previous reports: 2002

In Search of Al Qaeda
(60 minutes) Within three months of September 11, the War on Terror had succeeded in crushing the Taliban. But many of the operation's primary targets--members of Osama ... (more)

Let's Get Married
(60 minutes) Marriage is in trouble. The past half-century has witnessed staggering changes in the makeup of the American family as the number of single-parent households and ... (more)

A Crime of Insanity
(60 minutes) In December 1994, Ralph Tortorici, a twenty-six-year-old psychology student at the State University of New York, walked into a classroom, pulled out a hunting knife ... (more)

Missile Wars
(60 minutes) Following America's withdrawal from the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty, FRONTLINE examines the reason why: the Bush administration's determination to deploy an antimissile system. Supporters ... (more)

The Man Who Knew
(90 minutes) As an FBI agent who specialized in counter-terrorism, John P. O'Neill investigated the bombing of the American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, the USS Cole ... (more)

Campaign Against Terror
(120 minutes) In this two-hour special, FRONTLINE recounts for the first time on television the behind-the-scenes story of the U.S. and world response to the September 11 ... (more)

Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero
(120 minutes) Ground Zero in Manhattan has become a site of pilgrimage. Thousands of people visit the site, looking for consolation as they question the events ... (more)

Shattered Dreams
(120 minutes) In the Summer of 2000, Israeli and Palestinian negotiators were on the brink of reaching a peace agreement. After years of negotiation, both sides ... (more)

Bigger Than Enron
(60 minutes) The meteoric rise and stunning collapse of Enron caused many to question why the watchdog system that was supposed to protect investors failed to sound ... (more)

The Siege of Bethlehem
(60 minutes) On April 2, as Israeli tanks rolled into Bethlehem, some 200 Palestinians - many of them armed - stormed into the fabled Church of the ... (more)

Muslims
(120 minutes) The events of Sept. 11 left many Americans questioning how such atrocities could be perpetrated in the name of religion: specifically, the religion of Islam. ... (more)

Terror and Tehran
(60 minutes) FRONTLINE investigates the terror threat from Iran and the challenges facing U.S. policymakers. President Bush has declared Iran part of an 'axis of evil.' ... (more)

Did Daddy Do It?
(60 minutes) In 1984, Cuban immigrant Frank Fuster was living the American dream. He had a new house in the suburbs, a successful landscaping business, and a ... (more)

Modern Meat
(60 minutes) A recent study by the Centers for Disease Control found that a single fast-food hamburger contained beef from more than 100 cows. In the ... (more)

Requiem for Frank Lee Smith
(60 minutes) In December 2000, after spending fourteen years on Floridas Death Row, Frank Lee Smith was finally cleared of the rape and murder of eight-year-old Shandra ... (more)

Battle for the Holy Land
(60 minutes) As Israelis and Palestinians prepare for possible all-out war, FRONTLINE investigates how the combatants pursue the deadly conflict on the ground. How did a ... (more)

Testing Our Schools
(60 minutes) President Bush's proposal for mandatory public school testing in grades three through eight signals the beginning of a new era in public education, one marked ... (more)

Roll Over: The Hidden History of the SUV
(60 minutes) From industrial hauler to Americas new station wagon, the SUV has been a spectacular success story, both satisfying and reflecting the tastes of the American ... (more)

American Porn
(60 minutes) It's one of the hottest industries in America -- and with adult movies, magazines, retail stores, and the growth of the Internet -- business is ... (more)

Inside the Teenage Brain
(60 minutes) It's the mystery of mysteries-especially to parents. Now experts are exploring the recesses of the brain and finding new explanations for why adolescents behave the ... (more)

Dot Con
(60 minutes) For a few heady years, it seemed that just about anyone -- from institutional investors to the average person following CNBC -- could make quick ... (more)

Inside the Terror Network
(60 minutes) The hijackers of September 11 led such outwardly ordinary lives that they moved through Europe and America virtually unnoticed. They plotted in broad daylight, weaving ... (more)

An Ordinary Crime
(90 minutes) It was a robbery gone wrong, and when it was over, a woman had been shot in the head. Fingerprint evidence identified one of the ... (more)