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Road to 9/11

2017-09-04 · 86 min / episode · ★ 8.4

Documentary · War & Politics

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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United States of America
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F. Murray AbrahamF. Murray AbrahamSelf - Narrator
Leon PanettaLeon PanettaSelf - White House Chief of Staff, 1994-1997
Emad SalemSelf - FBI Informant
George H. W. BushGeorge H. W. BushSelf (archive footage)
Bill ClintonBill ClintonSelf (archive footage)
Richard ClarkeRichard ClarkeSelf - Chief Counterterrorism Adviser, National Security Council
John MillerJohn MillerSelf - Former Reporter, WNBC
Steve CollSteve CollSelf - Author, 'Ghost Wars' and 'The Bin Ladens'
Arturo MuñozSelf - Senior Intelligence Officer, CIA

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