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Tuesday, March 09, 2004

From The New York Post
March 9, 2004

To hear some folks tell it, families of the 9/11 victims have risen en masse to denounce President Bush for using brief images from Ground Zero in his campaign commercials.  …

But now it turns out that this whole furor is driven by a tiny group that's motivated by a far-left agenda and a festering hatred of the president - and has some quite dubious financial ties.

Leading the rhetorical charge has been an outfit called September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows - which, the group admits, has only a few dozen members and represents relatives of no more than 1 percent of the 9/11 victims.

More to the point, the group was formed specifically to oppose the entire War on Terror: Not just the campaign against Saddam Hussein, but also the toppling of the Taliban in Afghanistan. …

They also demanded that Congress set up a $20 million fund to compensate Afghan "victims" of the U.S. military.

And back in January 2003, the group said had it had gotten a "verbal commitment" to the fund proposal from …  John F. Kerry.

… Peaceful Tomorrows' parent group, the San Francisco-based Tides Foundation, has received millions from foundations controlled by … Teresa Heinz Kerry.  …

It has given millions to anti-war groups since 9/11 - particularly the extremist MoveOn.org. ….

Tides gets much of its funds from philanthropists like Mrs. Kerry and billionaire George Soros - who has made defeating President Bush his top personal priority. …

Remember that the next time you hear a news report about "widespread popular outrage."