Episode
Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror: A Place of Danger
Overview
Survivors recount the horrors they endured on 9/11. Immediately after the attacks, George W. Bush begins charting America's aggressive military response.
Details
- Series
- Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 2021-09-01
- Runtime
- 53 min
Episode context
A Place of Danger is Episode 2 in Limited Series of Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror. It aired on 2021-09-01. The runtime is 53 min.
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Episode 1: The System Was Blinking Red
Interviews and chilling archival recordings chronicle the chaos that unfolded during the 9/11 attacks, whose origins can be traced to the 1980s.
Episode 3: The Dark Side
Learning the hijackers benefitted from gaps in US intelligence, the White House justifies a secret surveillance program and "enhanced interrogation."
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