Senator Harry Reid of Nevada and Democratic Minority Leader has written (with other Democratic

senators) a letter to Disney and ABC threatening to pull their broadcasting licenses if ABC does not CANCEL their

upcoming docudrama "The Path to 9/11."

The letter follows:

Dear Mr. Iger,

We write with serious

concerns about the planned upcoming broadcast of The Path to 9/11 mini-series on September 10 and 11. Countless

reports from experts on 9/11 who have viewed the program indicate numerous and serious inaccuracies that will

undoubtedly serve to misinform the American people about the tragic events surrounding the terrible attacks of that

day. Furthermore, the manner in which this program has been developed, funded, and advertised suggests a partisan

bent unbecoming of a major company like Disney and a major and well respected news organization like ABC. We

therefore urge you to cancel this broadcast to cease Disney’s plans to use it as a teaching tool in schools across

America through Scholastic. Presenting such deeply flawed and factually inaccurate misinformation to the American

public and to children would be a gross miscarriage of your corporate and civic responsibility to the law, to your

shareholders, and to the nation.

The Communications Act of 1934 provides your network with a free broadcast

license predicated on the fundamental understanding of your principle obligation to act as a trustee of the public

airwaves in serving the public interest. Nowhere is this public interest obligation more apparent than in the duty

of broadcasters to serve the civic needs of a democracy by promoting an open and accurate discussion of political

ideas and events.

....

Should Disney allow this programming to proceed as planned, the factual record,

millions of viewers, countless schoolchildren, and the reputation of Disney as a corporation worthy of the trust of

the American people and the United States Congress will be deeply damaged. We urge you, after full consideration of

the facts, to uphold your responsibilities as a respected member of American society and as a beneficiary of the

free use of the public airwaves to cancel this factually inaccurate and deeply misguided program. We look forward to

hearing back from you soon.

Sincerely,

Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid
Assistant Democratic

Leader Dick Durbin
Senator Debbie Stabenow
Senator Charles Schumer
Senator Byron Dorgan