Al Jazeera English - Witness: Give Me Shelter
This Witness episode offers a glimpse into the world of home-based bomb shelters. As instability and the threat of terrorism looms, many suburban Americans are taking extreme, and often secretive, measures to stay safe.
The world these days can be a scary place, with instability and terrorism seemingly stalking all of civilized society. In urban America there is little to be done but hope that everything will somehow be alright with the ever-ready alert systems in place.
But for people living out the American Dream in suburbia some have turned back time to find peace of mind. The dark days of the Cold War may be gone but today holds the lurking threat of dirty bombs and international terrorism, they say. What better way to protect you and your family than to dive underground in your own personal backyard bomb shelter? Give Me Shelter offers a fascinating glimpse into the often secretive world of home-based bomb shelters.
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Rageh Omaar presents Witness, a half-hour daily documentary series which features short, specially commissioned or acquired films gathered from independent filmmakers.
Each documentary reveals the unknown lives of ordinary people, following their lives, telling their stories and portraying the challenges that confront them. Our witnesses are people in a situation or those who have observed them first hand.
The films cover conflict, belief, the past and the future and as well as bringing new stories to light they showcase the talents of a new breed of multi-skilled, frontline journalist. In the studio, Rageh will further explore the issues raised in the films, with expert guests on the subject matter and the filmmakers themselves.
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