On Native Soil - The 9-11 Commission Movie Documentary

[RamboLiberal]

Just saw snippets on MTP. First I've heard of it. Narrated by Kevin Costner and Hilary Swank.

Trailer and other info at this site. Might be worth seeing.

http://www.911report.com/index.html

pdf of two FAA Red Team Guys who say 9-11 could've been prevented.

http://www.911report.com/stevebogdan.pdf

Court TV is premiering it on Aug 21st at 9PM.

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060714/nyf064.html?.v=61

'Those who died on 9/11 ... deserve that the story of their deaths be told truthfully.' -Sally Regenhard, whose son, Christian, a New York City firefighter, died at the World Trade Center
Searing Film Documents the Untold Story of the Events that Led to the Formation of the 9/11 Commission
Premieres On Court TV Monday, August 21, 10 PM ET/PT
Lionsgate to Release Special Edition DVD with More Than 30 Minutes of Extra Footage and Extensive Extra Features on Tuesday, August 22

PASADENA, Calif., July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Court TV will world premiere the powerful and critically-acclaimed film On Native Soil: The Documentary of the 9/11 Commission Report on Monday, August 21. Created with the support and involvement of 9/11 victims' families, On Native Soil includes compelling, never-before-seen interviews from victims' family members as it focuses on the actual events of that day. Narrated by Academy Award® winners Kevin Costner and Hilary Swank, the documentary thoughtfully details the personal stories of tragedy and triumph that led to the formation of the 9/11 Commission and the publication of the Commission's landmark report.

McCain and Lieberman are interviewed, but so is Max Cleland. The filmmaker was a producer for Tom Brokaw.

On edit Amazon.coms review.

Almost as frightening as the tragic events it details, On Native Soil is essential viewing for anyone seeking to understand how systemic failures in U.S. national security led to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. By focusing on 9/11 survivors, the surviving family members of 9/11 victims, and their passionate demand for an official investigation into the World Trade Center attacks masterminded by Osama bin Laden, this riveting documentary serves as a remarkable audio-visual companion to the 9/11 Commission's official report (which is included in its entirety on this DVD). Featuring alternating narration by Kevin Costner and Hilary Swank, the film contains much of the same material included in other 9/11 documentaries, but it's informed by an inspiring sense of moral outrage as we learn, step by step, how much the U.S. government and the Bush administration knew about possible terrorist attacks prior to 9/11, and failed to take any significant action against those threats. Beginning with former CNN reporter Peter Arnett's revealing interview with bin Laden in Afghanistan in 1997, and ending with the sobering observation that we're still inadequately prepared for another 9/11-like attack, On Native Soil unfolds with a deeply personal perspective that's dramatically contrasted by the galling audacity of administrative spin control.
As recalled by surviving family members of 9/11 victims, ample evidence existed to prove that the government was aware of terrorist plots on native soil.

In light of their research, then-National Security Advisor Condoleeza Rice looks particularly culpable: As one grieving widower observes, Rice either lied in her post 9/11 press conferences (when she claimed "nobody could have known of these attacks") or--worse yet--she was unaware of the voluminous evidence of active terrorist plots available in the public record. It goes on from there: interagency communication breakdowns, disorganized response strategies when the attacks occurred, incredibly lax security at airports, and damning evidence of governmental neglect--all leading to the inescapable conclusion that 9/11 might have been avoided had the Bush administration been more attentive to obvious and immediate threats to national security. In driving these points home, director Linda Ellman doesn't flinch from the harshest realities: This is one of the few 9/11 documentaries to show attack victims leaping to their deaths from the burning twin towers of the WTC, and emotional testimony from survivors adds yet another layer of tragedy to these earth-shaking events. As a tribute to the families who confronted a shockingly reluctant administration and demanded the 9/11 Commission Report, On Native Soil serves a noble and timeless purpose: It honors those who died on 9/11, provides a cautionary warning against complacency among government officials and U.S. citizens alike, and reminds us that terrorism on native soil is a constant threat that must not be ignored. --Jeff Shannon

Product Description
A documentary about September 11, where the 9/11 Commission Report is used to study the attack and the systemic flaws that allowed it to happen.

[wildbilln864]

1. cool...

wonder how accurate this will be?

[Selatius]

2. 9/11 Commission is a total white wash

Lou Dobbs wakes up to 9/11 lies:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahv3VdknyZ4

[RamboLiberal]

3. But maybe not this film

Since it will be on Court TV I'm not paying anything. Watch the trailer it shows 9-11 family protestors outside the WH with signs against Bush.

[Rainscents]

4. Wow is this for real?

I don't want to see another Fake (LIE) 9/11 movie, as, I will not see them. If this is for real and what I've read PDF file, I will go see it.

[Jazz2006]

5. .

[chat_noir]

6. Mick LaSalle's review

The survivor stories are riveting. Stanley Praimnath decided to evacuate Tower 2 after Tower 1 was hit but allowed himself to be shamed into going back to his desk on the 84th floor. He got there just in time for the plane to hit the second tower. He was rescued by Brian Clark, who worked three floors above him, and the two made their way down to safety -- minutes before the building collapsed. David Lim, a Port Authority officer, tells the amazing story of surviving the collapse of Tower 1 -- he was in a stairwell on the fourth floor that somehow remained intact.

The stories of the victims' families have no happy endings. They're tales of pain and loss, followed by anger and frustration at the government's unwillingness to establish a Sept. 11 commission. That commission came about only at the insistence of the families, whose sadness is palpable five years later. The idea that Sept. 11 widows are enjoying the deaths of their husbands, as asserted by one moral cretin posing as a political commentator, is exposed as a hideous slander by this documentary. (emphasis mine)

-- Advisory: Disturbing images.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/08/04/DDGH3KA1BA1.DTL