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Since before 9/11, he has been following Al Qaeda activities, first making a documentary about Ahmed Ressam and the "Millennium Plot" called "Trail of a Terrorist" which was broadcast around the world after 9/11, notably on the PBS documentary program "FRONTLINE". That documentary was a co-winner of the "Gold Baton" Dupont-Columbia Award, considered the highest broadcasting award in the United States. In 2002, he made another documentary about Al Qaeda activities in Europe called "The Recruiters". A third CBC documentary on the topic, "Son of al Qaeda" was also broadcast of PBS FRONTLINE in April and June, 2004.
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