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"American Terrorist" - FRONTLINE investigates American-born terrorist David Coleman Headley, who helped plan the deadly 2008 siege on Mumbai. In collaboration with ProPublica, the film reveals how secret electronic surveillance missed catching the Mumbai plotters, and how Headley planned another Charlie Hebdo-like assault against a Danish newspaper.
This film is an updated and expanded version of FRONTLINE "A Perfect Terrorist."
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In 2008 Mumbai Attacks, Piles of Spy Data, but an Uncompleted Puzzle by James Glanz of The New York Times, Sebastian Rotella of ProPublica, and David E. Sanger of The New York Times
Did NSA Surveillance Help Thwart Plotter of Mumbai Attack? by by Sebastian Rotella/ ProPublica
Terror Group Recruits From Pakistan’s “Best and Brightest” by Sebastian Rotella/ ProPublica
Four Disturbing Questions About the Mumbai Terror Attack by Sebastian Rotella
Judge Gives American 35 Years For Plotting Mumbai Attacks by Sebastian Rotella/ ProPublica
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