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CNN Presents Season 2001, Episode 20: Air Insecurity
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Air Insecurity
How safe are U.S. skies?
60 min
Dying to Tell the Story
A picture is worth a thousand words. Is it worth a single life?
60 min
Soldiers of God
Afganistan's battle against Soviet occupation.
60 min
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60 min
Babies on the Brink
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60 min
Return to Freetown
In the award-winning "Cry Freetown," African journalist Sorious Samura documented the horrific suffering that a brutal civil war inflicted upon his homeland of Sierra Leone. He now revisits his country after a peace agreement called for RUF child soldiers to return to their homes and families.
60 min
Are We Ready?
Every American is now vividly aware of the threat of terrorism. As the U.S. government struggles to close the security gaps at airports, concerns are rising about a range of other potential dangers. How prepared are local, state and federal agencies to deal with the possibility of a large-scale biological or nuclear attack?
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