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Understanding Yemen's Al Qaeda Threat
How did Yemen become an Al Qaeda stronghold? And how are American efforts to combat the threat against the U.S. homeland playing out on the ground? FRONTLINE turned to several experts to understand.
May 29, 2012
Interactive Map: America's War in Yemen
FRONTLINE's interactive map illustrates two critical elements of the war in Yemen: drone and other air strikes believed to have been carried out by the U.S., and the major terror plots since 2000 directed at foreign targets for which Al Qaeda is suspected of involvement.
May 29, 2012
Understanding Yemen's Al Qaeda Threat
How did Yemen become Al Qaeda's new stronghold? And how are American efforts to combat the threat against the U.S. homeland playing out on the ground there? FRONTLINE turned to several experts -- diplomats, journalists working on the ground, academics, activists and others -- to understand.
May 29, 2012
Ghaith Abdul-Ahad's Journey "Into Al Qaeda Heartland"
FRONTLINE's reporter on gaining access and what it was like inside Al Qaeda-held cities
May 29, 2012
Under the Constant Watch of Al Qaeda
“As a woman you have specific concerns with Al Qaeda...”
May 29, 2012
Tonight: Inside Al Qaeda in Yemen
The Washington Post's David Ignatius describes the film as "fascinating" and "gutsy."
May 29, 2012
As Public Schools Face Cutbacks, Federal Funds Flow to For-Profits
While state and local governments cut back funding to public higher education institutions, the volume of federal government subsidies to for-profit colleges and universities continues to increase
May 25, 2012
Fukushima Radiation Estimate Doubles, But Cancer Risk Lower Than Expected
The new findings come from three separate analyses presented this week by the Tokyo Electric Power Company, the World Health Organization, and the United Nations.
May 25, 2012
Built for a Simpler Era, OSHA Struggles When Tower Climbers Die
Fifty men have died in accidents on cell sites since 2003, but federal workplace safety regulators have few tools and little will to impose consequences on the companies that count on their labor.
May 24, 2012
NOPD Investigating Officer Who Didn't Report Knowledge of Henry Glover Shooting
Sgt. Lesia Mims told the FBI what she knew about Henry Glover's death but apparently not her own department.
May 23, 2012