Kuandika mwendelezo wa aya hii - Septemba 8, Balozi wa zamani nchini Yemen Barbara Bodine alilalamika katika makala ya maoni ya "Los Angeles Times" kuhusu mchoro wake katika filamu hiyo: "Kulingana na watengenezaji wa hadithi, vita vilitokea kati ya polisi aliyezingatiwa na kufuatilia Osama bin Laden na ofisa aliyejali zaidi hisia za serikali inayomkaribisha kuliko hatima ya Wamarekani na hali halisi ya ugaidi. Najua si kweli. Nilikuwa hapo. Nilikuwa balozi". The ABC miniseries compressed Bodine's role to a single extended scene, suggesting she was dismissive, hostile, and vulgar towards FBI investigator John O'Neill from the moment of his October 2000 arrival in Yemen (see USS Cole bombing
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