Feb 09 Watch U.S. Troop Increase Underway in Baghdad The influx of 21,500 more American troops in Baghdad, part of President Bush's new Iraq strategy, is already starting to take place. Two journalists detail the troop surge and its effectiveness in the Iraqi capital. Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch Pentagon Report Finds War Intelligence Flawed But Lawful A report released Friday by the Pentagon's inspector general found that a 2002 intelligence briefing on Iraq was faulty but legal. NewsHour analysts discuss the Senate Armed Services Committee's response to the report. Continue watching
Feb 09 Iraq's Kurds Torn Between Government Participation and Independence By PBS News Hour While numerous plans were proposed over recent months to break the violence gripping Iraq's capital, the fact that most of the fighting is occurring in Arab regions has elevated Arab issues, making Kurds in the North feel increasingly marginalized. Continue reading
Feb 08 Watch New Security Plan Aims to Stabilize Baghdad As part of a new Baghdad security plan, U.S. and Iraqi forces arrested the Iraqi deputy health minister, who is accused of funding and protecting Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's militia. A New York Times reporter updates the continuing efforts to… Continue watching
Feb 07 Watch Russert Testifies He Never Gave Libby CIA Agent's Name NBC's Tim Russert testified Wednesday he never discussed Valerie Plame with I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, contradicting Libby's version to a grand jury in the CIA leak investigation. NewsHour reports on the latest in the Libby perjury and obstruction trial. Continue watching
Feb 07 Watch Congress Investigates Private Military Contracts in Iraq The families of four private guards who were ambushed in Fallujah, Iraq, in March 2004 testified before Congress Wednesday that the security company that hired them failed to provide promised protection. Continue watching
Feb 07 Fifth Downed Helicopter in Two Weeks Kills Seven U.S. Soldiers By PBS News Hour The U.S. military confirmed the deaths of seven U.S. Marines on Wednesday after a helicopter crashed in Iraq's Anbar province. It was the fifth U.S. helicopter to crash in just over two weeks. Continue reading
Feb 06 Watch House Explores Wasteful Spending in Iraq A House committee investigating how over $12 billion disbursed for Iraq reconstruction was mismanaged questioned Paul Bremer, the former head of the Coalition Provisional Authority, on Tuesday. Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch Senate Delays Vote on Iraq War Resolution The Senate on Monday postponed action on a non-binding resolution opposing President Bush's proposed troop increase in Iraq, upseting Democrats. Sens. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Ken Salazar, D-Colo., discuss the possible next steps. Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch Senate Committee Hears Testimony on Iraq Strategy Defense Secretary Robert Gates testified on Tuesday in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee about the administration's budget request for the proposed troop increase. NewsHour reports on the hearings, Gates' testimony, and the committee's approval of Gen. Casey as… Continue watching