How to Train a Rebel Army (Secretly) in Seven Steps
Obama said he wants to step up training for rebel groups in Syria. But there's already a covert rebel training program in effect. FRONTLINE's Muhammad Ali explains how it works.
"Battle Zones: Syria & Ukraine" - Preview
"Battle Zones: Ukraine & Syria" premieres May 27. In Ukraine, with personal and dramatic footage, FRONTLINE reveals the deep-seeded hatreds between right-wing Ukrainian nationalists with historic ties to the Nazis, and violent pro-Russian separatists vying for control of the country. And in Syria, FRONTLINE finds rebel fighters who say they’re being secretly armed and trained by the United States.
Syria: Arming the Rebels
FRONTLINE Reporter Muhammad Ali crosses into the war zone, and finds Syrian rebel fighters who say they're being secretly armed and trained by the United States, out of a previously unreported location.
The Battle for Ukraine
FRONTLINE reveals firsthand the deep-seeded hatreds between right-wing Ukrainian nationalists with historic ties to the Nazis, and violent pro-Russian separatists vying for control of the country.
"We'll See You in Qatar"
In a FRONTLINE interview, a Syrian rebel fighter describes how he learned where he and his fellow fighters would be trained, and what happened once they reached the designated base in Qatar.
Training the Rebels
In a FRONTLINE interview, a young Syrian rebel fighter talks about the tactical training he received from Americans, along with a new uniform and rugged boots.
"A Personal Hit on Me"
When Barton Gellman and Ashkan Soltani of "The Washington Post" discovered that the NSA was piggybacking on one of Google's tracking cookies, the company wasn't happy. FRONTLINE's "United States of Secrets: Privacy Lost" premieres Tuesday, May 20 at 10 p.m. on PBS and at pbs.org/frontline.
"I Could Tell No Person"
Ten years later, Nick Merrill still can't discuss the details of the National Security Letter he received from the FBI. If he could, Merrill says, people would be shocked by the implications for their online privacy.
“United States of Secrets” - Trailer
How did the government come to spy on millions of Americans? In FRONTLINE’s “United States of Secrets,” a two-part series from Michael Kirk and Martin Smith premiering May 13 and 20, FRONTLINE tells the inside story of the U.S. government’s massive and controversial secret surveillance program—and the lengths they went to trying to keep it hidden from the public.
“United States of Secrets (Part Two)” - Trailer
How did the government come to spy on millions of Americans? In FRONTLINE’s “United States of Secrets,” a two-part series from Michael Kirk and Martin Smith premiering May 13 and 20, FRONTLINE tells the inside story of the U.S. government’s massive and controversial secret surveillance program—and the lengths they went to trying to keep it hidden from the public.
“Prison State” - Preview
There are roughly 2.3 million people behind bars in the U.S., with a disproportionate number coming from a few city neighborhoods. More than two years in the making, “Prison State” takes an intimate look at the cycle of incarceration in America, and one state’s effort to reverse the trend. “Prison State” premieres Tuesday, April 29 on PBS and at pbs.org/frontline.
"Being Locked Down Was the Worst Medicine"
Former warden Gary Henman says inmates hate isolation, which is why it works for all but the mentally ill or seriously emotionally disturbed.
A Total Lockdown
Former warden Gary Henman on how a 23-year prison lockdown began at Marion federal prison, which helped set a precedent for the use of solitary confinement in U.S. prisons today.
"They Had to Do Something"
Former warden Gary Henman on why the lockdown at Marion federal prison was necessary to protect the staff and even the inmates. The staff was demoralized after the murders of two prison guards and needed new tools to help maintain control.
Flooding in Solitary
It was once believed solitary confinement would reform misbehaving prisoners, turns out it may push them to the brink of insanity. In Solitary Nation, premiering Tuesday, April 22 on PBS and at pbs.org/FRONTLINE, FRONTLINE takes you inside Maine's maximum security prison, where a new warden is trying to move inmates out of solitary, which isn't as easy as you might suspect.
The Sounds of Solitary
People think isolation is what drives some prisoners crazy--but FRONTLINE found, it might actually be the noise.
"It Only Takes One Rotten Apple"
Former warden Gary Henman on his strategy at Marion to keep the worst inmates in isolation. "We would take these so called rotten apples, put them together. If they spoiled each other, at least to allowed the other facilities to be safe, secure," he said.
The "Marion Model"
Former warden Gary Henman on why he decided to ease restrictions on some Marion inmates, in what would come to be called the "Marion model" adopted by supermax facilities operating today.
Fishing in Solitary
Even in solitary, inmates find ways to smuggle contraband from cell to cell. In Solitary Nation, premiering Tuesday, April 22 on PBS and at pbs.org/FRONTLINE, FRONTLINE brings viewers inside Maine's maximum security prison, where a new warden is trying to reduce the number of prisoners in solitary.
"Solitary Nation" - Preview
About 80,000 Americans are held in solitary confinement on any given day. In “Solitary Nation,” premiering Tuesday, April 22 on PBS and at pbs.org/frontline, FRONTLINE deeply examines the use and impact of this controversial practice—and takes an unprecedented look at life inside solitary at a maximum security prison in Maine.
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