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FDNY Chief on 9/11: It Was the Last Time I Saw My Brother

Retired FDNY Assistant Chief Joe Pfeifer joins the program.

09/11/2021

Amanpour and Company

FDNY Chief on 9/11: It Was the Last Time I Saw My Brother

Clip: 9/11/2021 | 17m 39sVideo has Closed Captions

Retired FDNY Assistant Chief Joe Pfeifer joins the program.

On the morning of 9/11, FDNY Assistant Chief Joe Pfeifer led his firefighters to investigate a possible gas leak reported in downtown Manhattan. He had no idea what was coming. Pfeifer documented his experience as the first fire chief to reach Ground Zero in his memoir, "Ordinary Heroes." He spoke to Hari Sreenivasan about the day everything changed.

09/11/2021

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Lawrence Wilkerson on the U.S. Invasion of Iraq

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Clip: 9/11/2021 | 2m 8s | Ret. U.S. Army Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson joins the program. (2m 8s)

Roya Rahmani on Afghanistan: "It Is a Tragedy"

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Clip: 9/11/2021 | 2m 53s | Fmr. ambassador Roya Rahmani discusses Afghanistan. (2m 53s)

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