LibGuides: 9/11: Media

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9/11 Through Saudi Eyes (52:12) In this program, a broad cross-section of Saudis—parents and neighbors of the accused hijackers, editors of Arab News and Asharq Al Awasat, political and military analysts, a psychologist, and others—give their perceptions of events and issues involving September 11th. Interviews provide background on and insights into the lives and minds of the alleged hijackers, the recruitment practices of al Qaeda, the co-opting of jihad for militant political ends, Osama bin Laden’s cult of personality, the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, and frustration over U.S. foreign policy. This video, the first documentary to scrutinize 9/11 from the Saudi perspective, is a powerful learning tool for students of political science, the Middle East, and Islam. (Portions in Arabic with English subtitles).
America After 9/11 (1:53:15) Description How 9/11 ushered in an era of fear, mistrust, and division in America. The compromises and consequences for American democracy--from the terror attacks, through four presidencies, wars abroad, and ultimately insurrection at home. Distributed by PBS Distribution.
Bill Moyers Journal: 9/11: For the Record (58:00) A critical question continues to haunt America’s national psyche: how could the most powerful nation on earth have been so utterly unprepared to protect its homeland from the September 11 hijackers? First broadcast in 2004, this program offers a special one-hour analysis of the 9/11 Commission Report—connecting the dots of what happened that infamous day and studying the warning signs that could have averted the tragedy. The program highlights the agonizing close calls, missteps, and outright failures of two successive administrations and America’s intelligence and security agencies in the months and years leading up to 9/11. A new Bill Moyers essay, reflecting on the nation’s mood in 2007, opens the program.
Dan Rather Remembers 9/11 (67:00) Watch CBS News archival footage of the 9/11 attacks. Years have passed since the attack and America has rebuilt. Dan Rather will explore personal reflections of that day and how it changed lives.
The Day the Towers Fell (43:39) The terrorist attack on the World Trade Center was documented by hundreds of photographers. Some were professionals who were already working in the area; others were amateurs who felt compelled to head toward the scene of destruction and photograph it. This A&E Special looks at the World Trade Center tragedy through the eyes of the people who risked their lives to capture it on film. Interviews with some of these photographers combine with a sobering array of their unforgettable images—many not previously available to the public—to paint an intensely intimate portrait of an outrage that changed the world.
From Khartoum to Kabul: Hunt for Bin Laden—The Inside Story of America's 20-Year Search (46:35) From Khartoum to Kabul is part of the inside story of America's 20 year search for Bin Laden, U.S. efforts and hesitations against Bin Laden before Sept. 11, the growth of the Al Qaeda threat during that time, and the uncertainty about whether to treat Bin Laden as a criminal or military threat. The 9/11 attacks on New York and the Pentagon had brought Bin Laden to the world's attention, but the mission to hunt and kill the terrorist leader had begun long before. Told through interviews and archive, From Khartoum to Kabul gives viewers the definitive inside story of how America's leaders, intelligence chiefs and the military tried and failed many times to track, find and take out the world's most wanted man. BBC.
Why the Hate? America, from a Muslim Point of View (44:30) In the aftermath of September 11th, George W. Bush made an ultimatum to the world: "Either you are with us or you are with the terrorists." But for many followers of Islam—a global community that includes more than a billion devotees—the choice is not that simple. This timely ABC News program explores the mixed emotions felt by many Muslims toward the U.S. Topics on the agenda include American culture, often perceived as offensive, and U.S. foreign policy, frequently viewed as threatening. By capturing individual opinions and attitudes, correspondent Chris Bury addresses common themes in an effort to answer the question of a stunned American populace: "Why do they hate us so much?"