'The Looming Tower' looks at the rise of al-Qaida, and the dysfunction of Washington
by Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times
Feb 28, 2018
3 minutes
Hulu's political thriller "The Looming Tower" goes so far behind the scenes of America's war on terror in the '90s and 2000s that willing viewers may learn more about that dark era from the pilot episode than they have in the 16 years since the 9/11 attacks, or feel utterly overwhelmed.
It's true, this original miniseries, premiering Wednesday, demands a certain patience and commitment from its audience as it unpacks the impossibly complex geopolitical and domestic components that led to the rise of al-Qaida, Osama bin Laden and the fall
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