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The dark side, written, produced and directed by Michael Kirk ; produced and reported by Jim Gilmore ; a Frontline coproduction with the Kirk Documentary Group, Ltd

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The dark side

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written, produced and directed by Michael Kirk ; produced and reported by Jim Gilmore ; a Frontline coproduction with the Kirk Documentary Group, Ltd

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Amid revelations about faulty prewar intelligence and a scandal surrounding the indictment of the vice president's chief of staff and presidential adviser, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Frontline goes behind the headlines to investigate the internal war that was waged between the intelligence community and Richard Bruce Cheney, the most powerful vice president in the nation's history. The film tells the story of the vice president's role as the chief architect of the war on terror, and his battle with Director of Central Intelligence George Tenet for control of the "dark side." Drawing on more than 40 interviews and thousands of documents, the film provides a step-by-step examination of what happened inside the councils of war

Within hours of 9/11 ... -- Behind closed doors -- The push for war in Iraq -- The National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) -- Flawed intelligence goes public -- A covert campaign

live action