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"The Secret History of ISIS" - Preview

Preview: Season 2016 Episode 8 | 31s

From veteran FRONTLINE filmmaker Michael Kirk comes the inside story of the creation of ISIS, and how the U.S. missed the many warning signs. The film uncovers the terror group’s earliest plans, the Islamic radicals who became its leaders, and the American failures to stop ISIS’s brutal rise.

Aired: 05/17/16

Rating: NR

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Putin and the Presidents

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Putin and the Presidents

To produce our documentary "Putin and the Presidents," the FRONTLINE team interviewed current and former U.S. government officials and policy experts, as well as American and Russian journalists who have covered U.S.-Russia relations for decades. These interviews can be explored in video and text at the link.

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