Docudrama or Political Campaign?

Forward this e-mail | Subscribe to PFAW Action Alerts PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY September 8, 2006 “The Path to 9/11” – ABC’s factually challenged miniseries written by Rush Limbaugh’s friend Cyrus Nowrasteh – is catching a lot of well-deserved heat across the nation. The miniseries, which ABC erroneously claims is based on the 9/11 Commission Report, would give millions of Americans the impression that legal protections for civil liberties and liberal politicians were responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks. That message isn’t just wrong, it’s the linchpin of Karl Rove’s strategy for winning the mid-term election. ABC has already decided to make tiny edits under pressure, but that’s not enough. We urge you to call ABC parent company Walt Disney President and CEO Robert Iger, using our automated tool, and voice your opinion. http://www.CallABC.org “The Path to 9/11” troubles us not only because of its politically motivated errors and fabrications, but also because of the insidious message it sends about how the Constitution supposedly got in the way of preventing the attacks on 9/11. Specifically, the “docudrama” reportedly portrays Clinton administration officials reining in CIA operatives ready to strike Osama bin Laden because those officials are hog-tied by legal restraints. That is entirely fabricated by the author and its implication is that 9/11 was made possible by weak people following outmoded laws. The corollary is an endorsement of the Bush administration’s legislative and PR effort to scare the nation and Congress into rewriting and severely restricting our freedoms and legal standards. There has been much public outrage about this so-called docudrama, but our intelligence tells us that what's needed right now are phone calls to Disney/ABC's corporate chief. Call Robert Iger now using our web tool, and tell him what you think about this controversial miniseries. Afterwards, let us know how your call went. http://www.CallABC.org -- Your Allies at People For the American Way P.S. For those of you on the east coast, calls will be going into Disney's California offices so there's still plenty of time to call before day's end. Please go to http://www.CallABC.org now!