Jun 03 CIA Delayed Sharing Intelligence on Sept. 11 Hijacker By Admin The Central Intelligence Agency was tracking al-Qaida members who later took part in the Sept. 11 attacks months earlier than it had previously disclosed, according to accounts published this weekend. Continue reading
Jun 03 The Afghan Loya Jirga By PBS News Hour As the term of the interim Afghan government comes to a close, the battle-scarred country is preparing for a "loya jirga" or traditional grand council, to choose a transitional leadership that will set the course for a post-Taliban Afghanistan. Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch Background: Failure to Communicate Terence Smith talks with Newsweek Washington Bureau Chief Daniel Klaidman, co-author of the the first news story about how the CIA was slow to relay information on two of the 9/11 hijackers. Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch Failure to Communicate Experts discuss the CIA's disclosure that it was tracking al-Qaida members who later turned out to be involved in the September 11th attacks. Continue watching
May 31 Americans Advised to Leave India As Tensions With Pakistan Continue The U.S. State Dept. urged some 60,000 Americans and its nonessential diplomatic staff to leave India on Friday, citing increased conflict along the Pakistani border. Continue reading
May 30 Bush Sends Rumsfeld to India-Pakistan As Violence Continues President Bush announced Thursday he is sending Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to the Asian subcontinent to try to quell tensions heightened by fighting in the disputed province of Kashmir. Continue reading
May 30 Watch Eye On Terror The attorney general announces new FBI guidelines expanding the agency's surveillance authority outside specific investigations. Continue watching
May 30 Watch Background: Eye on Terror Ray Suarez reports on Attorney General John Ashcroft's announcement of new FBI surveillance guidelines. Continue watching
May 29 Ashcroft, Mueller Announce FBI Reorganization The FBI will undergo a massive reorganization, shifting its chief priority to preventing future terrorist attacks and away from the more traditional crimes it currently investigates, Attorney General John Ashcroft announced Wednesday. Continue reading
May 29 Watch John Ashcroft and FBI Director Robert Mueller on the FBI Reorganization Attorney General John Ashcroft and FBI Director Robert Mueller announce the FBI plan to focus on counterterrorism. Continue watching