Episode
Frontline: Chasing the Sleeper Cell
Overview
FRONTLINE and The New York Times join forces to go deep inside the war on terror at home in "Chasing the Sleeper Cell." With remarkable access to top government officials and counterterrorism investigators -- and featuring an exclusive interview with a member of the alleged terrorist cell -- the report takes viewers inside a secret national security investigation to witness how America's intelligence agencies pursued an alleged Al Qaeda cell operating in the United States.
Details
- Series
- Frontline
- Season
- Season 22
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 2003-10-16
- Runtime
- 57 min
Episode context
Chasing the Sleeper Cell is Episode 2 in Season 22 of Frontline. It aired on 2003-10-16. The runtime is 57 min.
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