Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror

Parents need to know that Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror is a documentary series that traces the geopolitical origins of the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, and chronicles the events that transpired on that fateful day. It features disturbing archived recordings, images, and descriptions of what happened, as well as other violent military and terrorist-related imagery from around the world that took place before and after the attacks. Expect images of seriously injured people and mutilated corpses, as well a drawings and descriptions of people being tortured. There’s some cursing (words like “hell,” “s–t”). The poor treatment of women in some Middle Eastern countries is discussed, and a few episodes show images of women being violently punished or injured as a result. All of this is offered in context, but can be hard to watch.Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror Season 1 Download

TURNING POINT: 9/11 AND THE WAR ON TERROR is a documentary series that traces the origins of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States. With the help of archive footage, and interviews with government operatives like former CIA officer Milton Bearden and former FBI special agent Ali Soufan, authors like Ahmed Rashid, and Afghan leaders like former Mujahhideen leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar reveal the geopolitical events — beginning with the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 — that laid the foundation for what transpired on 9/11. Also discussed are the military strategies employed after the event, the controversial attempts to gather U.S. intelligence, and the failures of the ongoing war in Afghanistan. Throughout it all, recordings, photographs, and witnesses and survivors offer first-hand accounts of what happened on that fateful day.The thought-provoking but disturbing series breaks down the the geopolitical events that eventually led to  the 9/11 attacks, and the complicated events that followed. It underscores the fact that the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan was a pivotal moment in history that fueled a rise of Muslim fundamentalism and led to the birth of a small multinational group of Islamic extremists known as al-Qaeda. It also explains how the Reagan Administration’s Cold War strategy against the U.S.S.R., and the following 20 years of U.S. political, economic, and military activity in the Middle East, also contributed to the global expansion and terrorist activities of al-Qaeda under Osama Bin Laden, which was severely underestimated by the U.S. government.