Road to 9/11

The signs were there.

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DocumentaryWar & 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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Cast

F. Murray Abraham

Self - Narrator

Leon Panetta

Self - White House Chief of Staff, 1994-1997

Emad Salem

Self - FBI Informant

George H. W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

Bill Clinton

Self (archive footage)

Richard Clarke

Self - Chief Counterterrorism Adviser, National Security Council

John Miller

Self - Former Reporter, WNBC

Steve Coll

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

Arturo Muñoz

Self - Senior Intelligence Officer, CIA

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Part 1: Brooklyn Jihad (1990-1995)

2017-09-04 · 86m

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.

Part 2: The Bin Ladens (1995-2000)

2017-09-05 · 86m

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.

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

2017-09-06 · 86m

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.