Jun 23 Watch Rumsfeld and Military Officials Testify Before Congress on Iraq Updates Senior Pentagon and military officials testified before the Senate Thursday about the U.S.'s military strategy and troop training in Iraq. Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch Laith Kubba Discusses Insurgent Violence, Military Training Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari's spokesman Laith Kubba discusses the country's troop training and other rebuilding efforts as Iraq works to rebuild its security forces in the face of continuing internal violence. Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch Reporter Remembers Microchip Inventor Jack Kilby A reporter discusses the contributions Jack Kilby, inventor of the microchip, made to communication. Kilby died Monday at age 81. Continue watching
Jun 21 Watch Congress Proposes Funding Cuts for The Corporation for Public Broadcasting The House of Representatives is expected to vote by the end of the week on an appropriations bill that includes a 45 percent cut in federal funding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's. The funding fight is just the latest… Continue watching
Jun 20 Insurgent Attacks Kill Dozens in Iraq By PBS News Hour A weekend of violence in Iraq continued into Monday as a suicide bomber struck in the northern city of Irbil, killing 16 police officers and wounding more than 100 people, including police and civilians. Continue reading
Jun 16 Cabinet Office Document By PBS News Hour This paper regarding the conditions for military action in Iraq was produced by the Cabinet Office on July 21, 2002. It is incomplete because the last page is missing. Continue reading
Jun 16 Text of Downing Street Memo By PBS News Hour The Times of London reported on May 1, 2005 about a 2002 confidential British memo describing how President Bush built his case for the Iraq war. The following is the text of the document, dubbed the "Downing Street memo."… Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch Text of Downing Street Memo The Times of London reported on May 1, 2005 about a 2002 confidential British memo describing how President Bush built his case for the Iraq war. The following is the text of the document, dubbed the "Downing Street memo" after… Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch Controversy Continues Over “Downing Street” War Memos The controversy surrounding the "Downing Street memos" continues to grow. The documents, a series of 2002 British memos about President Bush making the case to go to war in Iraq, were recently leaked to the media. Continue watching
Jun 15 Bombings Kill Dozens of Iraqis; Hostage Freed By PBS News Hour Nearly 40 people died in two separate insurgent attacks in Iraq Wednesday, while Iraqi and U.S. forces, acting on a tip, freed an Australian hostage who was hidden beneath a blanket, authorities said. Continue reading