Ranked #3 of 3 in Season 1•−0.1 vs season avg
Islamist factions, rapidly falling under the more radical influence of Zawahiri and his rich Saudi acolyte Osama bin Laden, join the Neo-Conservative-influenced Reagan Administration to combat the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan. They are successful in repulsing the Soviet armies and, when the Eastern Bloc
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Melvin Goodman
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Stephen Holmes
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William Kristol
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Michael Ledeen
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Richard Perle
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Azzam Tamimi
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Fouad Allam
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Abdullah Anas
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Milton Bearden
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Vincent Cannistraro
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Anne Cahn
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"The Phantom Victory" is episode 2 of The Power of Nightmares season 1. It scored 8.1/10 from 134 votes, ranking #3 of 3 episodes this season (season average 8.2). It aired on October 27, 2004.
