Season 21
2002 · 21 episodes
Episodes
1. Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero
September 3, 2002 · 1h 54m
For many Americans, the most difficult questions about 9/11 were not about politics, military strategy or homeland security. They were questions about God, about evil and about the potential for darkness within religion itself. What was it we saw on Sept. 11? Was it the true face of evil? Was it the face of religion? And where, if one is a believer, was God on that tragic morning?
2. Campaign Against Terror
September 8, 2002
3. The Man Who Knew
October 3, 2002 · 1h 26m
When the Twin Towers fell on September 11, 2001, among the thousands killed was the one man who may have known more about Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda than any other person in America: John O'Neill.
4. Missile Wars
October 10, 2002
5. A Crime of Insanity
October 17, 2002
6. Let's Get Married
November 14, 2002
7. In Search of Al Qaeda
November 21, 2002 · 55m
In December 2001, as American forces blasted mountain hideouts in the Tora Bora region of Afghanistan, hundreds of Al Qaeda soldiers fled seemingly disappearing into thin air. In this 2002 documentary, FRONTLINE investigates what happened to the fighters who survived.
8. Much Ado About Something
January 2, 2003
9. A Dangerous Business
January 9, 2003
Each year, six thousand Americans lose their lives on the job. Tens of thousands more are seriously injured or exposed to deadly poisons and carcinogens in the workplace. Yet if one of those workers dies on the job due to a company's willful disregard for federal safety regulations, the maximum penalty his employer faces is just six months in prison. Are America's workplace safety laws tough enough? And are companies being held responsible for protecting the safety of their employees? FRONTLINE investigates workplace safety in one of America's most dangerous industries.
10. Failure to Protect: The Taking of Logan Marr
January 30, 2003
11. Failure to Protect: The Caseworker Files
February 6, 2003
12. China in the Red
February 13, 2003
13. The War Behind Closed Doors
February 20, 2003
14. The Long Road to War: A FRONTLINE Special Report
March 17, 2003
15. Blair's War
April 3, 2003
16. Kim's Nuclear Gamble
April 10, 2003
17. Cyber War!
April 24, 2003
18. Burden of Innocence
May 1, 2003
19. The Wall Street Fix
May 8, 2003
20. The Other Drug War
June 19, 2003 · 55m
Through interviews with consumers, legislators, scientists, top industry leaders and analysts, "The Other Drug War" examines the efforts of states like Maine and Oregon to control escalating drug costs in the face of strong opposition from the pharmaceutical industry. The program also explores the tension between the high cost of scientific innovation and society's need to keep drugs and health care affordable.
21. Public Schools, Inc.
July 3, 2003