh Show, August 30, 2006 http://www.moveon.org/r?r=2049&id=8706-6738814-CFomlJy6nH.2S8_JXfrtow&t=7

3. "FBI Agent Who Consulted On Path to 9/11 Quit," ThinkProgress, September 7, 2006 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/07/fbi-agent-quit/

4. "Under fire, ABC mulls yanking mini," Variety, September 7, 2006 http://www.variety.com/VR1117949675.html

5. Greg Mitchell, Editor & Publisher, MSNBC appearance, September 7, 2006 http://www.moveon.org/r?r=2077&id=8706-6738814-CFomlJy6nH.2S8_JXfrtow&t=8

6. "Harvey Keitel speaks out on Path to 9/11: 'It turned out not all the facts were correct'", Showbiz Tonight, September 7, 2006 http://www.moveon.org/r?r=2078&id=8706-6738814-CFomlJy6nH.2S8_JXfrtow&t=9

[alternativethot]

1. This IS important

Sent it out to as many as I know - I'm sure I'll get some backlash from my authoritarian family members:)

[Jeffersons Ghost]

4. welcome to DU alternative, you should consider joining one of those groups

They'll keep you posted... grass-roots rocks!

Those who can afford pricy puppets also own media's finest stages

[bliss_eternal]

2. Kick

:kick:

[KelleyKramer]

3. ABC's true colors

Not sure how many times this has to happen, but I hope everyone remembers exactly where ABC stands

And the lenths they are willing to go to shill for Bush and the GOP

[Digit]

5. Done