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United States of Secrets (Part One)

How did the government come to spy on millions of Americans? In United States of Secrets, FRONTLINE goes behind the headlines to reveal the dramatic inside story of the U.S. government's massive and controversial secret surveillance program -- and the lengths it went to try to keep it hidden from the public.
Season 2014 Episode 9 Length 1:54:11 Premiere: 05/12/14

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Season 2014 Episodes

Firestone and the Warlord
S2014 E17 Length 1:23:40 Premiere Date 11/18/14

The Rise of ISIS
S2014 E16 Length 54:11 Premiere Date 10/27/14

The Trouble with Antibiotics
S2014 E15 Length 53:41 Premiere Date 10/13/14

Ebola Outbreak/Hunting Boko Haram
S2014 E14 Length 54:11 Premiere Date 09/08/14

Losing Iraq
S2014 E13 Length 1:24:10 Premiere Date 07/28/14

Separate and Unequal
S2014 E12 Length 53:41 Premiere Date 07/14/14

Battle Zones: Ukraine and Syria
S2014 E11 Length 53:41 Premiere Date 05/26/14

United States of Secrets (Part Two)
S2014 E10 Length 53:41 Premiere Date 05/19/14

United States of Secrets (Part One)
S2014 E9 Length 1:54:11 Premiere Date 05/12/14

Prison State
S2014 E8 Length 1:23:40 Premiere Date 04/28/14

Solitary Nation
S2014 E7 Length 53:40 Premiere Date 04/21/14

TB Silent Killer
S2014 E6 Length 1:23:41 Premiere Date 03/24/14

Secrets of the Vatican
S2014 E5 Length 1:23:44 Premiere Date 02/25/14

Generation Like
S2014 E4 Length 53:41 Premiere Date 02/18/14

Syria's Second Front
S2014 E3 Length 53:41 Premiere Date 02/11/14

Secret State of North Korea
S2014 E2 Length 53:41 Premiere Date 01/14/14

To Catch a Trader
S2014 E1 Length 53:41 Premiere Date 01/07/14

The FRONTLINE Interview: Porter Goss
Clip Length 31:51 Premiere Date 05/19/08

The FRONTLINE Interview: Edward Loomis
Clip Length 57:34 Premiere Date 05/12/08

The FRONTLINE Interview: Thomas Drake
Clip Length 56:50 Premiere Date 05/12/08

The FRONTLINE Interview: Ben Rhodes
Clip Length 29:13 Premiere Date 05/11/08

The FRONTLINE Interview: William Binney
Clip Length 42:51 Premiere Date 05/10/08

The FRONTLINE Interview: Michael Hayden
Clip Length 54:19 Premiere Date 05/10/08

The FRONTLINE Interview: Andrew Card
Clip Length 44:16 Premiere Date 05/10/08

The FRONTLINE Interview: Barton Gellman
Clip Length 34:15 Premiere Date 05/10/08

The FRONTLINE Interview: Glenn Greenwald
Clip Length 50:40 Premiere Date 05/10/08

The FRONTLINE Interview: Alberto Gonzales
Clip Length 47:55 Premiere Date 05/10/08

The FRONTLINE Interview: Diane Roark
Clip Length 59:02 Premiere Date 05/10/08

The FRONTLINE Interview: Thomas Tamm
Clip Length 47:05 Premiere Date 05/10/08

The FRONTLINE Interview: J. Kirk Wiebe
Clip Length 45:07 Premiere Date 05/10/08

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