Washington Week with The Atlantic

September 13, 2002 (Part 2)

Special | 25m 21s

One year after the September 11 attacks, 18 journalists joined Gwen Ifill in a special one hour Washington Week. We looked back at how the country evolved over the first year post-September 11. In Part 2, we explore whether or not America is safer, the growing government, the expansion of law enforcement, relations with the wider Muslim world, and the future of political campaigns.

Aired: 09/01/11

Rating: NR

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