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Road to 9/11

Road to 9/11

★ 8.4/10•2017•1h 26m•TV-14•Documentary•War & Politics
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The signs were there.

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.

StatusEnded
Runtime1h 26m
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 4, 2017

Episodes

Episode 1 - Part 1: Brooklyn Jihad (1990-1995)E186m

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.

Sep 4, 2017

Episode 2 - Part 2: The Bin Ladens (1995-2000)E286m

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.

Sep 5, 2017

Episode 3 - Part 3: The Days of Terror (2000-2003)E386m

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.

Sep 6, 2017

Actors

F. Murray Abraham

F. Murray Abraham

Self - Narrator

Leon Panetta

Leon Panetta

Self - White House Chief of Staff, 1994-1997

Emad Salem

Self - FBI Informant

George H. W. Bush

George H. W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

Self (archive footage)

Richard Clarke

Richard Clarke

Self - Chief Counterterrorism Adviser, National Security Council

John Miller

John Miller

Self - Former Reporter, WNBC

Steve Coll

Steve Coll

Self - Author, 'Ghost Wars' and 'The Bin Ladens'

Arturo Muñoz

Self - Senior Intelligence Officer, CIA

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