Friday, April 18, 2003

The Final Days
Terence Smith discusses the mood in Baghdad with New York Times correspondent John Burns.

Pieces of History
An international effort is under way to recover what remains of the looted National Museum of Iraq. Jeffrey Brown reports on the lost collection.

Living with Fear
The deadly illness known as SARS continues to take lives in Asia. Margaret Warner discusses the economic impact of the disease in cities like Hong Kong with K.C. Fung, a professor of economics at the University of Santa Cruz and a senior research fellow at the University of Hong Kong; and Richard Medley, the chairman of Medley Global Advisors, which consults with governments, corporations and financial institutions.

Shields and Brooks
Jim Lehrer speaks with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and David Brooks of The Weekly Standard about the week's political developments.

Thursday, April 17, 2003

Newsmaker: Secretary of State Powell
Jim Lehrer speaks with Secretary of State Colin Powell about coming diplomatic efforts in Syria and North Korea and the question of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

Women Warriors
In 1994, the Clinton administration removed the "risk rule" from the military, which banned women from certain jobs that would expose them to hostile fire or capture. Betty Ann Bowser reports on women's evolving role in combat.

Conversation: John Burns
New York Times correspondent John Burns talks with Margaret Warner about efforts to establish order in Baghdad.

Wednesday, April 16, 2003

Meeting the Challenge
President Bush said today that it is time to lift the UN sanctions on Iraq. He addressed workers at a Boeing factory in St. Louis.

New Talks
The United States and North Korea will begin new talks in Beijing as early as next week. Margaret Warner discusses this development in the nuclear standoff with Kurt Campbell, senior vice president at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington; and Henry Sokolski, executive director of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center.

Dreams of Unity
Jeffrey Kaye of KCET Los Angeles reports on the possibility of unifying the two Koreas.

Coping with Change
Ray Suarez speaks with Afghan finance minister Ashraf Ghani about lessons learned in a recovering Afghanistan.

Home Front Politics
Kwame Holman reports on the debate in Congress over Bush's tax plan and other domestic legislation.

Tuesday, April 15, 2003

Moving Towards an Interim Government
At his Pentagon briefing today, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said that an American team, headed by former Gen. Jay Garner, would soon take charge of basic civilian services in Iraq.

Reshaping Iraq
Political and religious factions met today to discuss governing postwar Iraq. Margaret Warner discusses the efforts to create an interim Iraqi authority with Feisal Istrabadi, vice president for legal issues at the Iraqi Forum for Democracy; Saman Shali, vice president of the Kurdish National Congress of North America; and Robin Wright, chief diplomatic correspondent for The Los Angeles Times.

Historical Perspectives
Gwen Ifill looks at the history of nation-building with Gaddis Smith, professor emeritus at Yale; Margaret MacMillan of the University of Toronto and Trinity College; and Diane Kunz, a former professor of diplomatic history at Columbia and Yale universities.

The Media's War
Terence Smith discusses the controversy over CNN's Iraq coverage before the war with Jordan Eason, CNN chief news executive, and Franklin Foer, associate editor of The New Republic.

Monday, April 14, 2003

War News Roundup
The U.S. military said today that the large-scale fighting is over in Iraq. Kwame Holman reports with the latest on the war.

The Country Next Door
The United States issued another warning to Syria Monday not to harbor Iraqi leaders or develop weapons of mass destruction. Ray Suarez discusses the administration's position on Syria with As'ad AbuKhalil, a professor of political science at California State University in Stanislaus, and Danielle Pletka, vice president of foreign policy and defense studies at the American Enterprise Institute.

Flashpoint: North Korea
North Korea said this weekend that it will consider multinational talks on its nuclear program. Jeffrey Kaye of KCET Los Angeles reports from South Korea.

Newsmaker: James Wolfensohn
Jim Lehrer discusses the international effort to rebuild Iraq with James Wolfensohn, the president of the World Bank.

Sunday, April 13, 2003

War News Roundup
Seven American POWs were recovered Sunday as President Bush and other U.S. officials warned Syria not to obstruct the coalition war effort by harboring Iraqi leaders. Terence Smith reports on a busy day on the war front.

Tikrit: The Last Stronghold
U.S. forces continued to press towards the heart of Saddam Hussein's historic center of power, meeting sporadic, but limited resistance. Gwen Ifill gauges the military campaign and the criticism of Syria with NewsHour regular military analyst retired Col. W. Patrick Lang and Judith Yaphe, a former CIA Middle East specialist.

Baghdad Report
Terence Smith talks with Los Angeles Times reporter John Daniszewski about the slow return to a sense of normalcy in Baghdad.

Jordan Views
Simon Marks reports from neighboring Jordan on the views of average Arabs of the sudden collapse of the Saddam Hussein regime.

Gauging the Arab View
Hisham Melhem, Washington correspondent for the Beirut newspaper, As-Safir, and Shibley Telhami, University of Maryland professor and author of a book on U.S. policy toward the Middle East, discuss the impact of the collapse of the Saddam Hussein on the Arab world.