Jul 04 Watch Soldiers' Stories Three soldiers and one Marine who all recently returned from Iraq speak about their experiences in Iraq during the insurgency, which is steadily increasing. Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch Soldiers' Stories U.S. soldiers and a Marine who have returned from Iraq assess the effectiveness of the insurgency and speak about the frustrations they faced trying to bring peace to a divided and dangerous country. Continue watching
Jun 29 Helicopter Hit by Gunfire Before Crashing in Afghanistan, 17 Missing By PBS News Hour The U.S. military Wednesday confirmed that enemy gunfire hit a Chinook helicopter in Afghanistan before it crashed Tuesday during a clash with insurgents in a troubled eastern region of the country. Continue reading
Jun 29 Watch National Security Advisor, Senator React to President's Speech on Iraq Some prominent congressional Democrats criticized President Bush's speech, saying he shouldn't have invoked the memory of the Sept. 11 attacks when urging support for Iraq. National security advisor Stephen Hadley and Sen. Joseph Biden offer their reactions to the speech. Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch Experts Discuss Journalists' Right to Reporter Two journalists are facing jail time and four more could be held in contempt of court for refusing to reveal anonymous sources in grand jury testimony. Experts discuss the cases and the effect it'll have on reporter-source confidentiality. Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch Remembering Civil War Historian Shelby Foote A look at the life of novelist and Civil War historian Shelby Foote, who died Monday in Memphis at the age of 88. Continue watching
Jun 28 President Appeals for Continued Support in Iraq Conflict By PBS News Hour President Bush, hoping to bolster sagging public support for the war in Iraq, called on Americans to back the work of stabilizing and rebuilding the war-torn nation, saying the effort was critical to the continuing war against terrorism. Continue reading
Jun 28 Watch Iraq Marks First Year as a Sovereign Nation, While Violence Continues Tuesday marks Iraq's first year as a sovereign nation. John Burns, Baghdad bureau chief for the New York Times, assesses the security situation from the streets and on the political front. Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch Text of President Bush's Speech at Fort Bragg, N.C. President Bush urged continued support for the efforts to rebuild Iraq as part of the larger war on terrorism in the following prime-time speech before U.S. troops at Fort Bragg, N.C. Continue watching
Jun 27 Supreme Court Hands Down Mixed Rulings on Ten Commandments By Admin, PBS News Hour In two 5-4 votes, the Supreme Court ruled Monday it is not unconstitutional to display the Ten Commandments on public property as long as the intent of the display isn't pushing a religious agenda. Continue reading