Tony Bennett Apologizes For 9/11 Comments

FIRST PUBLISHED: September 21, 2011 3:46 PM EDT NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Tony Bennett says hes sorry for suggesting the United States provoked the 9/11 attacks. Bennett said Wednesday that he was only expressing his feelings as a pacifist when he said the United States caused the 9/11 attacks by bombing people. He made the comments during an interview on Howard Sterns radio show Tuesday. Bennett issued a written statement saying there is no excuse for terrorism and the killing of innocent people in the attacks. Bennett said that he is a proud World War II veteran, but that his experiences in war and marching with Martin Luther King Jr. had led him believe that violence begets violence. Copyright 2011 by Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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