THE RUNDOWN BLOG | June 19, 2013

Gwen Ifill Hosts a Reddit 'Ask Me Anything'

  • Gwen Ifill Hosts a Reddit 'Ask Me Anything'
  • Gwen Ifill will answer your questions on reddit during her first "Ask Me Anything" session beginning at 1 p.m. EDT Thursday. Is there anything you've always wanted to know about the PBS NewsHour and Washington Week journalist? Ask her anything!

THE RUNDOWN BLOG | June 18, 2013

At Guantanamo, Red Cross Defends Keeping Detainee Records Confidential

  • At Guantanamo, Red Cross Defends Keeping Detainee Records Confidential
  • The pre-trial hearing on the five suspected 9/11 plotters continued Tuesday at the U.S. base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba -- without the accused present. The day focused on why the International Red Cross opposes requests to disclose its confidential condition reports on Guantanamo detainees.

THE RUNDOWN BLOG | June 17, 2013

Live-Blog: Gitmo Hearing on Suspected 9/11 Mastermind, Co-conspirators

  • Live-Blog: Gitmo Hearing on Suspected 9/11 Mastermind, Co-conspirators
  • The alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks on the United States and four suspected co-conspirators appear in a Guantanamo court Monday for the first time since detainees went on a hunger strike earlier this year. We'll be live-blogging events.

REPORT | June 10, 2013

NSA Contractor Edward Snowden Is Source of Leak on U.S. Surveillance Programs

  • NSA Contractor Edward Snowden Is Source of Leak on U.S. Surveillance Programs
  • Edward Snowden, a 29-year-old NSA contractor, came forward as the whistleblower who revealed the existence of secret government surveillance programs that collect data on millions of phone calls and online communications. Judy Woodruff reports on Snowden's defense of his decision, as well lawmakers' response to the programs.

ANALYSIS | June 7, 2013

Mass Collection of Communication Data Speeds Inquiries, Prompts Privacy Debate

  • Mass Collection of Communication Data Speeds Inquiries, Prompts Privacy Debate
  • What are the origins of the NSA's surveillance programs, how do intelligence officials use the information and what questions may arise about the cost of privacy? Jeffrey Brown talks with two reporters who have been covering the story, The Wall Street Journal's Siobhan Gorman and Charlie Savage of The New York Times.

THE RUNDOWN BLOG | June 7, 2013

Obama Administration Defends Surveillance Programs

  • Obama Administration Defends Surveillance Programs
  • "They quite literally can watch your ideas form as you type." That's the memorable closing quote from an unnamed "career intelligence officer" who provided the Washington Post with details about a secret government program to collect information Americans put online.

CONVERSATION | June 6, 2013

'Bad to the Very End': Author Reflects on the Long, Deadly Road to WWII Victory

  • 'Bad to the Very End': Author Reflects on the Long, Deadly Road to WWII Victory
  • In honor of the 69th anniversary of D-Day, Ray Suarez talks to historian Rick Atkinson about his new book, "The Guns at Last Light," which chronicles the brutal fight for victory at the end of World War II.

DEBATE | June 6, 2013

NSA Secretly Collected Millions of Phone Records in Counterterrorism Effort

  • NSA Secretly Collected Millions of Phone Records in Counterterrorism Effort
  • The National Security Agency has secretly collected data about millions of domestic and international calls by Verizon customers. Jeffrey Brown gets debate on the privacy and civil liberty concerns from Kate Martin of the Center for National Security Studies and former NSA official Col. Cedric Leighton.

THE RUNDOWN BLOG | June 6, 2013

Rick Atkinson on Understanding the 'Morally Indefensible' Actions of WWII

  • Rick Atkinson on Understanding the 'Morally Indefensible' Actions of WWII
  • Knowing what we know now, says author Rick Atkinson, it might be easy to judge the actions taken during World War II, such as the deplorable treatment of black soldiers and the firebombing of inhabited cities.

REPORT | June 5, 2013

News Wrap: U.S. Soldier Pleads Guilty to Killing 16 Afghan Civilians

  • News Wrap: U.S. Soldier Pleads Guilty to Killing 16 Afghan Civilians
  • In other news Wednesday, Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales pleaded guilty to killing 16 Afghan civilians last year. Bales recalled entering two villages at night and shooting his victims. Also, anti-government protesters in Turkey called for the ousting of police chiefs over their violent crackdown on demonstrations.

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