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The Secret History of 9/11 (2006)

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How it feels

A documentary that interviews key government officials and military personnel about the events leading up to the September 11 attacks. It explores the response of counter-terrorism agencies and the decisions made that day.

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What happens

The Secret History of 9/11 is a documentary which aired on CBC Television on September 12, 2006, to mark the fifth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Written and directed by Terence McKenna, it includes interviews with a number of key people including the Chief of Counter-terrorism at the White House Richard Clarke, the head of the CIA Bin Laden Unit Michael Scheuer, members of the 9/11 Commission including Chairman Thomas Kean and Vice-Chairman Lee H. Hamilton and Marc H. Sasseville, the U.S. fighter pilot who was prepared to fly his unarmed F-16 into a hijacked aircraft. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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