Friday, September 10, 2010

Lawrence Wright's The Looming Tower...

was apparently made into some kind of documentary. Did anybody see it on HBO this week? I think it was called My Trip to Al-Qaeda.
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Stephanie said...

Nope, didn't see. Description here http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129697986

In 2007, Lawrence Wright won a Pulitzer Prize for The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11, his nonfiction account of the formation of al-Qaida. The book, based on more than 600 interviews, examines the circumstances that led to the formation of al-Qaida — and the creation of Wright's one-man off-Broadway show, My Trip to Al-Qaeda. The one-man play focused on the insights Wright gained and the moral dilemmas he faced as he tried to remain objective while researching and writing his book.

A new documentary based on his play premieres Sept. 7 on HBO at 9 p.m. EDT. The film combines footage from Wright's interviews with his sources, many of whom have ties to al-Qaida, with scenes from his play — and raises several questions about the U.S. role in the "war on terror."

September 10, 2010 at 7:35:00 AM CDT

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