Oct 09 Watch Gates Urges More Troop Action on Afghanistan’s Drug Trade U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said Thursday that NATO troops should do more to combat Afghanistan's drug trade. His comments came as new reports emerged raising doubts about American strategy and the Afghan government's ability to cope. Continue watching
Jun 05 Accused 9/11 ‘Mastermind’ Asks for Death Sentence By PBS News Hour The accused mastermind of Sept. 11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, told a military tribunal Thursday in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, that he would welcome the death penalty and wished to become a martyr. Continue reading
Feb 08 Watch Congress Renews Debate Over Waterboarding Questions stirred anew this week on the legality of waterboarding, a controversial interrogation tactic, after new Congressional hearings examining its use on terrorist suspects. After a recap of the hearings, analysts Mark Shields and David Brook weigh the debate. Continue watching
Feb 05 CIA Chief Confirms Waterboarding; Al-Qaida Regrouping in Pakistan By PBS News Hour Top intelligence officers publicly confirmed for the first time that three suspected terrorists were waterboarded and warned that al-Qaida is establishing cells in other countries, particularly Pakistan, to plan attacks within the United States. Continue reading
Dec 21 Judge Wary of Ordering Inquiry into CIA Tapes By Admin, PBS News Hour A federal judge appeared hesitant Friday to order an investigation into the destruction of CIA interrogation videotapes while the Justice Department is conducting its own inquiry into the matter. Continue reading
Dec 13 Watch Pelosi Aims to Set ‘New Direction’ Amid Legislative Battles Just over a year into her term as House leader in the new Democratic-majority Congress, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D- Calif., discusses the latest developments from Capitol Hill, including spending bill battles, new energy legislation, the controversy over… Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch Lawmakers Investigate CIA Interrogation Tape Disposal The Senate Intelligence Committee questioned U.S. officials behind closed doors Tuesday about the destruction of CIA tapes of the interrogations of top terror suspects. Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo., and Rep. Jane Harman, D-Calif., discuss the congressional probe. Continue watching
Dec 07 Democrats Seek Probe of CIA Tapes’ Destruction By Admin, PBS News Hour Democratic lawmakers demanded a Justice Department investigation Friday into whether the Central Intelligence Agency obstructed justice when it destroyed at least two videotapes of two alleged terrorists being interrogated. Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch Shields and Brooks Weigh CIA Tapes, U.S. Policy on Iran CIA Director Gen. Michael Hayden said his agency had destroyed tapes of terror suspect interrogations, a new report revealed surprising information on Iran's nuclear program and presidential candidate Mitt Romney discussed his Mormon faith in a key speech. Analysts Mark… Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch CIA Tapes Re-ignite Debate on Interrogation Tactics Congressional Democrats called for an investigation Friday into whether a CIA decision in 2005 to destroy video tapes of the interrogations of two top terror suspects constitutes an obstruction of justice. Analysts offer insight on the potential fallout of the… Continue watching