Series · 2017 · Documentary
The signs were there.
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.
1 season · 3 episodes

Episode 01
Part 1: Brooklyn Jihad (1990-1995)
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.

Episode 02
Part 2: The Bin Ladens (1995-2000)
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.

Episode 03
Part 3: The Days of Terror (2000-2003)
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.
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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.
8 principal 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'
Road to 9/11 is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The documentary has 1 season and 3 total episodes, rated 8.4/10 by 5 viewers.
Road to 9/11 has 1 season with 3 episodes in total.
Road to 9/11 has ended and is no longer in production.
Road to 9/11 airs on History.
Road to 9/11 first aired on September 4, 2017.
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