Jul 21 Wolfowitz Calls for Patience As Violence Continues in Iraq Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz called for patience from Iraqis as the U.S. continued its efforts to end violence and begin rebuilding the war-torn nation. Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch America as Occupier: The Iraq War Retired Gen. Tommy Franks has said that the U.S. occupation in Iraq could last up to four years. Ray Suarez discusses America's role as occupier with four historians: NewsHour regular Michael Beschloss; Bruce Jentleson of Duke University; Carol Gluck of… Continue watching
Jul 21 Watch Background: North Korea Nuclear Challenge The nuclear program in North Korea continues to be a major concern in the international community. Spencer Michels reports. Continue watching
Jul 18 U.S. Soldier Killed in Fallujah Bombing As "Guerrilla" Tactics Continue An American soldier in Iraq was killed Friday when a bomb detonated in a city west of Baghdad as attacks continue in what has been deemed by a top U.S. military official as "guerrilla" warfare against coalition forces patrolling the… Continue reading
Jul 17 U.S. Accuses Cuba of Jamming Broadcasts to Iran The U.S. government and corporate officials have accused Cuba of jamming U.S.-based satellite broadcasts of news and other information into Iran. Continue reading
Jul 16 Congress Moves to Overturn New Media Ownership Rules A House committee on Wednesday voted to roll back a key part of new media ownership regulations adopted by the Federal Communications Commission last month. Continue reading
Jul 16 Watch General John Abizaid: Iraq Situation Report Gen. John Abizaid, the new head of U.S. Central Command, said that U.S. troops are still at war. He fielded questions at his first formal media briefing in Washington. Continue watching
Jul 14 New York Times Names New Executive Editor The New York Times named Bill Keller, a former Times managing editor and Pulitzer Prize-winning foreign correspondent, as its new executive editor on Monday, six weeks after the newspaper's top editors resigned amid a plagiarism scandal. Continue reading
Jul 10 South Korea Accuses North of Working to Produce Nuclear Weapons South Korea warned neighboring North Korea on Thursday not to aggravate the continuing diplomatic stalemate over its nuclear weapons program. Continue reading
Jul 09 Rumsfeld Defends Pre- and Post-Iraq War Actions The United States did not go to war with Iraq based on new evidence that Saddam Hussein was attempting to acquire weapons of mass destruction, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld told the Senate Armed Services Committee Wednesday. Continue reading