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<strong>What happened:</strong>		On Howard Stern's Sept. 19 Sirius XM radio show, Tony Bennett blamed Americans for the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. "But who are the terrorists? Are we the terrorists or are they the terrorists? Two wrongs don’t make a right. They flew the plane in, but we caused it. Because we were bombing them and they told us to stop."<br>
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<strong>The apology:</strong>	The antiwar crooner <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2011/09/tony-bennett-takes-it-to-the-view-to-apologize-for-911-remarks.html">posted a statement</a> on his Facebook page and appeared on "The View" Sept. 21. "I am sorry if my statements suggested anything other than an expression of my love for my country, my hope for humanity and my desire for peace throughout the world. Nobody loves America more than I do."
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( Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times )

What happened: On Howard Stern's Sept. 19 Sirius XM radio show, Tony Bennett blamed Americans for the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. "But who are the terrorists? Are we the terrorists or are they the terrorists? Two wrongs don’t make a right. They flew the plane in, but we caused it. Because we were bombing them and they told us to stop."

The apology: The antiwar crooner posted a statement on his Facebook page and appeared on "The View" Sept. 21. "I am sorry if my statements suggested anything other than an expression of my love for my country, my hope for humanity and my desire for peace throughout the world. Nobody loves America more than I do."

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