Jan 12 Watch At a Presidency’s End, Reflections on the Bush Legacy President George W. Bush gave his final press conference Monday, admitting to some mistakes while defending his actions on national security and the economy. Analysts look back on Mr. Bush's eight years in office. Continue watching
Dec 29 Watch As Inauguration Day Draws Near, Obama’s Foreign Policy Challenges Grow The Mumbai terror attacks and this month's Gaza conflict have highlighted the many foreign policy issues President-elect Barack Obama will face as soon as he takes office. Columnists discuss how the president-elect and his team may prioritize the problems. Continue watching
Dec 25 Watch Local Militias to Help Battle Growing Taliban Resistance in Afghanistan U.S. and Afghan leaders are preparing to arm local militia groups to help curb rising Taliban violence in Afghanistan. The strategy comes from similar successful efforts in Iraq. Dexter Filkins of the New York Times reports on the development. Continue watching
Dec 22 U.S. to Send Up to 30,000 More Troops to Afghanistan By Admin, PBS News Hour Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen said over the weekend that the United States would send an additional 20,000 to 30,000 forces to Afghanistan by summer as violence in the country continued to rise. Continue reading
Dec 17 British Troops to Withdraw From Iraq by Mid-2009 By Admin, PBS News Hour British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced Wednesday that British troops will withdraw from Iraq by the end of July 2009, ending a mission that that provided the second-largest military presence in the country after the U.S. Continue reading
Dec 15 Bush Wraps up War Zone Visits Marred by Shoe Incident By Admin, PBS News Hour President Bush has wrapped up a final surprise visit to the war zones of Iraq and Afghanistan to tout recent gains in the region, but the contentious nature of his valedictory trip was highlighted by an Iraqi reporter's shoe-throwing outburst. Continue reading
Dec 12 Watch Soldiers Honored With Silver Stars Following Extraordinary Battle in Afghanistan Ten elite Army soldiers who subdued a large insurgent stronghold in the mountains of Afghanistan after a nearly seven-hour battle were honored Friday with Silver Stars. Ray Suarez reports on the extraordinary battle. Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch World’s ‘Lost’ Boys Follow Tragic Path of Violence From Virginia Tech to Mumbai, young men have tragically searched for meaning in random acts of violence. Richard Rodriguez reflects on the world's "lost boys" in an essay. Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch Judge to Consider Sept. 11 Suspects’ Confession Offers The alleged architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and four other suspects said Monday they would plead guilty to terror charges knowing their convictions would carry the death penalty. A Miami Herald reporter examines the developments. Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch Obama Crafts Team to Rethink Foreign Policy Challenges President-elect Obama announced his national security team Monday, choosing Sen. Hillary Clinton as secretary of state and keeping Robert Gates as defense secretary. Analysts including former secretary of state Madeleine Albright and Sen. Jack Reed discuss the picks. Continue watching