The Path to 9/11

This upcoming documentary, or "mockumentary" (as Democratic bloggers are calling it) on 9/11, premiering Sept 10th on ABC, has Dems all in a tizzy for misrepresenting and politicizing events that lead to the national tragedy. Check out the letter from Democratic Senators to ABC on Daily Kos. Some highlights include:

* "Richard Clarke, the former counter-terrorism czar, and a national security advisor to ABC has described the program as "deeply flawed" and said of the program's depiction of a Clinton official hanging up on an intelligence agent, "It's 180 degrees from what happened." ["9/11 Miniseries Is Criticized as Inaccurate and Biased," New York Times, September 6, 2006]

* Reports suggest that an FBI agent who worked on 9/11 and served as a consultant to ABC on this program quit halfway through because, "he thought they were making things up." [MSNBC, September 7, 2006]

* Even Thomas Kean, who serves as a paid consultant to the miniseries, has admitted that scenes in the film are fictionalized. ["9/11 Miniseries Is Criticized as Inaccurate and Biased," New York Times, September 6, 2006]