Son of Al Qaeda...A young Canadian who grew up with Bin Laden's children, was groomed to be a terrorist, but became instead a CIA informant.

From the bin Laden family compound to a Guantanamo prison cell, Khadr recounts his incredible story, and his mother and siblings offer a revealing glimpse inside the world and mindset of Al Qaeda followers.

A closer look at the activities of the Khadr family, details of their life with bin Laden, and the uproar in Canada over the mother and brother's return.

Reports on the Guantanamo prison camps, and a look at the many challenges in acquiring human intelligence to fight the war on terror.

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Son of Al Qaeda

Growing up in the 1990s, Abdurahman Khadr's playmates were the children of his father's longtime friend, Osama bin Laden. How Khadr was raised to be an Al Qaeda terrorist--and how he ultimately found himself working for the U.S.--is the focus of FRONTLINE's "Son of Al Qaeda." Through interviews with Khadr as well as his mother and siblings, the documentary recounts his incredible journey from terrorist upbringing to CIA informant, offering a revealing glimpse inside the mindset of an Al Qaeda family.

posted april 22, 2004