Jul 30 Watch Brooks and Marcus on Fallout From Immigration, Rangel, WikiLeaks Columnists David Brooks of The New York Times and Ruth Marcus of The Washington Post speak with Jim Lehrer about the week's biggest news including part of Arizona's immigration law being struck down, ethics charges facing Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y.,… Continue watching
Jul 30 Watch News Wrap: BP Plans to Cut Back Gulf Cleanup Efforts In other news Friday, with no more oil spewing out of the well, BP says the cleanup efforts will decrease along the Gulf. Also a major flood killed 430 people in Pakistan. Continue watching
Jul 30 Watch For Insurgents, IEDS a ‘Smart,’ But Indiscriminate, Weapon The deaths of six more U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan made for another record month of troop deaths and brought new attention on the dangers of roadside bombs known as IEDs. Ray Suarez speaks with Marine Staff Sgt. Todd Bowers of… Continue watching
Jul 30 Watch For Troops, IEDs Mean ‘Every Step Could Be Your Last’ As the deadliest month for U.S. troops of the Afghan war draws to a close, IEDs remain a major cause of coalition deaths. Ray Suarez reports. Continue watching
Jul 29 Watch News Wrap: Karzai Says U.S., NATO Must Strike Taliban Havens In other news Thursday, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said that the United States and NATO are not attacking Taliban sanctuaries and alluded to sources of terror funding and training taking place in neighboring Pakistan. Continue watching
Jul 28 Watch Ambassador: Pakistan Has No Interest in Allowing Terrorists to Succeed Ambassador Husain Haqqani speaks with Judy Woodruff about the deadly plane crash in Pakistan and responds to new allegations that the country's intelligence service might have helped the Taliban. His nation has "no interest to allow terrorists to succeed," he… Continue watching
Jul 28 Watch News Wrap: Afghan Passenger Bus Bombing Kills at Least 25 In other news Wednesday, a roadside bomb killed at least 25 passengers and wounded 20 others when it hit a bus in southern Afghanistan. Also, due to furloughs, California state workers will be forced to take an extra three unpaid… Continue watching
Jul 27 Dispatch: Afghanistan – ‘Security Is Not Enough’ By Larisa Epatko In Kandahar City, Lt. Col. John Voorhees stops his convoy to help an Afghan child who has been hit by a car, which causes him to miss a meeting of elders to discuss the military buildup in Kandahar, reports GlobalPost's… Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch The Purpose and People of WikiLeaks Daily Beast contributor Philip Shenon, a former New York Times investigative reporter, speaks with Judy Woodruff about who and what is behind the online whistle-blower website WikiLeaks. Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch WikiLeaks Revelations Raise Questions Over Pakistan’s Role in Afghan War Whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks released thousands of U.S. military documents related to the Afghan war on Sunday, creating a major stir among government officials and raising questions about Pakistani involvement in the war. Continue watching