Saturday, January 20, 2007

Redford at Sundance: Bush owes us an apology

Who's demanding a "big, massive" apology now?

Robert Redford, who opened his Sundance film festival with a demand that GWB apologize to the entire nation for the Iraq war.

Redford, whose Sundance Institute for independent film backs the annual festival, said in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks he, like many others, showed a "spirit of unity" with President George W. Bush and others who backed the war on terrorism and led invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq.

"We put all our concerns on hold to let the leaders lead," Redford told a packed audience for the opening night documentary film, "Chicago 10." "I think we're owed a big, massive apology," he added. ABC