ABC Docudrama As Full of Fiction As Any Bush Administration Speech

Steve Benen of the excellent The Carpetbagger Report commenting on what I mentioned far more obliquely here on Friday about the new myths and fictions coming out on 9-11 (like there weren't enough already:

On the one hand, by exposing the problems, flaws, and conservative agenda behind ABC's 9/11 docudrama "The Path to 9/11," the left runs the risk of driving up interest in the broadcast, which means more people may be inclined to watch the misleading "film," just to see what all the fuss is about. On the other hand, this docudrama does a genuine disservice to the public, and the more we do to highlight the program's mistakes, the better informed the public will be.

Following up on yesterday's item, ThinkProgress added that the "The Path to 9/11" was written by a far-right activist.

The writer of the movie is an unabashed conservative named Cyrus Nowrasteh. Last year, Nowrasteh spoke on a panel titled, "Rebels With a Cause: How Conservatives Can Lead Hollywood's Next Paradigm Shift." He has described Michael Moore as "an out of control socialist weasel," and conducted interviews with right-wing websites like FrontPageMag.

Of course, as Nico noted, the real problem with this docudrama is that it's being presented to the public as a neutral, reliable historical drama. ABC is telling viewers that it's is "based on the 9/11 Commission Report." Nowrasteh claims he "wanted to match the just-the-facts tone of the report," and describes the project as "an objective telling of the events of 9/11."

But it's not. It repeats many of the same anti-Clinton, far-right talking points that have been debunked for years.