"The Path to 9/11" (2006 Docudrama)/Articles & Commentary Part 1)

The following are articles & commentary related to the main article "The Path to 9/11" (2006 Docudrama) Part 1: 2005 and for July, August, and September 1-6, 2006.

Also see:

• "The Path to 9/11" (2006 Docudrama)/Articles & Commentary Part 3) (Links for September 11, 2006, and beyond).
• "The Path to 9/11" (2006 Docudrama)/Articles & Commentary Part 2) (Links for September 7-10, 2006).
• "The Path to 9/11" (2006 Docudrama)/Related SourceWatch Resources

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2005

• Govindini Murty, "Interview: Writer-Producer Cyrus Nowrasteh on his Into the West & 9/11 Miniseries," Libertas, June 9, 2005.
• "'Can't Defeat Them Unless We Understand Them. Terrorism Expert Richard Clarke Takes Your Questions On Threats to the United States and Europe," ABC News, July 19, 2005.
• Jim Slotek, "9/11 miniseries filming in Toronto," Toronto Sun (Canada) (jam! Showbiz), July 27, 2006.
• Don Kaplan and David K. Li, "First 9/11 Miniseries Starts Filming," New York Post (Fox News), July 28, 2005.

July 2006

• "ABC to Air The Path to 9/11," ComingSoon.net, July 5, 2006.
• Michael Scheuer, Op-Ed: "Bill and Dick, Osama and Sandy," Washington Times, July 5, 2006.
• Gordie Steiner, "9/11 Five Years Later," Broadcasting & Cable, July 29, 2006.

August 2006

• Michael Learmonth and John Dempsey, "TV takes on terror. Nets set 9/11 specials," Variety, August 13, 2006.
• Jamie Glazov, "The Path to 9/11," FrontPageMag.com, August 16, 2006.
• SamLee, "The Path to 9/11," SamuelLee.wordpress.com, August 19, 2006. Includes an email from director David L. Cunningham
• "ABC Releases the Synopsis of The Path to 9/11," MovieWeb.com, August 21, 2006.
• Govindini Murty, "ABC's 'The Path to 9/11' Is Outstanding," Libertas (Human Events Online), August 22, 2006.
• Michael Barone, Opinion: "The path to 9/11," U.S. News & World Report, August 24, 2006.
• Govindini Murty, "ABC's 'The Path to 9/11'," Libertas (FrontPageMag.com), August 25, 2006.
• theyrereal, "ABC docudrama will blame Clinton and Dems for 9/11," Daily Kos, August 27, 2006.
• Oliver Willis, "Christian Right Attacking 9/11 Movie," oliverwillis.com, August 28, 2006: Note: The link to the American Family Association protest petition stopped being active September 6, 2006.
• William Rivers Pitt, "Clinton, 9/11 and the Facts," truthout, August 30, 2006.
• Rush Limbaugh, "Clintonoids Prepare To Attack 9/11 Movie," rushlimbaugh.com, August 30, 2006.
• Sher Zieve, "Clinton Machine to Attack 9/11 ABC Special," The Conservative Voice, August 30, 2006.
• Govindini Murty, "ABC's 'The Path to 9/11' Is Outstanding," Accuracy in Media, August 30, 2006.
• Justin Levine, "The Path to 9/11. The Real Deal from ABC Networks," Patterico's Pontifications, August 31, 2006.

September 2006

1st

• Ken Tucker, Review: "The Path to 9/11," Entertainment Weekly, September 1, 2006.
• digby, "Disney and The Dobsonites," Hullaballoo, September 1, 2006.
• "New ABC Docudrama Blames Clinton For 9/11, Praises Bush," Think Progress, September 1, 2006.
• Nico Pitney, "Writer of ABC’s 9/11 'Docudrama' Is Avowed Conservative Activist," Think Progress, September 1, 2006.
• Andy McCarthy, "Will ABC Cave on 'The Path to 9/11'," The Corner/National Review Online, September 1, 2006.
• Joe Sudbay, "ABC to air anti-Clinton/pro-Bush 'docudrama' about 9/11," AMERICAblog, September 1, 2006.
• "Right wing uses ABC docudrama to push debunked claim blaming Clinton administration for 9-11," Media Matters for America, September 1, 2006.
• Rush Limbaugh, "Bill Clinton Personally Attempts to Get ABC's Path to 9/11 Mini-Series Recut," rushlimbaugh.com (LibertyPost.org), September 1, 2006.

2nd

• Doug Moe, "West grad's 9/11 film stirs storm," The Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin), September 2, 2006.

3rd

• Brian Lowry, Recently Reviewed: "The Path to 9/11," Variety, September 3, 2006.
• "The Path to 9/11 Blog," Think Progress, September 3, 2006. "Note: What follows is the content of a blog removed from the ABC website on 9/3/06."

4th

• Judd Legum, "Under Fire, ABC Yanks Official Blog of 9/11 Docudrama," Think Progress, September 4, 2006.
• Sheldon Rampton, "Hijacking 9/11," Firedoglake, September 4, 2006; posted on AlterNet, September 5, 2006.
• Jeff Stein, "ABC Docudrama Sparks 9/11 Spat," CQ Weekly, September 4, 2006.
• Richard Cranium, "Path to 9/11 - Actions and Reactions," The All Spin Zone Blog, September 4, 2006.
• Noel Sheppard, "Liberal Blogosphere Fuming Over Upcoming ABC Miniseries 'The Path to 9/11'," NewsBusters, September 4, 2006.
• John J. Miller, "The Attack on ABC," The Corner/National Review Online, September 4, 2006.

5th

• Rep. Louise M. Slaughter, Press Release: "Slaughter Calls for ABC to Come Clean on New 9-11 Docudrama. Divisive and Politicized Accounts of September 11th Attacks and National Security Issues Endanger Nation," Official House website, September 5, 2006.
• "Congresswoman Slaughter calls on ABC to run disclaimers during its 9/11 docudrama," The Raw Story, September 5, 2006.
• Nico Pitney, "ABC Planning Massive Free Distribution of 9/11 Docudrama," Think Progress, September 5, 2006.
• Judd Legum, "Richard Clarke Blasts Key Scene In ABC’s 9/11 Docudrama" and "ABC’s 9/11 Docudrama Mangles Facts, Smears Washington Post," Think Progress, September 5, 2006.
• Jennifer Nix, "If Only I Had An ABC-Approved Press Pass," Firedoglake, September 5, 2006.
• Justin Rood, "9/11 Panelist: ABC Flick Gets It Wrong," TPM Muckraker, September 5, 2006.
• "Controversy Over 9/11 Film Hits Press -- Here Is Sneak Preview," Editor & Publisher, September 5, 2006.
• Ira Teinowitz, "ABC's 'Path to 9/11' Stirs Criticism," TVWeek.com, September 5, 2006.
• Matt Stoller, "On Bolton, Mickey Mouse's 9/11 Propaganda, and SchumerDems," The Huffington Post, September 5, 2006.
• Audrey Hudson, "The selling of September 11," Insider Politics Blog/Washington Times, September 5, 2006.
• Hugh Hewitt, "Did ABC Edit 'The Path to 9/11'?" Townhall.com, September 5, 2006.
• Rush Limbaugh, "No Attacks Since 9/11 Isn't Safer, Dingy Harry?" rushlimbaugh.com, September 5, 2006.
• Warner Todd Huston, "ABC's Artistic Vision Being Compromised -- Where is the Outrage?" NewsBusters, September 5, 2006.

6th

• Don Kaplan, "Kean Oks 9/11 Show 'Liberties'," The New York Post, September 6, 2006.
• Suzanne C. Ryan, "Makers of ABC miniseries question why 9/11 happened," Boston Globe, September 6, 2006.
• Shaun Waterman, "Analysis: Sept. 11 miniseries under fire," UPI, September 6, 2006.
• Jesse McKinley, "9/11 Miniseries Is Criticized as Inaccurate and Biased," New York Times, September 6, 2006.
• J.B. Williams, "In War on Terror, Shouldn't Facts Matter?" ChronWatch, September 6, 2006.
• Tom Siebert, "ABC Streams 9/11 Miniseries Ad-Free, Brings Controversial Blog Back," MediaDailyNews, September 6, 2006.
• MarkinNC, "Who is behind the Path to 9/11?" Daily Kos, September 6, 2006.
• Judd Legum, Think Progress, September 6, 2006:

• "Top Bush Counterterrorism Official: ABC’s Path to 9/11 Is 'Shameful,' 'Straight Out of Disney and Fantasyland'"
• "ABC Tells Fox That Path to 9/11 'Is Based Solely and Completely on the 9/11 Commission Report'" Video link on page.
• "ABC Insider Assures Right-Wing Bloggers: 'The Message of the Clinton Admin Failures Remains Fully Intact'"
• "ABC Refuses to Provide Copies of Path to 9/11 to Clinton, Albright, Berger"

• Nico Pitney, "Kean on Key Scene from Path to 9/11: 'I Don’t Think The Facts Are Clear,' 'It Could Have Happened Any Number of Ways'," Think Progress, September 6, 2006.
• John Aravosis, AMERICAblog, September 6, 2006:

• "Disney/ABC flat-out REFUSED to provide Pres. Clinton, Madeleine Albright and Sandy Berger copies of its 9/11 'docudrama', tho GOP bloggers got copies"
• "Executive Director of Democratic Party slams Disney/ABC for 'slanderous' fictional TV show about 9/11"
• "Major Washington Post story on Disney/ABC scandal, exposes two additional major errors in 9/11 depiction"

• Media Matters for America, September 6, 2006:

• "In reporting on ABC's 'The Path To 9/11', Boston Globe, NY Post, and Detroit News failed to note criticism over reported inaccuracies"
• "Media conservatives leap to lock-step defense of ABC's 9-11 'docudrama'"
• "Media highlighted conservative complaints about less-than-flattering portrayal of Reagan in 2003 biopic, offer little coverage of ABC's 9-11 miniseries, reportedly riddled with falsehoods"
• "ABC-Sponsored teaching materials falsely suggest Iraq had WMD, link War in Iraq to 9/11"
• "ABC and Scholastic release skewed Path to 9/11 'Discussion Guide' for high school teachers to assign to students" Note': The Scholastic "Discussion Guide" was available online September 6, 2006; as of 06:25 EST, the "Guide" is no longer available on line at this link.

• Richard Cranium, "BREAKING: Did Scholastic Yank 'Path to 9/11' Propaganda?" The All Spin Zone Blog, September 6, 2006.
• kos, "Top Bush counterterrorism official bashes ABC's 9/11 mockumentary," Daily Kos, September 6, 2006.
• Laura Barcella, "More 9/11 lies? ...Protest 'Path to 9/11,' ABC's conservative-penned, 6-hour 'docu-drama' set to air on the five-year anniversary," AlterNet, September 6, 2006.
• "The Great 2006 Google/Technorati 9-11 movie info bomb!" Democratic Underground, September 6, 2006.
• Dale Franks, "Fake but Accurate Isn’t Good Enough," QandO Blog, September 6, 2006.
• Taylor Marsh, "Reach out and Touch ABC ...with a lawsuit" --updated-- taylormarsh.com, September 6, 2006.
• Chris Floyd, "ABC's Agit-Prop: Another Serving From Bush's Poison Kitchen," Empire Burlesque, September 6, 2006.
• "House Democrats Demand Accuracy in ABC 9/11 Film," HouseDemocrats.gov, September 6, 2006. re Reps. John Conyers, Jr., John Dingell, Jane Harman, and Louise Slaughter
• Frazier Moore, "ABC Terrorism Drama Stirs Controversy," Associated Press (San Francisco Chronicle), September 6, 2006.
• Greg Sargent, "Bill Clinton Breaks Silence on 9/11 Docudrama," TPM Cafe, September 6, 2006.
• Noel Sheppard, "The Smear Campaign Against ABC's 'The Path to 9/11'," The American Thinker, September 6, 2006.
• Brent Bozell, "Compelling 'Path to 9/11'," Media Research Center, September 6, 2006.
• Sher Zieve, "ABC Edits Program under Pressure from Clinton Administration," The Conservative Voice, September 6, 2006.
• Clay Waters, "NY Times Talks Up Left-Wing Complaints About ABC's 9-11 Miniseries," NewsBusters, September 6, 2006.