Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror
This unflinching series documents the 9/11 terrorist attacks, from Al Qaeda's roots in the 1980s to America's forceful response, both at home and abroad.
Cast
Osama bin Laden
Self - Co-Founder of Al-Oaeda
George W. Bush
Self - 43rd President of the United States
Dexter Filkins
Self - New York Times, Middle East Correspondent 2000 - 2010
Dexter Filkins
Self - Staff Writer, The New Yorker
Bruce Hoffman
Self - Senior Fellow, The Council on Foreign Relations
Joe Biden
Self - Senator (DE)
Joe Biden
Self - 46th President of the United States
Joe Biden
Self - Vice President of the United States
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
Self - Former Head of Propaganda for Al-Oaeda
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
Self - Accused Architect of 9
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
Self - 11 Attacks
Gregg Hansson
Self - Battalion Chief, FDNY-Battalion 2
Craig Whitlock
Self - Washington Post, Author of The of Afghanistan Papers
Jacqueline Maguire
Self - FBI Special Agent, NY Field Office
Rajiv Chandrasekaran
Self - Washington Post, Former War Correspondent
Alberto Gonzales
Self - White House Counsel 2001 - 2005
Alberto Gonzales
Self - U.S. Attorney General 2005 - 2007
Ali Soufan
Self - Former FBI Special Agent
Ali Soufan
Self - Former FBI Special Agent, Joint Terrorism Task Force
Mark Fallon
Self - Former NCIS Special Agent
Désirée Bouchat
Self - 9
Désirée Bouchat
Self - 11 Survivor
Désirée Bouchat
Self - Employed in South Tower Offices, The World Trade Center
Ahmad Zia Massoud
Self - Former Vice President of Afghanistan
Andrew Card
Self - White House Chief of Staff 2001 - 2006
Gregory Frederick
Self - Engineer, Marriott World Trade Center
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Comments
10 Comments
If you're left wing and dislike the USA you'll love this series.
All of the bias I've come to expect from a Netflix documentary. Save your time and skip this one.
Once upon a time, there were these two jocks (full of muscle but s**t for brains) who had to one-up each other and see who has the bigger cojones. One is a psychopath (Russia) and the other is a narcissist (America). Somehow they had teamed up to defeat a common thorn in their side (Germany) and each ended up briefly dating the conjoined Korean twins. Of course they had to sow discord between the twins, indoctrinating them with their respective ideologies. Russia later flirted with Vietnam and America was like, "Not on my watch". It was an ugly love triangle. Not long after Vietnam, Russia, like a horny teenager, made a move on Afghanistan. America obviously had to spoil Russia's party and come to Afghanistan's rescue like a knight in shining armour. America saved Afghanistan from being violated by Russia. Russia then went through a meltdown. But fear not, trouble was brewing within the Islamic society over the distribution of Adderall. Iraq tried to seize Kuwait's share of Adderall. America, horrified at the potential disruption to the Adderall supply chain, stepped in and fended off Iraq on Kuwait's behalf. What a guy. This drew the attention of the new bad boy of Islamic society, Al Qaeda, who did not appreciate America meddling in Islamic affairs. So Al orchestrated an elaborate plot to invade America's home and destroy America's pride - his high school trophies. America was livid; Russia had a massive case of schadenfreude. To save face, America decided to strike back. See, Al had been cosying up to Afghanistan's tyrannical patriarch, the Taliban, and living under their roof. America then exposed Al Qaeda and Taliban for their misdemeanors, and got them kicked out of home. Afghanistan was grateful that she gets to do whatever she wanted at home again, without the watchful eye of the Taliban. High on adrenaline, America was looking for another fight and his gaze settled on Iraq. Time for some unfinished business. Afghanistan, in the meantime, like a damsel in distress, could not decide whether she loves America or not, "Is he my liberator or is he another oppressor?". Why don't we find out by inviting the Taliban back home? Not to be outdone, Russia has been doing some shady things in the Crimea and Syria. These two bad boys are hellbent on leaving their skid marks all over the world.
Why can't we have a documentary that is not slanted? Just the facts please! I watched the first 2 1/2 episodes and then thought here we go again........
Pretty spot on demonstration of how an eye for an eye leaves everyone blind.
