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Summary Since it began in 1983, ‘Frontline' has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's goal is to extend the impact of the documentary beyond its initial broadcast by serving as a catalyst for change.

Directed By: Marcela Gaviria

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  • Nov 21, 2002
  • 1 h
Frontline
S20 • Episode 23
In Search of Al Qaeda
Air Date: Nov 21, 2002
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Summary Since it began in 1983, ‘Frontline' has been airing public-affairs documentaries that explore a wide scope of the complex human experience. Frontline's goal is to extend the impact of the documentary beyond its initial broadcast by serving as a catalyst for change.

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Episode 1 • Jan 10, 2002 • 1 h 30 m
An Ordinary Crime
A bizarre case of possible injustice where an innocent man is sent to prison.
Episode 2 • Jan 17, 2002 • 1 h
Inside the Terror Network
The hijackers of September 11 led such outwardly ordinary lives that they moved through Europe and America virtually unnoticed.
Episode 3 • Jan 24, 2002 • 1 h
Dot Con
An examination of the evidence for stock market manipulation during the dot-com boom of the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Episode 4 • Jan 31, 2002 • 1 h
Inside the Teenage Brain
It's mystery of mysteries-especially to parents. Now experts are exploring recesses of brain.
Episode 5 • Feb 21, 2002 • 1 h
American Porn
FRONTLINE investigates American Porn and the pending political battle that will soon engulf the multi-billion dollar business and its distribution partners - some of America's best known corporations.
Episode 6 • Feb 21, 2002 • 1 h
Rollover: The Hidden History of the SUV
From industrial hauler to America's new station wagon, SUV has been a spectacular success story.
Episode 7 • Mar 28, 2002 • 1 h
Testing Our Schools
President Bush's proposal for mandatory public school testing in grades three through eight signals beginning of a new era in public education
Episode 8 • Apr 11, 2002 • 1 h
Battle for the Holy Land
As Israelis and Palestinians prepare for possible all-out war, FRONTLINE investigates how combatants pursue deadly conflict on ground.
Episode 9 • Apr 11, 2002 • 1 h
Requiem for Frank Lee Smith
In December 2000, after spending fourteen years on Floridaís Death Row, Frank Lee Smith was finally cleared of rape and murder of eight-year-old Shandra Whitehead.
Episode 10 • Apr 18, 2002
Modern Meat
Frontline investigates modern meat safety, focusing on the process, politics, and hazards of ground beef manufacturing.
Episode 11 • Apr 25, 2002 • 1 h
Did Daddy Do It?
In 1984, Cuban immigrant Frank Fuster was living American dream. He had a new house in suburbs.
Episode 12 • May 2, 2002 • 1 h
Terror in Teheran
FRONTLINE investigates terror threat from Iran and challenges facing US policymakers.
Episode 13 • Apr 30, 2002 • 2 h
Muslims
The events of Sept. 11 left many Americans questioning how such atrocities could be perpetrated in name of religion: specifically, religion of Islam.
Episode 14 • Jun 13, 2002 • 1 h
The Siege of Bethlehem
On April 2, as Israeli tanks rolled into Bethlehem, some 200 Palestinians - many of them armed - stormed into fabled Church of Nativity.
Episode 15 • Jun 20, 2002 • 1 h
Bigger Than Enron
The meteoric rise and stunning collapse of Enron caused many to question why watchdog system was supposed to protect investors failed to sound any alarms about company's dubious financial underpinnings.
Episode 16 • Jun 27, 2002 • 2 h
Shattered Dreams of Peace: The Road from Oslo
Episode 17 • Sep 3, 2002 • 2 h
Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero
Ground Zero in Manhattan has become a site of pilgrimage. Thousands of people visit site.
Episode 18 • Aug 8, 2002 • 2 h
Campaign Against Terror
In this two-hour special, FRONTLINE recounts for first time on television behind-the-scenes story of US and world response to September 11 terrorist attacks on America.
Episode 19 • Oct 3, 2002 • 1 h 30 m
The Man Who Knew
Episode 20 • Oct 10, 2002 • 1 h
Missile Wars
Following America's withdrawal from Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, FRONTLINE examines reason why: Bush administration's determination to deploy an antimissile system.
Episode 21 • Oct 17, 2002 • 1 h
A Crime of Insanity
When a paranoid schizophrenic committed a violent crime, the legal and psychiatric worlds collided.
Episode 22 • Nov 14, 2002 • 1 h
Let's Get Married
Marriage is in trouble. The past half-century has witnessed staggering changes in makeup of American family as number of single-parent households and children born out of wedlock has skyrocketed.
Episode 23 • Nov 21, 2002 • 1 h
In Search of Al Qaeda
Within three months of September 11, War on Terror had succeeded in crushing Taliban.
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Will Lyman

Narrator, Self - Narrator, Self

Sarah Childress

Self - Reporter, Reporter, Self

Priyanka Boghani

Self - Reporter, Reporter, Digital Reporter

Arun Rath

Self - Reporter, Self, Reporter

Judy Woodruff

Self - Host, Self, Self - Anchor

Katie Worth

Self - Reporter, Reporter, Digital Reporter

Martin Smith

Self - Correspondent, Self, Correspondent

Jessica Savitch

Self - Host, Narrator, Self - Host (1983)

Jim Gilmore

Self - Reporter, Self, Reporter

Mike McNally

Self - Narrator, Narrator

Peter Baker

Self, Self - The New York Times, Self - Co-Author, Kremlin Rising, Self - Author, Self - Author, Days of Fire, Self - Author, Obama: The Call of History, Self - Co-author Kremlin Rising, Self - Co-author, Kremlin Rising, Self - co-author of 'Kremlin Rising'

Jeremiah Kissel

Self, Self - Narrator, Self - Reporter, Voiceover

Dan Balz

Self - The Washington Post, Self, Self, journalist, The Washington Post

Lowell Bergman

Self, Self - Correspondent, Correspondent, Self - Reporter, Self - Correspondnet, Self - Frontline

Peter Haydu

Self, Voiceover

Jane Mayer

Self - The New Yorker, Self, Reporter, Self - Author, The Dark Side, Self, investigative journalist for The New Yorker

Steve Coll

Self - Author, 'Ghost Wars', Self - The New Yorker, Self, Self - Author, Self - Author, Private Empire, Self - Staff Writer, The New Yorker, Self - The New Yorker, Author: Ghost Wars

Peter Berkrot

Narrator, Self - Narrator

Susan Glasser

Self, Self - Co-Author, Kremlin Rising, Self - Co-author Kremlin Rising, Self - Co-author, Kremlin Rising, Self - The New Yorker, Self - The Washington Post (1998-2008)

Charles Linshaw

Self, Narrator

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