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Frontline: Chasing the Sleeper Cell
New York Times Television looks at the efforts of the FBI to prevent acts of terrorism before they happen. In their efforts, the government has often prosecuted groups of people. This story looks at a particular group who underwent training in Afghanistan. Though there was no imminent danger from this group, they were arrested and the courts found them guilty.
Tags: terrorism; FBI; Al Qaeda; Afghanistan; Osama Bin Laden; Lackawanna; Yemen; 9/11; patriot act; tapes; Transcripts
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Behind the Bars
This series of investigations took the Times/Tribune readers inside the Lackawanna County Prison, and revealed "a history of chronic mismanagement, malfeasance and allegations of criminal activity." Reporters found "widespread misuse of inmate labor, lax security, chronic understaffing, improper sexual activity between guards and inmates and physical abuse inflicted on many inmates by guards."
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Unclear Danger: Inside the Lackawanna terror case
In the spring of 2001, seven young Yemeni-American from Lackawanna, New York went to Afghanistan to train for Jihad. What followed is one of the most intense and high profile terrorism cases since Sept. 11. The story offers the perfect backdrop for a story about how terrorist cases are pursued in the wake of the Patriot Act.
Tags: jihad; al qaeda; buffalo; sleeper cell; terrorist; bombing; yemen