Jun 12 Sept. 11 Defendant Denied Aviation Information A federal judge has denied Zacarias Moussaoui, on trial for six counts of conspiracy to carry out the Sept. 11 attack, access to any sensitive aviation security information during his trial. Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch Legal Limbo Ray Suarez discusses the legal rights and status of three U.S. citizens currently held in conjunction with the war on terrorism. He is joined by Ruth Wedgwood of Yale Law School and Johns Hopkins University, and David Cole of the… Continue watching
Jun 11 Loya Jirga Assembly Opens Amid Confusion, Political Tension The Afghan loya jirga -- the grand tribal council called to form a post-Taliban government -- opened Tuesday amid continued political infighting and confusion over the roles of Afghan leaders. Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch Background: New Cabinet Office for Homeland Security Margaret Warner reports on the debate over the creation of a new Cabinet office for Homeland Security. Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch Historical Perspectives: New Cabinet Office for Homeland Security Margaret Warner gets perspectives on the creation of a new Cabinet office for Homeland Security from presidential historian Michael Beschloss; journalist and author Haynes Johnson; Richard Norton Smith, director of the Dole Institute at the University of Kansas; and Roger… Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch Afghan Assessment Two experts discuss Afghanistan's grand council meeting as it struggles to establish a new government. Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch Background: Loya Jirga Gwen Ifill looks at Afghanistan's grand council, or loya jirga, as it meets to compose the new Afghan government. Continue watching
Jun 10 President Bush, Sharon Meet As Israel Re-Enters Ramallah President Bush held talks with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon after Israeli tanks and troops moved into the city of Ramallah, encircling the headquarters of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and arresting at least 20 suspected militants. Continue reading
Jun 10 Afghan Grand Council Meeting Delayed The opening of the Afghan loya jirga, the grand tribal council called to set up a new government, was postponed a day due to a political dispute and logistical problems. Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch Limiting Executions Elizabeth Brackett reports on the recent findings of an Illinois commission on the administration of the death penalty. Continue watching