FRONTLINE

The Dark Side

Season 2006 Episode 12 | 1hr 24m 50s

After 9/11, Vice President Richard Cheney seized the initiative. He pushed to expand executive power, transform America’s intelligence agencies and bring the war on terror to Iraq. But first, he had to take on George Tenet’s CIA for control over intelligence.

Aired: 06/19/06

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