The History Channel(R) Presents THE WAR AGAINST AL QAEDA

The History Channel(R) Presents THE WAR AGAINST AL QAEDA

Tuesday, July 12 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT

NEW YORK, July 11 /PRNewswire/ -- As the world slowly begins to recover from the barbaric terrorist attack last week on London's transit system, a possible new terrorist cell calling itself the Secret Organization of Al Qaeda in Europe has emerged claiming responsibility for the bombings. It has been nearly 4 years since the carnage of September 11th and 16 months since the bombing in Madrid. Who is responsible? Can they be found? Can they be stopped?

The History Channel will present THE WAR AGAINST AL QAEDA, an in-depth examination of the war against terrorism and provide a detailed analysis of the current state of al Qaeda. This encore presentation, which has been updated with information on the London bombings, will air on Tuesday, July 12th at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT.

On the one hand, the "War on Terrorism" has inflicted punishing blows. On the other hand, attacks continue around the world -- Madrid, Bali and Saudi Arabia with recent threats made on Denmark and Germany. More troubling is that the very success of taking down al Qaeda has resulted in the spawning of powerful regional terror groups. Little is known about these organizations -- except they use al Qaeda as a model and have a penchant for terrorism. Perhaps former CIA director George Tenet best sums up the current state of terrorism when he told Congress "the possibility of attacks against the US had, if anything escalated in the last year."

THE WAR AGAINST AL QAEDA looks at:

* The effect of the war in Afghanistan on al Qaeda. The US estimates that Afghanistan action resulted in the death or capture of up to a third of all active members -- including the death of Muhammad Atef, Osama bin Laden's chief of military operations.

* The hunt for al Qaeda leaders. We'll showcase the cell phone tracking used to capture al Qaeda's chief of operations, Haled Sheikh Mohammed. We'll also explore the renewed hunt for bin Laden by Task Force 121, the same Special Forces unit that found Saddam Hussein.

* The world wide effort to root out al Qaeda. In the United States, we'll see how the FBI uncovered a possible terrorist cell in Buffalo. In Asia, we'll look at military action in the Philippines and follow the hunt for "Hannibal," the planner behind the Bali attack, and in Europe, we'll investigate al Qaeda's role in the Spanish Rail Attack.

THE WAR AGAINST AL QAEDA is produced for The History Channel by CBS News Productions. Executive Producer for The History Channel is Marc Etkind.

Now reaching more than 88 million Nielsen subscribers, The History Channel(R), "Where the Past Comes Alive(R)," brings history to life in a powerful manner and provides an inviting place where people experience history personally and connects their own lives to the great lives and events of the past. In 2004, The History Channel earned five News and Documentary Emmy(R) Awards and previously received the prestigious Governor's Award from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for the network's "Save Our History(R)" campaign dedicated to historic preservation and history education. The History Channel web site is located at http://www.historychannel.com/. Press Only: For more information and photography please visit us on the web at http://www.historychannelpress.com/.

Source: The History Channel

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