what if that information had been shared? oh, my god, i think the world would be very different today. and about harsh interrogations. interrogations were used on hardened terrorists. they were essential, justified, successful, and the right thing to do. not one single imminent threat was stopped because of water-boarding. tonight, correspondent martin smith with the interrogator. it is my duty to history to tell what i believe is the truth. and in our second story tonight. police spied on local peace organizations. 53 people were wrongly labeled as terrorists. the war on terror in your hometown. everybody is subject to investigation. pulitzer prize-winning reporter dana priest investigates if it crosses a line. we were described as terrorists, which is absurd on many levels. and is it working? are we safer? are we safe enough? these two stories in this special edition of frontline. frontline is made possible by contributions to your pbs
and about harsh interrogations. interrogations were used on hardened terrorists. they were essential, justified, successful, and the right thing to do. not one single imminent threat was stopped because of water-boarding. tonight, correspondent martin smith with the interrogator. it is my duty to history to tell what i believe is the truth. and in our second story tonight. police spied on local peace organizations. 53 people were wrongly labeled as terrorists. the war on terror in your hometown. everybody is subject to investigation. pulitzer prize-winning reporter dana priest investigates if it crosses a line. we were described as terrorists, which is absurd on many levels. and is it working? are we safer? are we safe enough? these two stories in this special edition of frontline. frontline is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. and by the corporation for public broadcasting. major funding is
you say it s not just mistakes made, it s lies told, it s cover-ups. yeah, absolutely! this week, he speaks out publicly for the first time about the government s failure to prevent 9/11. what if that information had been shared? oh, my god, i think the world would be very different today. and about harsh interrogations. interrogations were used on hardened terrorists. they were essential, justified, successful, and the right thing to do. not one single imminent threat was stopped because of water-boarding. tonight, correspondent martin smith with the interrogator. it is my duty to history to tell what i believe is the truth. and in our second story tonight. police spied on local peace organizations. 53 people were wrongly labeled as terrorists. the war on terror in your hometown. everybody is subject to investigation. pulitzer prize-winning reporter dana priest investigates if it crosses a line. we were described as terrorists, which is absu
you say it s not just mistakes made, it s lies told, it s cover-ups. yeah, absolutely! this week, he speaks out publicly for the first time about the government s failure to prevent 9/11. what if that information had been shared? oh, my god, i think the world would be very different today. and about harsh interrogations. interrogations were used on hardened terrorists. they were essential, justified, successful, and the right thing to do. not one single imminent threat was stopped because of water-boarding. tonight, correspondent martin smith with the interrogator. it is my duty to history to tell what i believe is the truth. and in our second story tonight. police spied on local peace organizations. 53 people were wrongly labeled as terrorists. the war on terror in your hometown. everybody is subject to investigation. pulitzer prize-winning reporter dana priest investigates if it crosses a line. we were described as terrorists, which is absu
rather sweeping movements. that in some ways are out there trying to copy what we do in this country. that blindness to intelligence more broadly wrought is what s getting us into trouble. we don t see these things coming any more than the regimes see them coming because that s all the intelligence we get. you know, you have described a relationship between suleiman and our intelligence agencies that obviously is symbiotic. both sides were using each other. is it possible he knows things about us that make it very hard for us to pressure him? he s basically saying to gates and the others in our government, hey, guy, you push me too hard, i can begin telling the world other things i did for you that you don t want out there? you know, eliot, you understand this is a little like being in bed with the mafia. you know, this is a two-way street and it s very messy. you know, suleiman knows all sorts of things about the united states as do other intelligence agencies. sheikh al libi who