Is 9/11 still shaping America?

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Sep 9, 202638:33News & Politics

The journalist Peter Bergen also talks to us about meeting Osama Bin Laden before 9/11, and what happened during that interview. In this episode, Justin, Sumi and Marianna discuss America twenty five years on from 9/11 a...

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