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Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2006 14:09:13 -0400
To: improvetheworld &AElig umich.edu
From: Dave Morris <thecat &AElig umich.edu>
Subject: Fwd: Urgent: Exploiting 9/11
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Has anyone heard anything about this? Might be worth clicking on.

Dave

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> From: "Nita Chaudhary, MoveOn.org Political Action"=20
> <moveon-help &AElig list.moveon.org>
> Date: September 8, 2006 12:32:30 PM EDT
> To: "Dave Morris" <thecat &AElig umich.edu>
> Subject: Urgent: Exploiting 9/11
>
> In just over 48 hours, ABC will air a partisan "docudrama" about=20
> 9/11=97apparently part of a right-wing attempt to exploit the=20
> anniversary. The movie was written and produced by a right-wing=20
> activist who fabricated scenes to smear Democrats and excuse=20
> Republicans. Sign the petition to tell ABC not to air partisan=20
> propaganda on 9/11.
>

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>
>  Sign the petition
>
> Here's the full petition text: "ABC must not air partisan propaganda =20=

> on 9/11."
>
> Dear MoveOn member,
>
> In a little over 48 hours, ABC will air a five-hour "docudrama" on the =
=20
> 9/11 attacks. The movie was written and produced by a right-wing =20
> activist who fabricated key scenes to blame Democrats and defend =20
> Republicans.1 It's so partisan that even Rush Limbaugh was surprised =20=

> ABC decided to air it.2 And an FBI agent who was brought in to consult =
=20
> on the docudrama quit because, he said, "they were making things up."3
>
> Public outrage is mounting across the country, and Variety reports =20
> that ABC is now "mulling the idea of yanking the mini altogether."4 =20=

> But we only have a little time to act. We'll start delivering this =20
> petition to ABC headquarters tomorrow at noon and continue as more =20
> signatures come in. So we're looking for 200,000 signatures TODAY.
>
> Can you sign? Click here:
> http://pol.moveon.org/abcdoc?id=3D8709-347076-zgimCQTS70kxJ49lS8wmjQ&t=3D=
4
>
> Then please pass on this message to folks you know who can help.
>
> The Path to 9/11 appears to be part of a coordinated push=97including =20=

> speeches by President Bush and millions of dollars in advertising=97to =
=20
> exploit the five-year anniversary of 9/11 for political gain. That's =20=

> not acceptable from anyone=97especially not a news organization like =20=

> ABC.
>
>  It's not just that ABC's movie is slanted. Big parts of it are simply =
=20
> untrue. The producer himself even admitted to simply improvising a key =
=20
> scene which depicts the Clinton administration letting bin Laden go =20=

> when they had him in their sights=97a complete fabrication.5 Last =
night, =20
> the movie's star, Harvey Keitel, said "It turned out not all the facts =
=20
> were correct."6
>
> It's really pretty simple: ABC shouldn't have any role in the =20
> political exploitation of 9/11. But this docudrama is designed to do =20=

> just that=97spreading a false message to millions of viewers across =
the =20
> country.
>
> Sign the petition to tell ABC not to air partisan propaganda on 9/11. =20=

> Click here:
>
> http://pol.moveon.org/abcdoc?id=3D8709-347076-zgimCQTS70kxJ49lS8wmjQ&t=3D=
5
> =A0
>  Thank you for all you do.
> =96Nita, Eli, Carrie, Joan, Jennifer and the MoveOn.org Political =
Action =20
> Team
>  Friday, September 8th, 2006
>
> P.S. For the most current information on the scandal involving this =20=

> film, and for more information on the movie itself, please visit our =20=

> friends at ThinkProgress:
>
> http://www.thinkprogress.org
>
> Sources:
> 1. "Writer of ABC's 9/11 'Docudrama' Is Avowed Conservative Activist," =
=20
> ThinkProgress, September 1, 2006
> http://www.moveon.org/r?r=3D2047&id=3D8709-347076-=20
> zgimCQTS70kxJ49lS8wmjQ&t=3D6
>
>  2. "Clintonoids Prepare To Attack 9/11 Movie," The Rush Limbaugh =20
> Show, August 30, 2006
> http://www.moveon.org/r?r=3D2049&id=3D8709-347076-=20
> zgimCQTS70kxJ49lS8wmjQ&t=3D7
>
> 3. "FBI Agent Who Consulted On Path to 9/11 Quit," ThinkProgress, =20
> 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, =20=

> 2006
> http://www.moveon.org/r?r=3D2077&id=3D8709-347076-=20
> zgimCQTS70kxJ49lS8wmjQ&t=3D8
>
>  6. "Harvey Keitel speaks out on Path to 9/11: 'It turned out not all =20=

> the facts were correct'", Showbiz Tonight, September 7, 2006
> http://www.moveon.org/r?r=3D2078&id=3D8709-347076-=20
> zgimCQTS70kxJ49lS8wmjQ&t=3D9
>
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David P. Morris, PhD
Senior Engineer, ElectroDynamic Applications, Inc.
morris &AElig edapplications.com, (734)=A0786-1434, fax: (734)=A0786-3235

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