Jon Snow chairs a panel of guests instructed to abandon the soundbite and simplistic TV-friendly arguments as they evaluate the reasons for and against war with Iraq.
In a programme originally shown in 2002, they roll up their sleeves for an intelligent tussle in an open-ended debate allowing plenty of room for exploration of this complex issue, with additional contributions from viewers.
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Terror in Moscow
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9/11: The Falling Man
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Dispatches
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Sri Lanka's Killing Fields
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Britain's Trillion Pound Horror Story
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