The Terror Routes

This series is an investigation into factors that led up to the events of that fateful morning of 9/11. The perpetrators were motivated by an absolute belief in their mission, sustained by distorted truths and bloody mindedness. What do we really know about the pilots? Whose orders were they acting under? Could they have been stopped? How did the situation escalate to the point of such tragedy?

The second chapter in this investigation into the factors that led to the 9/11 attacks features a reconstruction of the pursuit of Al Qaeda between 1993 and 2001. This episode pieces together the puzzle of Al Qaeda's whereabouts, highlighting the missed opportunities that led inexorably to the events of the morning of 11 September 2001.