The Backstory: America Post-9/11

Name: The Backstory: America Post-9/11
Uploaded: 2012-04-29T08:00:00Z
Duration: P337S
Description: America post-9/11 has seen an unprecedented claim of presidential power. Military and intelligence elements have taken greater steps to strike potential national security threats. But are counterterrorism excesses eroding our civil liberties? Award-winning national security correspondent James Kitfield of National Journal analyzes one year after Osama Bin Laden's death.

Clip: Season 2012 | 5m 37s

America post-9/11 has seen an unprecedented claim of presidential power. Military and intelligence elements have taken greater steps to strike potential national security threats. But are counterterrorism excesses eroding our civil liberties? Award-winning national security correspondent James Kitfield of National Journal analyzes one year after Osama Bin Laden's death.

Aired: 04/30/12

Rating: NR

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