You can put away the tinfoil now

Back when Fahernheit 9/11 came out (prior to the Dems' hopeful re-emergence as scrappy fighters), it was quite the trend to defer to right-wing pundits who decried the film as a pack of lies. Those on the left were tripping over themselves to get some distance fromMoore.

I watched the spectacle with an open mind-- I tried to find specific charges against Moore. It was surprisingly difficult to find any, but the most prevalent was his story about the government helping to fly Saudis (including relatives of Bin Laden) out of the country when all flights had been grounded. All right, I thought. Maybe he overstated his case. Maybe he took some license with the facts.

Now check out the AFP story above. It looks like Moore was not only correct, but understated what had happened (according to the FBI, no less). I won't be holding my breath while I wait to hear some apologies.

An excerpt:

"The New York Times reported that the documents show Federal Bureau of Investigation agents gave personal airport escorts to two prominent Saudi families who fled the United States, while several other Saudis were allowed to leave the country without first being interviewed, citing newly-released US government records."