Jun 24 Thursday: Containment Cap Replaced; Gen. Petraeus Returns to Spotlight Engineers repositioned the cap on BP's broken oil well late Wednesday after crews were forced to remove what has been the most effective method for containing some of the Gulf of Mexico spill. The logistics coordinator aboard the ship… Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch In Tennis’s Longest Match, Victory Served in the 11th Hour Judy Woodruff speaks with Peter Bodo of Tennis Magazine for some perspective on the historically long Wimbledon showdown between American John Isner and Frenchman Nicolas Mahut. Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch After Iraq Tenure, Examining What Petraeus Brings to Afghan Effort Pending confirmation by the Senate, Gen. David Petraeus will take the helm of U.S. forces and counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan. Judy Woodruff gets three views on how Petraeus will lead the war effort. Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch U.S., Afghan Officials Say War Strategy on Track After Leadership Shakeup Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the U.S. mission and strategy in Afghanistan will not change, following the ouster of Gen. Stanley McChrystal. Judy Woodruff reports on the reactions to the appointment of Gen. David Petraeus to command NATO forces in… Continue watching
Jun 23 On Wednesday’s NewsHour… AFGHAN STRATEGY AFTER MCCHRYSTAL | The U.S. mission in Afghanistan will be in new hands, following the resignation of Gen. Stanley McChrystal over disparaging remarks about the Obama administration. Gwen Ifill talks with Jessica Matthews, of the Carnegie Endowment… Continue reading
Jun 23 Q&A With Military Historian: Relieving Generals ‘Rare’ in Time of War By Larisa Epatko President Barack Obama announced Wednesday that he accepted Gen. Stanley McChrystal's resignation as the top commander in Afghanistan, over critical comments he made in a Rolling Stone article, and would replace him with Gen. David Petraeus, currently head of U.S. Continue reading
Jun 23 McChrystal Relieved of Afghan Post; Obama Names Petraeus as Successor By Quinn Bowman President Obama relieved Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, from command Wednesday after the general and his aides disparaged Obama administration officials and policy in a magazine article. President Obama announced that he was nominating Gen. Continue reading
Jun 23 U.S. Defeats Algeria in Closing Minutes to Advance at World Cup Landon Donovan scores past Algeria goalkeeper Raïs M'Bolhi and defender Madjid Bougherra in injury time. Photo by Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images. The U.S. men's national soccer team beat Algeria, 1-0, in dramatic fashion to advance to the next round… Continue reading
Jun 23 Wednesday: Obama, McChrystal Meet; Drilling Ruling to Be Appealed President Barack Obama, with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, speaks about Gen. Stanley McChrystal during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday. Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Updated 10:40 a.m. | Gen. Stanley… Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch Afghanistan Policy, Goals Reexamined Upon McChrystal Departure President Barack Obama is replacing the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, following his disparaging remarks about administration officials. Gwen Ifill gets three points of view about the decision and its consequences for the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan. Continue watching