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Debunking Rudy Giuliani as an Urban Legend

A 13 minute video will be released by New York firefighters tomorrow debunking Rudy Giuliani's claim to being a 9/11 hero. ABC News reports:

The nation's largest firefighters union is set to launch a video on Wednesday that seeks to tarnish former mayor Rudolph Giuliani's reputation as a strong leader before and after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

The 13-minute video -- set for distribution to firefighters and the general public courtesy of the International Association of Fire Fighters -- uses interviews with New York City firefighters and families of 9/11 victims to argue that Giuliani has exaggerated his record as mayor.

"He's running on his 9/11 leadership and it was lacking -- and there was none," Jim Riches, a deputy chief in the New York Fire Department and a father of one of the 9/11 victims, says on the video, according to a transcript obtained by ABC News. "I blame Giuliani. He was the leader that day. And he was the leader for the eight years leading up to that."

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    Video Here (5.00 / 1) (#2)
    by squeaky on Thu Jul 12, 2007 at 05:32:37 PM EST
    A powerful document. (none / 0) (#3)
    by desertswine on Thu Jul 12, 2007 at 05:46:28 PM EST
    Well, (none / 0) (#1)
    by TomStewart on Tue Jul 10, 2007 at 11:18:59 PM EST
    You have to admit, with the campaign he's running, he's been asking for something just like this. You can't have a Giuliani myth unless everyone who was there is on board, now the Firefighters have become the brakes on Rudy's 9/11 radio flyer.