This World S07E01 · Closing Guantanamo

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On his second day in office, President Obama pledged to close the Guantanamo Detention Centre within a year. Michael Portillo finds out why he's not been able to keep his promise.

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1. 1 1. Closing Guantanamo2010-01-03 · 1h 0mOn his second day in office, President Obama pledged to close the Guantanamo Detention Centre within a year. Michael Portillo finds out why he's not been able to keep his promise.
2. 2 2. Obama and Me2010-01-19 · 1h 0mDocumentary following the lives of ordinary Americans who voted for Barack Obama and had high hopes for his presidency. How have their lives been changed in Obama's first year?
3. 3 3. Tsunami: Five Years On2010-01-27 · 1h 0mDocumentary telling the powerful story of how the survivors of the Boxing Day tsunami of 2004 have tried to rebuild their lives.
4. 4 4. Mexico's Drug War2010-02-07 · 1h 0mViolence is running out of control in Mexico as rival drug cartels battle over the smuggling routes. Katya Adler journeys deep into the heart of a shocking conflict.
5. 5 5. Stolen Brides2010-08-11 · 1h 0mLucy Ash investigates bride stealing in Chechnya, following two families as they struggle to negotiate a compromise over the fate of a young woman abducted in the street.
6. 6 6. Surviving Haiti2010-08-18 · 1h 0mFilmed over the six months after the Haiti earthquake, This World follows four of the few who were rescued from a death beneath the rubble.
7. 7 7. The Wounded Platoon2010-08-25 · 1h 0mA shocking look at heroism, grief, combat, drugs, alcohol, brutal murder and the consequences of multiple tours and post-traumatic stress for a generation of American soldiers.
8. 8 8. Hostage in the Jungle2010-10-20 · 1h 0mThe story of the kidnapping of Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and her assistant Clara Rojas. Both of them spent six years in the jungle before their rescue.
9. 9 9. Tea Party America2010-11-01 · 1h 0mAs the US prepares to vote in crucial mid-term elections, political journalist Andrew Neil investigates the right-wing Tea Party, the fastest-growing political movement in the US.
10. 10 10. Pakistan's Flood Doctor2010-12-13 · 1h 0mDocumentary. Jane Corbin travels with Doctor Shershah Syed through the flood ravaged Sindh province in Pakistan as he performs life-saving operations.