After the September 11 attacks , the White House requested a copy of " Hunting Bin Laden " . In 1999 , '' Frontline '' had produced this in-depth report about Osama bin Laden and the terrorist network that would come to be known as Al-Qaeda in the wake of the 1998 United States embassy bombings . Following the September 11 attacks , '' Frontline '' produced a series of films about Al-Qaeda and the War on Terrorism . In 2002 , the program was awarded the DuPont-Columbia gold baton for the seven films
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Frontline (American TV program)