CNN Special Investigations Unit

  • Premiered: Feb 2004
  • Episodes: 53
  • Followers: 3
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Season 2007
2007x1
The War Within
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Jan 20, 2007
Christiane Amanpour examines Muslim extremism in the U.K. Included: the alienation many Muslim youths experience in Western societies.
2007x2
The Journalist and the Jihadi
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Feb 10, 2007
Christine Amanpour narrates report on the murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, whose investigation of Islamic militants resulted in a fateful meeting with Omar Sheikh in .. show full overview
2007x3
MLK: Words That Changed a Nation
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Feb 17, 2007
Soledad O'Brien profiles Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., via interviews with former Atlanta mayor Andrew Young, Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) and activist Dorothy Cotton. Also: how part of King's .. show full overview
2007x4
Ambush at the River of Secrets
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Mar 03, 2007
A report on a Jan. 26, 2005 ambush on the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit in Haqlaniyah, Iraq, which resulted in the deaths of four soldiers.
2007x5
Fatal Journey
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Mar 10, 2007
An examination of the March 2, 2007, accident in Atlanta involving a charter bus carrying the Bluffton University baseball team. Seven people died, including the driver and his wife.
2007x6
Death Squads
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Mar 17, 2007
John Roberts examines the Shia death squads operating in Iraq and their alleged connection to government officials. Included: insights from former Iraqi interior minister Bayan Jabr; L. .. show full overview
2007x7
Grady's Anatomy
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Mar 24, 2007
The world of young doctors is examined at Atlanta's Grady Memorial Hospital, one of the busiest Level 1 trauma centers in the region, through the eyes of four interns and CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta, who is an attending neurosurgeon at the hospital.
2007x8
What Is a Christian? God, Faith and Hard Science
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Apr 06, 2007
A look at the tenets of Christianity and how they apply to science. Included: whether science and religion can coexist. Anderson Cooper hosts.
2007x9
Chasing Life
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Apr 14, 2007
Based on Dr. Sanjay Gupta's 2007 book “Chasing Life,” this episode features the CNN chief medical correspondent's look at longevity. Included: the importance of diet and exercise; stem-cell therapy; the aging process.
2007x10
Massacre at Virginia Tech
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Apr 21, 2007
Soledad O'Brien anchors an account of the rampage at Virginia Tech that claimed the lives of 32 people, plus the gunman. Included: a minute-by-minute account; how the shooter acquired his weapons.
2007x11
We Were Warned: Edge of Disaster
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Apr 28, 2007
Anderson Cooper hosts this look at how prepared the U.S. is to face another Hurricane Katrina-level natural disaster or terrorist attack. Included: “soft” targets in the nation's food .. show full overview
2007x12
Month of Mayhem
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May 12, 2007
CNN International anchor Michael Holmes reports on what life is like in Iraq. Included: bombings in markets and at universities; attacks on civilians and military troops.
2007x13
Danger: Poisoned Food
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May 19, 2007
Dr. Sanjay Gupta investigates the safety of the nation's food supply, which the CDC estimates is responsible for causing some 76 million people to become sick every year, with an .. show full overview
2007x14
Battlefield Breakdown
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Jun 30, 2007
John King reports on the unintended consequences of the Iraq War, which include more than 3500 American dead; a cost of some $500 billion; and the fact that two-thirds of the Army's 42 .. show full overview
2007x15
Criminally Insane
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Jul 14, 2007
Soledad O'Brien reports on criminally insane felons and why the warning signs in individuals are sometimes missed. Included are interviews with Lionel Dahmer, serial killer Jeffrey .. show full overview
2007x16
Road to Ruin: Are We Safe?
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Aug 03, 2007
The Minnesota bridge collapse is investigated by Soledad O'Brien, Drew Griffin, Jim Acosta and Ted Rowlands.
2007x17
Growing Up Diana
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Aug 21, 2007
Soledad O'Brien examines Princess Diana's early years. Included: inside her childhood home; where she and Prince Charles first met; how her parents' divorce impacted her; and remarks from family members, friends and a childhood nanny.
2007x18
Children of the Storm
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Aug 29, 2007
CNN's Soledad O'Brien and Spike Lee help 11 Gulf Coast teens tell their Katrina-recovery stories in video-diary form. Filmed between January and August 2007, the entries detail their hopes, as well as challenges they continue to face.
2007x19
Narco State: The Poppy Jihad
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Sep 08, 2007
Anderson Cooper reports on Afghanistan, where the Taliban is using profits from the poppy trade to fuel its resurgence. Included: efforts by NATO and U.S. forces to eradicate the drug trade; a visit to a Taliban-controlled area.
2007x20
Afghanistan: Lifting the Veil
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Sep 15, 2007
In this powerful follow-up to the 2001 “CNN Presents” episode “Beneath the Veil,” about life for Afghan women under the Taliban, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy traversed Afghanistan to see .. show full overview
2007x21
Judgment in Jena
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Sep 22, 2007
Kyra Phillips reports on the “Jena 6” case, in which six black Jena, La., high-school students are being prosecuted for injuring a white classmate during a schoolyard brawl, while none of the white youths involved were charged.
2007x22
Fed Up: America's Killer Diet
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Sep 22, 2007
Dr. Sanjay Gupta examines diet's impact on the brain and the rest of the body. Included: Dr. Mark Jacobsen (Center for Science in the Public Interest); Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa); LaDonna .. show full overview
2007x23
Ahmadinejad: Soldier of God
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Sep 29, 2007
Christiane Amanpour profiles Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and discusses modern-day Iran. Included: an interview with Ahmadinejad about Iran's nuclear program.
2007x24
The Minds of the D.C. Snipers
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Oct 10, 2007
Soledad O'Brien examines the Beltway sniper case that terrorized the mid-Atlantic region in October 2002. Included: comments from the families of convicted snipers John Allen Muhammad .. show full overview
2007x25
The Noose: An American Nightmare
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Oct 23, 2007
Kyra Phillips reports on an upsurge in incidents in which nooses are displayed in an attempt to intimidate black people. Included: the historical significance of the noose; insights from .. show full overview
2007x26
Death Grip: Inside Pro Wrestling
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Nov 07, 2007
An interview with WWE chairman Vince McMahon accents this look at pro wrestling, whose participants are more likely to die young than their counterparts in other professional sports. Drew Griffin reports.
2007x27
Bloodspilled
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Nov 10, 2007
Problems facing the Veterans Administration are examined via the experiences of Iraq War veteran Tammy Duckworth, a former Blackhawk pilot and double amputee, who is the director of the .. show full overview
2007x28
Amanpour Reports: Czar Putin
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Nov 30, 2007
Christiane Amanpour examines modern-day Russia, which critics say has devolved from democracy to autocratic rule under the leadership of President Vladimir Putin.
2007x29
Iran: Fact or Fiction
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Dec 07, 2007
A look at what's known about Iran in light of the NIE report about its nuclear capabilities. Included: remarks from former secretary of state Madeleine Albright; former Afghanistan .. show full overview
2007x30 Season finale
Pakistan: Terror Central
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Dec 28, 2007
A report on terrorism in Pakistan, including the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.

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