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History’s Hot Spots
Premieres Wednesday 11pm, 16 February 2011
Synopsis History’s Hot Spots:
September 11th, 2001 has redefined our lives. Like the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the events of 9/11 and their aftermath have shaped our perceptions and our actions for the foreseeable future. American attention is now firmly focused on terrorism, Iraq, Afghanistan and al Qaeda. “History’s Hot Spots” will chronicle this unfolding global conflict, providing historical narrative and context. We know that radical Islamists are leading the charge in this first major cataclysm of the 21st century, but what are the roots of this global terrorism?
The 9/11 Hijackers: Inside The Hamburg Cell, 16 Feb
For years, they remained nearly invisible, a small group of dedicated men waiting for the perfect chance to strike. Then, on September 11, 2001, after five years of preparation, they took action. The men’s full stories and the details of their ambitious plan have now come to light.
We track the progress of this unlikely group of young men who developed from unassuming college students into religious martyrs. These men, now known as the Hamburg Cell, were responsible for the cultivation of the al-Qaeda plot code-named “the planes operation”.
The group’s leaders were four well-educated Muslim men who shared a common belief in radical Islam. Though Mohamed Atta, Marwan al-Shehhi, Ziad Jarrah, and Ramzi Binalshibh hailed from different countries–Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Yemen–a spirit of brotherhood prevailed among them. And in time, they committed to a singular purpose–to translate their religious fanaticism into catastrophic action.
Brotherhood of Terror, 23 Feb
For many Americans, the morning of September 11, 2001 made the threat of Islamic Fundamentalism a grave reality. It was an unthinkable act, but before Osama Bin Laden were other men who saw America as the ultimate evil. Their roots can be traced to a shadowy movement known as the Muslim Brotherhood.
This program is available in Bahasa Malaysia and Chinese subtitles.
