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Return of the Taliban

Return of the Taliban

Season 2006 Episode 13
54:53
A Hidden Life

A Hidden Life

Season 2006 Episode 16
54:58
Living Old

Living Old

Season 2006 Episode 17
54:57
News War: Secrets, Sources, & Spin, Part I

News War: Secrets, Sources, & Spin, Part I

Season 2007 Episode 1
54:27
News War: What's Happening to the News?

News War: What's Happening to the News?

Season 2007 Episode 3
1:24:41
Spying on the Home Front

Spying on the Home Front

Season 2007 Episode 5
54:57
Hot Politics

Hot Politics

Season 2007 Episode 6
53:14
When Kids Get Life

When Kids Get Life

Season 2007 Episode 9
1:24:53
Endgame

Endgame

Season 2007 Episode 10
55:00
Cheney's Law

Cheney's Law

Season 2007 Episode 11
56:15
Showdown With Iran

Showdown With Iran

Season 2007 Episode 12
55:00
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FRONTLINE

The Dark Side

Season 2006 Episode 12

After 9/11, Vice President Richard Cheney seized the initiative. He pushed to expand executive power, transform America’s intelligence agencies and bring the war on terror to Iraq. But first, he had to take on George Tenet’s CIA for control over intelligence.

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Top Secret America – 9/11 to the Boston Bombings
53:51
FRONTLINE probes the unprecedented, yet largely invisible, intelligence response to 9/11.
The Pot Republic
53:40
Magazine: The Pot Republic, Doctor Hotspot, The Atomic Artists
The Child Cases
53:41
June 28, 2011 magazine: "The Child Cases" and "Educating Sergeant Pantzke"
WikiSecrets
53:40
Julian Assange, Bradley Manning and the biggest intelligence breach in U.S. history.
Kill / Capture
53:40
Inside the military's secret campaign to take out Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters.
Fighting for Bin Laden
53:40
Inside two fronts of the fight against Al Qaeda and the Taliban
The Silence
53:40
The FRONTLINE Magazine Series (4/19/11): The Silence and Flying Cheaper
Football High
53:11
High school football has never had a higher profile ... but is winning worth the risks?
Money and March Madness
53:40
Money and March Madness; Who's Afraid of Ai Weiwei; The Private Life of Bradley Manning
Revolution in Cairo
53:41
Inside the youth movement; sizing up the Muslim Brotherhood, key players in Egypt's future
Post Mortem
53:40
A system is in disarray and mistakes are literally being buried.
Are We Safer?
53:40
The FRONTLINE Magazine Series (1/18/11): Are We Safer?; Flying Cheaper; The Spy Who Quit
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