Dec 24 Watch Embattled Rumsfeld Visits U.S. Troops in Iraq Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's Christmas Eve visit to Iraq came amid several weeks of renewed criticism of his handling of the war and its aftermath there. His day started with a short speech to U.S. troops in Mosul followed by… Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch Fallujah Citizens Return to Homes in Wake of Fighting Fallujah citizens began returning to their homes Thursday after the city was evacuated amid fighting. Media correspondent Terence Smith talks with New York Times reporter Erik Eckholm in Baghdad about the slow return of Iraqis to a city still rife… Continue watching
Dec 22 Attack on U.S. Base Kills 22 in Northern Iraq By PBS News Hour An explosion ripped through a U.S. military mess tent near the northern city of Mosul Tuesday, killing 22 and wounding some 60 others as they sat down to lunch. Continue reading
Dec 22 Watch Financing Stadiums Faces Political Hurdles On Tuesday, Washington D.C. passed a financing plan to pay for a new baseball stadium. Two economists explore the debate over public and private funding for sports arenas. Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch Attack on U.S. Military Base in Mosul An attack yesterday on a mess tent at a military base near the town of Mosul killed nearly 20 U.S. soldiers and wounded 64 others. Portland, Maine Press Herald reporter Bill Nemitz, who is embedded with the 133rd Engineer Battalion… Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch Insurgent Attacks in Mosul Renew Debate over U.S. Strategy The deadly attack on American forces at a military base near Mosul has raised questions about U.S. strategy to control the Iraqi insurgency. Two analysts assess what is being done to stabilize the war torn country. Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch Residents of Paris, Illinois Cope with Loss of Hometown National Guardsmen Correspondent Elizabeth Brackett of WTTW-Chicago reports on how residents of Paris, Illinois are coping with the loss of hometown National Guardsmen in Iraq. Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch New Allegations of Abuse at Guantanamo Bay Military Prison Terence Smith talks with Neil Lewis of The New York Times about new allegations of abuse at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch U.S. Base in Mosul Attacked By Insurgents Ray Suarez speaks with Los Angeles Times reporter Edmund Sanders in Baghdad about today's deadly attack in Mosul. Continue watching
Dec 20 Dozens Detained in Connection to Car Bombings By PBS News Hour Iraqi authorities detained 50 suspects Monday in connection with dual car bombings that killed at least 66 people in the mainly Shia cities of Najaf and Karbala on Sunday. Continue reading