Truth, War, and Consequences

S22 E01 • Thursday, Oct 9, 2003 • Oct 9

Did America rush into a war in Iraq for which is was unprepared? Could the volatility in Iraq have been prevented? FRONTLINE takes an in-depth, behind the scenes look at what some government officials said was the underlying cause of America’s problems in Iraq: prewar political infighting that hampered efforts to plan for an orderly postwar transition.

Chasing the Sleeper Cell

S22 E02 • Thursday, Oct 16, 2003 • Oct 16 • 57m

FRONTLINE and The New York Times join forces to go deep inside the war on terror at home in "Chasing the Sleeper Cell." With remarkable access to top government officials and counterterrorism investigators -- and featuring an exclusive interview with a member of the alleged terrorist cell -- the report takes viewers inside a secret national security investigation to witness how America's intelligence agencies pursued an alleged Al Qaeda cell operating in the United States.

The Alternative Fix

S22 E03 • Thursday, Nov 6, 2003 • Nov 6

Dangerous Prescription

S22 E04 • Thursday, Nov 13, 2003 • Nov 13 • 55m

In "Dangerous Prescription," FRONTLINE® investigates the integrity of America's drug safety system. Through interviews with current and former FDA officials, critics, a pharmaceutical industry representative, and consumers, the one-hour documentary examines the FDA's handling of several drugs that were approved but later were pulled from the market after causing injuries and even deaths. The program also examines the role that drug companies play in the approval and monitoring of prescription drugs, and questions whether the FDA's current system is adequate for protecting the public.

Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald? (Updated)

S22 E05 • Thursday, Nov 20, 2003 • Nov 20

From China With Love

S22 E06 • Thursday, Jan 15, 2004 • Jan 15

Chasing Saddam's Weapons

S22 E07 • Thursday, Jan 22, 2004 • Jan 22

Beyond Baghdad

S22 E08 • Thursday, Feb 12, 2004 • Feb 12 • 57m

Veteran investigative team Martin Smith, Marcela Gaviria and Scott Anger continued their reporting on Iraq, setting out on a five-week journey across the country, from the Kurdish north, through the Sunni Triangle, to the Shiite south, taking a hard look at the social and political reality beyond the political corridors of Baghdad.

Tax Me if You Can

S22 E09 • Thursday, Feb 19, 2004 • Feb 19 • 55m

In "Tax Me If You Can," FRONTLINE correspondent Hedrick Smith investigates the rampant abuse of tax shelters since the late 1990s. Through interviews with government officials, tax experts, and industry insiders, Smith uncovers an avalanche of bogus transactions -- created by some of America's biggest and most-respected accounting firms, law firms, and investment banks -- that were then aggressively marketed to big corporations and wealthy individuals.

The Invasion of Iraq

S22 E10 • Thursday, Feb 26, 2004 • Feb 26

Ghosts of Rwanda

S22 E11 • Thursday, Apr 1, 2004 • Apr 1

Diet Wars

S22 E12 • Thursday, Apr 8, 2004 • Apr 8 • 56m

Americans spend $40 billion a year on books, products, and programs designed to do one thing: help us lose weight. From Atkins to Ornish and Weight Watchers to South Beach, today's dieters have a dizzying array of weight loss programs from which to choose -- yet the underlying principles of these diets are often contradictory. In "Diet Wars," FRONTLINE examines the great diet debate. Viewers follow FRONTLINE correspondent Steve Talbot, whose discovery that those "few extra pounds" have put him perilously close to the clinical definition of obesity prompts him to evaluate the myriad diets now available to overweight Americans.

Son of Al Qaeda

S22 E13 • Thursday, Apr 22, 2004 • Apr 22 • 56m

The story of Abdurahman Khadr, who was raised to be an Al Qaeda terrorist (his father was a longtime friend of Osama bin Laden) yet became an anti-terror informant for the CIA.

The Jesus Factor

S22 E14 • Thursday, Apr 29, 2004 • Apr 29

The Way the Music Died

S22 E15 • Thursday, May 27, 2004 • May 27 • 55m

In "The Way the Music Died," FRONTLINE follows the trajectory of the recording industry from its post-Woodstock heyday in the 1970s and 1980s to what one observer describes as a "hysteria" of mass layoffs and bankruptcy in 2004. The documentary tells its story through the aspirations and experiences of four artists: veteran musician David Crosby, who has seen it all in a career spanning 35 years; songwriter/producer Mark Hudson, a former member of the Hudson Brothers band; Hudson's daughter, Sarah, who is about to release her first single and album; and a new rock band, Velvet Revolver, composed of former members of the rock groups Guns N' Roses and Stone Temple Pilots, whose first album will be released in June.

The Plea

S22 E16 • Thursday, Jun 17, 2004 • Jun 17

Nearly 95 percent of all cases resulting in felony convictions never reach a jury. They are settled through plea bargains in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty in exchange for a reduced sentence. But what are the implications of a system that relies on pleas to expedite justice?