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Frontline/World Season 7 Episodes
Season 7 Episode Guide
5 Episodes 2007 - 2008
Episode 1
Extraordinary Rendition
Tue, Nov 6, 2007 57 mins
The Season 7 opener examines the CIA's use of "rendition," in which suspected terrorists are interrogated in foreign countries where torture is common. Also: Ayurveda, a form of holistic medicine in India, is explored.
Episode 2
A World of Good
Tue, Dec 25, 2007 57 mins
The success of Kiva.org, a Web site that enables people to make microloans to people in impoverished countries; the village of Mata Ortiz, Mexico, which is flourishing because of the ceramic arts; the 15th International Frederic Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw; the PlayPump, a water pump powered by a merry-go-round that delivers clean drinking water in South Africa's rural villages.
Episode 3
State of Emergency
Tue, Feb 26, 2008 57 mins
A visit to Swat Valley in Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province, where the Pakistani Army is fighting Taliban insurgents, features the story of a Pakistani Taliban leader. Also: a report on the Russian presidential election examines the Kremlin crackdown on former chess champ and presidential candidate Garry Kasparov.
Episode 4
Crimes at the Border
Tue, May 27, 2008 57 mins
Lowell Bergman reports on the smuggling of people from Mexico to the U.S. Included: Tijuana, where the illicit activity is apparently strong and lucrative; a U.S. border guard; how the U.S. government is working to stop corruption.
Episode 5
Jesus in China
Tue, Jun 24, 2008 57 mins
A report on the spread of Christianity in China and the response of the country's ruling Communist Party, which is officially atheist. Included: Henan Province, the country's "Bethlehem"; unregistered megachurches; Christian activists and Communist Party members. Also: the effects of global-climate change; and the impact of architects on humanitarian causes.