America at a Crossroads
America at a Crossroads is a documentary miniseries concerning the issues facing the United States of America as related to the War on Terrorism. It aired originally on PBS television. The miniseries initially consisted of 11 independently produced aired episodes, and premiered April 15–20, 2007 on PBS. Its executive producers are Jeff Bieber and Dalton Delan; series producer is Leo Eaton and it is presented by Robert MacNeil. Its music score is composed by Canadian musician Mark Korven.
Episodes
Eleven documentaries examining post-9/11 challenges around the world. First up: “JIHAD: The Men and Ideas Behind Al Qaeda,” which looks at radical Isl...
“Warriors” details the daily lives of U.S. soldiers in and around Baghdad during 2005. Then, “Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience” ex...
“Gangs of Iraq” examines the four-year effort to train Iraqi forces to “stand up”; and how the Coalition-trained Iraqi military and police have been i...
“Europe's 9/11” looks back at Al Qaeda-linked bombings of commuter trains in Madrid on March 11, 2004, which killed 191 people. Also: “The Muslim Amer...
“Europe's 9/11” looks back at Al Qaeda-linked bombings of commuter trains in Madrid on March 11, 2004, which killed 191 people. Also: “The Muslim Amer...
“Security Versus Liberty: The Other War” examines the Bush administration's efforts to protect the home front from terrorist attacks; and the reaction...
“Kansas to Kandahar” tracks the experiences of an Army Reserve Chinook helicopter unit as it served a one-year deployment, first providing humanitaria...
Atlantic Monthly military correspondent Robert D. Kaplan examines the U.S. military's role in the 21st century. Included: U.S. forces working with loc...
Examining the role of Islam in U.S. prisons, and whether inmates receive the Muslim faith's true teachings or the radicalized rendition adopted by som...
An examination of how the Israeli-Palestinian conflict plays at UC-Berkeley and Columbia University, where sentiments on both sides are strong. At Ber...
This documentary explores the response of the U.S. military in the war on terror, examining the service of army reservists as they are called for an e...
Why does Europe hate us? It's a question that comes to mind for many Americans when they see polls proclaiming that one out of two Europeans sees Amer...
Writer Robert Kaplan investigates the unknown aspects of the 'War on Terror' and visits US Special forces in Mali, the Philippines, Georgia and Columb...
Campus Battleground, a special in the America at a Crossroads series, focuses on the University of California-Berkeley and Columbia University in New...
Drawing on the views of imams, prison converts to Islam, law enforcement, chaplains and other experts, this film examines the Islamic faith in America...
STAND UP is the story of Ahmed's battle to get beyond playing "Terrorist No. 4." It's about Obeidallah's journey to discover his Arab heritage. It's...
THE TRIAL OF SADDAM HUSSEIN provides the first comprehensive look at the trial of Iraq’s former dictator and tells the behind-the-scenes story of the...
DISSONANCE AND HARMONY presents a rare portal into a vital and entertaining world shared by both Western and Middle Eastern cultures, the world of mus...
The story in Morgantown is really about the dilemma of moderate Muslims, and that’s a story we don’t often see covered in the media. But it’s an absol...
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