Vital Interests Podcast
9/11—Twenty Years Later
Twenty years ago, nineteen Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four planes in a suicide attack against the United States, killing nearly 3,000 people. Events since then have shaped American life, its laws, its policies, its norms, and even its culture.
Vital Interests Podcast Season 3 will be releasing five episodes that provide an unflinching look at what happened on 9/11 and the consequences for us as a nation. Our guests will help us understand the legacy of those attacks and more directly the legacy of America's response to those attacks.
With Special thanks to Ed Stroz & Sally Spooner for their generous support of this series.
EPISODES
What were the failures in the lead up to the attacks on 9/11? What lessons should we take from that fateful event and our response to it to better prepare for the crises of the future? Former White House terrorism advisor Richard Clarke joins our special series: 9/11 –Twenty year later to discuss.
Journalist Peter Bergen has spent decades reflecting on the man responsible for planning the attacks on 9/11. Now, twenty years after that fateful day, he joins our commemoration series to provide insights into Osama bin Laden’s life, his lasting influence, and the enduring War on Terror.
In his new book, Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump, journalist Spencer Ackerman traces America’s response to 9/11 to the violence, vitriol and instability the country faces today, part of Vital Interests Podcast Season three, “9/11 – Twenty Years Later.”
Who remains at Guantanamo Bay? What’s more to be known? And can the Biden administration finally close the notorious detention center? Journalists Carol Rosenberg and Charlie Savage discuss lessons culled from nearly two decades of reporting on the prison as part of Vital Interest’s special-edition “9/11-Twenty Years Later.”
ACLU Director Anthony Romero discusses the challenges, accomplishments and setbacks experienced by the ACLU under his leadership in regard to the post 9/11 war on terror policies and laws.