17. Slade Gorton， Interview with author， October 5， 2006.
18. Thomas Kean， Interview with author， January 22， 2007.
19. Bill Sammon， “He’s Back: Sandy Berger Now Advising Hillary Clinton，” Examiner， October 8， 2007; Andrew Sullivan， “Berger and Clinton，” The Daily Dish， the Atlantic. com， October 9， 2007.
20. Scott Collins and Tina Daunt， “Five Years After; ABC Stands by Its 9.11 Story-Almost; After Minor Edits in Response to Democratic Critics， the Miniseries Will Air as Scheduled. It’s Already Set Offa Bitter Election-Year Dispute，” LAT， September 9， 2006; Tim Rutten， “Five Years After; Regarding Media: ABC Follows a Path to Shame，” LAT， September 9， 2006; Samantha Bonar， “Television Review: On Dangerous Ground，” LAT， September 9， 2007.
21. Cyrus Nowrasteh， Interview with author， September 17， 2006.
22. Cyrus Nowrasteh， Interview with author， September 14， 2006.
23. Ibid.
24. Michael Barone， Interview with author， September 19， 2006.
25. Cyrus Nowrasteh， Interview with author， September 14， 2006.
26. Cyrus Nowrasteh， e-mail to author， January 8， 2007.
27. Thomas Kean， Interview with author， January 22， 2006.
28. Sandy Berger， Interview with author， October 3， 2006.
29. Thomas Kean， Interview with author， January 22， 2007.
30. Cyrus Nowrasteh， Interviews with author， September 14， 2006， September 15， 2006， September 17， 2006， February 23， 2007， June 1， 2007; Cyrus Nowrasteh， “The Path to 9.11: Committing the Truth，” The Magazine of the Writers Guild of America， West， December 2006; Tim Rutten， “Five Years After; Regarding Media: ABC Follows a Path to Shame，” LAT， September 9， 2006.
31. Cyrus Nowrasteh， “Remembering 9.11: The Path to Hysteria，”WS]， September 18， 2006; Howard Kurtz， “Clinton Administration Officials Assail ABC’s ‘The Path to 9.11，’” WP， September 9， 2006; Maureen Dowd， “The Unslammed Phone，” NYT， September 9， 2006; Samantha Bonar， “Television Review: On Dangerous Ground，” LAT， September 9， 2007; Mike Medavoy， Interview with author， October 19， 2006.
32. John Ziegler， Interview with author， September 22， 2006.
33. Cyrus Nowrasteh， Interview with author， September 14， 2006; Cyrus Now-rasteh， “The Path to 9.11: Committing the Truth，” The Magazine of the Writers Guild of America， West， December 2006.
34. Sandy Berger， Interview with author， October 3， 2006; Barbara Bodine， Interview with author， September 27， 2006.
35. Sandy Berger， Interview with author， October 3， 2006.
36. Thomas Kean， Interview with author， January 22， 2007.
37. John Ziegler， Interview with author， September 22， 2006; Edward Wyatt， “More Questions of Accuracy Raised About ABC Mini-Series on 9.11 Prelude，” NYT， September 12， 2006.
38. Jesse McKinley， “Three from Clinton Aclministration Urge Disney to Cancel or Revise 9.11 Mini-Series，” NYT， September 7， 2006.
39. Sandy Berger， Interview with author， October 3， 2006.
40. Edward Wyatt， “More Questions of Accuracy Raised About ABC Mini-Series on 9.11 Prelude，” NYT， September 12， 2006.
41. Sandy Berger， Interview with author; October 3， 2006.
42. Jane Mayer， “Whatever It Takes; The Politics of the Man Behind ‘24，’” NYer， February 19， 2007.
43. MaUreen Dowd， “The Unslammed Phone，” NYT， September 9， 2006.
44. Cyrus Nowrasteh， Interview with author， September 14， 2006.
45. John Ziegler， Interview with author， September 22， 2006.
46. Cyrus Nowrasteh， Interviews with author， September 14， 2006， September 15， 2006， September 17， 2006， February 23， 2007， June 1， 2007.
47 Thomas Kean， Interview with author， January 22， 2007.
48.Cyrus Nowrasteh， Interview with author， June 1， 2007; Cyrus Nowrasteh， e-mails to author， July 20， 2007， July 26， 2007.
49. Interview; source wishes to remain anonymous.
50. Jane Hamsher， Interview with author， September 28， 2006.
51. Cyrus Nowrasteh， Interviews with author， September 14， 2006， September 15， 2006， September 17， 2006， February 23， 2007， June 1， 2007.
52. Cyrus Nowrasteh， e-mail to author， March 15， 2007.
53. Cyrus Nowrasteh， e-mail to author， February 7， 2007; Anne E. Kornblut， “In His Wife’s Campaign， Bill Clinton Is a Free Agent，” WP， October 30， 2007. （Carson is now working for Hillary’s campaign but remains close to the former president.） Contacted by this writer on November 8， 2007， Paramount PR man， Michael Vollman， e-mailed， “！We have no comment.”
54. Cyrus Nowrasteh， Interviews with author， June 1， 2007， November 8， 2007; Cyrus Nowrasteh， e-mail to author， July 10， 2007.
55. Cyrus Nowrasteh， Interviews with author， September 14， 2006， February 23， 2007; Max Blumenthal， Interview with author， November 8， 2007; author’s e-mail and telephone call to Jay Carson， November 7， 2007: no response to either.
56. Cyrus Nowrasteh， Interviews with author， September 14， 2006， September 17， 2006.
57. Thomas Kean， Interview with author， January 22， 2007.
58. Cyrus Nowrasteh， Interview with author， September 14， 2006.
59. John Ziegler， Interview with author， September 22， 2006.
60. Robert Patterson， Interview with author， January 4， 2007; Cyrus Nowrasteh， Interview with author， September 14， 2006; Edward Wyatt，“More Questions of Accuracy Raised About ABC Mini-Series on 9.11 Prelude，” NYT， September 12， 2006.
61. Cyrus Nowrasteh， Interview with author， September 14， 2006.
62. Steve Emerson， Interview with author， January 8， 2007.
63. Sandy Berger， Interview with author， October 3， 2006.
64. Edward Wyatt， “More Questions of Accuracy Raised About ABC Mini-Series on 9.11 Prelude，” NYT， September 12， 2006; Patrick Healy and Jesse McKinley， “Passions Flare as Broadcast of 9.11 Mini-Series Nears，” NYT， September 8， 2006.
65. Thomas Kean， Interview with author， January 22， 2007.
66. Cyrus Nowrasteh， Interview with author， September 14， 2006.
67. Thomas Kean， Interview with author， January 22， 2007.
68. Sandy Berger， Interview with author， October 3， 2006.
69. Barbara Bodine， Interview with author， September 27， 2006.
70. Sandy Berger， Interview with author， October 3， 2006.