"The Path to 9/11"

[Bronko]

I would agree there were a couple scenes that don't jibe exactly with what we learned post 9/11 ( I thought there were fighters were scrambled from Otis). Also if you have read Ghost Wars, there are some Taliban /.N. Alliance discrepencies. But all in all I thought it was well done.

I had no problem with the scenes from the French brother's ducumentry obviouslly being adopted. Those are scenes that we all know to be true as to exactly what was happening at Ground Zero at that time. They were live truthful accounts.

I agree. The Rick Rescorla documentary was excellent.

[JohnR]

F-15 fighters were scrambled from Otis but were directed to a training area off Long Island. They did not get orders to go over NYC until later. F-16 fighters were scrambled I believe from Langley AFB but were sent per SOP east over the Atlantic and not into DC until afterward.

What is Ghost Wars? Not familiar with that one.

I just think that for something of this importance, at this time, should be historical fact, not scenes altered for dramatic effect. Sadly, enough Americans get their "history" and even current / recent events from dramas on film and the boobtube. It would be wise I think for people to sacrafice a little bit of ratings for historical fact. This is a little different from Animal House and how the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor.

[stripersnipr]

Originally Posted by JohnR

F-15 fighters were scrambled from Otis but were directed to a training area off Long Island. They did not get orders to go over NYC until later. F-16 fighters were scrambled I believe from Langley AFB but were sent per SOP east over the Atlantic and not into DC until afterward.

What is Ghost Wars? Not familiar with that one.

I just think that for something of this importance, at this time, should be historical fact, not scenes altered for dramatic effect. Sadly, enough Americans get their "history" and even current / recent events from dramas on film and the boobtube. It would be wise I think for people to sacrafice a little bit of ratings for historical fact. This is a little different from Animal House and how the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor.

John I see your point. I think many of us have enough knowledge of the factual History to put the dramatization and summarization of that History into perspective but I'm sure that many do not have an understanding of the actual facts and are left with Hollywoods interpretation.

[Bronko]

Really worth a read. I'd wait until you hang up the gear for the season. Good "off-season" read.

http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/04/20/143241.php

[spence]

Originally Posted by Bronko

Really worth a read. I'd wait until you hang up the gear for the season. Good "off-season" read.

http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/04/20/143241.php

Sounds like a similar book I'm into now called "Good Muslim, Bad Muslim"...it's a study on how the roots of 9/11 can be traced directly to the Cold War.

What's amazing is the impact Reagan's proxy war strategy had on the rise of militant Islam during the Afghanistan war.

Given my book is written by an African Muslim, it would be interesting to see if they differ on their accounts of history

No desire to watch the mini-series. History doesn't really need Hollywood f'ing it up, and from all the media it souds like this one was a little off.

-spence