Aug 23 Watch Connecticut Base Closure The Base Realignment and Closure Commission, or BRAC, begins voting this week on which military facilities should be shut down, one of which is based in Groton, Connecticut. A report on how the New London community is fighting to save… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad A battle between Iraq's Sunni and Shiite leaders over a draft constitution is threatening to derail the democratic process. U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad addresses the split. Continue watching
Aug 22 Iraqi Assembly Postpones Vote on Draft Charter By PBS News Hour Iraqi leaders submitted a draft constitution on Monday, only to put off a parliamentary vote on the charter in hopes of winning over members of the Sunni Arab minority whose support is seen as key to ending the insurgency. Continue reading
Aug 22 Watch Northwest Workers on Strike Maintenance workers at Northwest Airlines remained on strike for the third day on Monday after refusing to accept paycuts and layoffs. Following a background report, two experts discuss the implications of the strike for Northwest and the entire airline industry. Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch Iraqi Constitution Struggle After struggling for weeks and missing one major deadline, Iraqi leaders put off a final vote today on the new constitution. Three experts discuss the ramifications. Continue watching
Aug 19 Militants Fire Rockets At U.S. Navy Ships in Jordan By PBS News Hour Attackers in the Red Sea port city of Aqaba, Jordan Friday, fired three rockets at U.S. war ships anchored nearby, missing their apparent targets, but killing a Jordanian soldier on land. Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch The Nation’s Victor Navasky on Opinion Journalism The Nation's Victor Navasky on Opinion Journalism… Continue watching
Aug 17 Triple Bomb Blasts in Baghdad Kill At Least 43 By PBS News Hour Three car bombers struck near a bus station and hospital in Baghdad Wednesday, killing at least 43 people and wounding dozens in the worst attack in Iraq's capital in weeks, police said. Continue reading
Aug 16 Engine Problems Down Commercial Aircraft in Venezuela By PBS News Hour A West Caribbean Airways plane flying from Panama to the Caribbean island of Martinique with some 160 people aboard crashed early Tuesday near a cattle farm in western Venezuelan after experiencing engine problems. Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch Cindy Sheehan’s Protest Following a background report, two columnists discuss the recent political firestorm caused by Cindy Sheehan, the mother of a solider killed in the Iraq war, and her antiwar protest in Crawford, Texas. Continue watching