Road to 9/11
Beginning with the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, journalist Steve Coll chronicles the events that took place in the lead-up to the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, including missed signals, failed operations and political turf wars.
Cast: F. Murray Abraham, Leon Panetta, Emad Salem
Season 1
3 episodes
1. Part 1: Brooklyn Jihad (1990-1995)While investigating the assassination of a rabbi in 1990, agents discover a Brooklyn-based terrorist cell with connections to Osama bin Laden. In 1993, cell members succeed in setting off a bomb in the World Trade Center, killing six people.TV-14CC1 h 26 minSep 4, 2017
2. Part 2: The Bin Ladens (1995-2000)Clinton administration officials react to the rise in jihadi terror. Operations are planned targeting Osama bin Laden resulting in near misses. A profile of bin Laden emerges through interview footage with him and commentary from people who knew him.TV-14CC1 h 26 minSep 5, 2017
3. Part 3: The Days of Terror (2000-2003)A portrait of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks. A look at the men recruited to carry out the attacks, including their backgrounds and training. An examination of missed signals in Washington, D.C., prior to the attacks.TV-14CC1 h 26 minSep 6, 2017
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Beginning with the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, journalist Steve Coll chronicles the events that took place in the lead-up to the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, including missed signals, failed operations and political turf wars.
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- Left/Right, History, A+E Global Media
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English
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Cast
F. Murray AbrahamSelf - Narrator
Leon PanettaSelf - White House Chief of Staff, 1994-1997- Emad SalemSelf - FBI Informant
George H. W. BushSelf (archive footage)
Bill ClintonSelf (archive footage)
Richard ClarkeSelf - Chief Counterterrorism Adviser, National Security Council
John MillerSelf - Former Reporter, WNBC
Steve CollSelf - Author, 'Ghost Wars' and 'The Bin Ladens'- Arturo MuñozSelf - Senior Intelligence Officer, CIA
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