The Age of Terror

S1 · E1 — In the Name of Liberation: Freedom by Any Means

Season 1 · 4 episodesThe Age of Terror
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In the Name of Liberation: Freedom by Any MeansE1 · 45 min

This program analyzes terrorism used in the name of national liberation through studies of covert wars for independence in British Palestine, British Malaya, French Algeria, apartheid South Africa, and Northern Ireland.

In the Name of Revolution: Gun-Barrel PoliticsE2 · 45 min

This program examines radical political movements in Germany, Italy, Peru, and Colombia to see how Che’s theories have fared in practice.

In the Name of God: Holy Word, Holy WarE3 · 45 min

By detailing key incidents ranging from the Dawson’s Field hijackings to the Luxor massacre, this program charts the ever-widening holy war that is pitting Islamists against Zionists and the Arab world against the West.

In the Name of the State: When Might Makes RightE4 · 45 min

This program profiles cases of Iranian-sponsored terrorism via the Hezbollah and the PLO as well as Argentina’s dirty war, when the government used terror tactics against its own people.

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In the Name of Revolution: Gun-Barrel Politics

This program examines radical political movements in Germany, Italy, Peru, and Colombia to see how Che’s theories have fared in practice.

Continue the story

Episodes

Now playing
In the Name of Liberation: Freedom by Any MeansE1 · 45 min

This program analyzes terrorism used in the name of national liberation through studies of covert wars for independence in British Palestine, British Malaya, French Algeria, apartheid South Africa, and Northern Ireland.

In the Name of Revolution: Gun-Barrel PoliticsE2 · 45 min

This program examines radical political movements in Germany, Italy, Peru, and Colombia to see how Che’s theories have fared in practice.

In the Name of God: Holy Word, Holy WarE3 · 45 min

By detailing key incidents ranging from the Dawson’s Field hijackings to the Luxor massacre, this program charts the ever-widening holy war that is pitting Islamists against Zionists and the Arab world against the West.

In the Name of the State: When Might Makes RightE4 · 45 min

This program profiles cases of Iranian-sponsored terrorism via the Hezbollah and the PLO as well as Argentina’s dirty war, when the government used terror tactics against its own people.