On Monday, July 20, NBC News premieres a groundbreaking television event when it
sets forth on an international hunt for an accused terrorist.
Airing at 10 p.m. ET, "The Wanted" brings together an elite team with backgrounds in
intelligence, unconventional warfare and investigative journalism. The six-part series
focuses each week on real operators, in search of real targets-all in an effort to see
individuals brought to justice.
The faces of "The Wanted" include SU
College of Law Professor of Practice
David M.
Crane L'80, a decorated former U.S. intelligence official and the first American to serve
as chief prosecutor of an international war crimes tribunal since Justice Robert Jackson
at Nuremberg; Roger Carstens, who is recognized as one of the world's pre-eminent
authorities on counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency; former U.S. Navy Seal Scott
Tyler, an expert in urban reconnaissance and unconventional warfare; and Emmy
Award-winning investigative journalist Adam Ciralsky. Ciralsky also serves as co-
executive producer of "The Wanted" with documentary filmmaker Charlie Ebersol.
"'The Wanted' is about seeking justice for the many victims of terrorism and atrocity
around the world," Crane says. "It will start a national conversation, an important
dialogue about war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and international
terrorism, as well as the indifference and political cynicism that hamper international
criminal law and the quest for justice. 'The Wanted' drives home the point that the rule
of law is more powerful than the rule of the gun."
The July 20 episode follows Mullah Krekar, the founder and leader of Ansar Al Islam,
an internationally designated terrorist organization that has been accused of killing
hundreds of Americans and other Westerners. Krekar has been called "Bin Laden 2.0"
and an "Islamic Nazi," and yet he has been living free in Norway-this after the
Norwegian Supreme Court declared him a threat to national security and ordered him
deported. In "The Wanted," viewers will be taken inside intelligence briefings in the
Middle East and surveillance operations in Krekar's community in Oslo.
The following week, on July 27, viewers will travel to Germany on the trail of Mamoun
Darkazanli. Called "Bin Laden's financier," Darkazanli was indicted by Spanish
officials in 2003 for providing logistical and financial support to Al Qaeda, specifically
in connection with 9/11. Still, he remains free in Germany. While the team conducts
surveillance on Darkazanli, negotiations for his deportation begin between Spain and
Germany.
View the trailer for "The Wanted" at http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/content/the_wanted.
