Feb 09 Watch Tensions Rise Between U.S., Venezuela after Rice Remarks The war of words between the United States and Venezuela intensified this week after Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice said President Hugo Chavez is "destroying" his country politically and economically. From Caracas, Margaret Warner discusses the comments and reaction across… Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch Plan to Increase Troop Numbers Comes Under Broad Scrutiny The proposed influx of more than 20,000 American troops in Iraq will change the composition of the U.S.-led operation. Middle East experts Zbigniew Brzezinski and Walter Russell Mead survey the current situation and discuss the implications of increasing troop numbers. Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch Newly Unveiled Iraq Proposal Draws Criticism President Bush's proposal to add more troops to the ongoing effort in Iraq has been met with mixed reaction throughout Washington. NewsHour Correspondent Kwame Holman reports on the responses to the President's speech Wednesday and the new Iraq strategy. Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch Shields, Brooks React to Middle East Talks Debate, Bush Press Conference on Iraq With some Democratic senators pushing for talks with Syria and Iran, and President Bush postponing his decision on Iraq policy until the new year, politics columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks offer analysis of the U.S. role in the Middle… Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch Senator Urges Talks with Syria to Ease Iraq Violence Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., who recently returned from a trip to the Middle East where he visited several countries including U.S. foe Syria, discusses how he thinks Iraq's neighbors can help ease the sectarian violence. Continue watching
Nov 30 Rice Urges Expansion of Fragile Israeli-Palestinian Cease-fire By Admin, PBS News Hour U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, in the Middle East on a mission to revive peace talks, urged Israelis and Palestinians to extend a tentative cease-fire implemented this week. Continue reading
Oct 19 Watch South Korea Vows Continued Ties with North Korea Despite a visit from U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, South Korea is resisting pressures to become more proactive in sanctions against North Korea, hoping to avoid escalating the already tenuous situation. Policy experts discuss South Korea's view of the… Continue watching
Oct 03 Internal Palestinian Fighting Threatens to Derail Government By Admin, PBS News Hour A new wave of internal fighting among Palestinian factions over the last two days has left at least a dozen people dead and threatened to unravel the Palestinian Authority. Continue reading
Aug 07 Watch U.S. Urges Vote on Draft Resolution to End Israeli-Hezbollah Fighting U.S. officials pressed for a vote on a draft U.N. resolution that would set terms for an end to Israeli-Hezbollah hostilities. An expert discusses the agreement, drafted by the United States and France. Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch U.S. Secretary of State Rice Hopes for U.N. Resolution by Week’s End Pressure mounted Tuesday after the European Union called for an immediate end to fighting in Lebanon while the Israeli cabinet voted to expand its ground offensive. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice discusses U.S. efforts to end the conflict. Continue watching