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CNN launches week long series examining world view of US
 
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(8 September 2003 2:00 pm)
 

CNN will mark the second anniversary of 9/11 with a week of special coverage 9/11: The Legacy. CNN will mark the second anniversary of 9/11 a week of special coverage 9/11: The Legacy. Beginning today CNN will focus on two themes: War On Terror and View Of America. With in-depth reporting from around the globe, CNN’s correspondents investigate how the war on terror is unfolding and what the world thinks of America today.

The War On Terror special reports will air on Your World Today from 8:30 pm each day. The View Of America specials air during the Asia Now band at 4:30 pm and 7:30 pm.

CNN’s journalists will report on every aspect of the war on terror from the fight against the Taliban in Afghanistan to the terrorist stronghold in Southeast Asia to where some say lies the new hotbed of al-Qaeda, Iraq.Highlights of CNN’s enterprise reporting for the special include distinctive pieces by CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour from Afghanistan where the war on terror started. She will report on the Taliban’s re-emergence, the strength of the warlords and how the meager aid and lack of security continues to slow the reconstruction. Amanpour goes on a mission with U.S. troops in search of Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters and talks with President Hamid Karzai about his tasks ahead.

Meanwhile tomorrow at 8:30 pm CNN’s Jonathan Mann, hosts an hour-long roundtable discussion with students from the Middle East and the US to talk about how they view themselves, their countries and the role of the US in the world since 9/11. Additionally, CNN’s special coverage will feature reports from correspondents and anchors including Zain Verjee, Nic Robertson, Ash-har Quraishi, Fionnuala Sweeney and John Vause.

Tomorrow the broadcaster will also air live coverage from the World Trade Center ceremony from 6 pm as well as other memorial services across the US and around the world. They will include the Tribute in Light event in New York City.

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