Jan 15 Watch 4:55 Europe's porous borders pose problems in hunt for terrorists By PBS News Hour The attacks in Paris and today's raids against militants in Belgium highlight the trend of European Muslims traveling to Syria and Iraq to fight. Gwen Ifill talks to Lorenzo Vidino of the European Foundation for Democracy about Europe’s porous borders… Continue watching
Jan 15 Homegrown terrorism like Paris attacks worries analysts By Ken Dilanian, Associated Press WASHINGTON — U.S. and French intelligence officials are leaning toward an assessment that the Paris terror attacks were inspired by al-Qaida but not directly supervised by the group, a view that would put the violence in a category of homegrown… Continue reading
Jan 13 Watch 6:38 News Wrap: French lawmakers reaffirm fight against Islamic State By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Prime Minister Manuel Valls addressed the French National Assembly, saying France is at war with terrorism, not Islam or Muslims. Meanwhile, investigators probed deeper into the weapons and financing behind last week's terror attacks. Also,… Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch 4:41 Terrorist training of Paris attacker puts spotlight on Yemen By PBS News Hour One of the brothers involved in the Paris attacks received al-Qaida training in Yemen. Chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner joins Gwen Ifill to explain why that country is a hotbed for jihadism, and to examine the competition and cooperation between… Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch 7:42 High volume of potential threats challenges Western counterterrorism efforts By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 12 CIA medics monitored brutal interrogation tactics By Stephen Braun, Associated Press WASHINGTON — From the early stages of the CIA's coercive interrogations of terror detainees, the agency's health professionals were intimately involved. Front-line medics and psychologists monitored and advised on abusive tactics, even as they sometimes complained about the ethical dilemmas… Continue reading
Dec 11 Watch 6:11 News Wrap: Police clear Hong Kong pro-democracy protest site By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch 5:07 Understanding the risks of rescuing hostages - Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch 2:55 White House defends deadly Yemen hostage mission - Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 08 Imminent release of torture report leaves U.S. preparing for backlash By Julie Pace, Associated Press WASHINGTON — American embassies and other U.S. interests abroad are bracing for possible security threats related to Tuesday's planned release of a report on the CIA's harsh interrogation techniques, the White House says. Continue reading