Dec 28 Watch Sectarian Violence Driving Iraqis from Home and Country More than 100,000 displaced Iraqis registered for aid in the last month, and thousands more are fleeing the country for neighboring states, including Syria, due largely to sectarian violence. Two experts discuss the situation. Continue watching
Dec 26 Iraqi High Court Upholds Saddam Death Sentence By PBS News Hour An Iraqi appeals court upheld a death sentence for Saddam Hussein Tuesday and ordered his execution within 30 days, although the decision must be ratified by President Jalal Talabani and Iraq's two vice presidents under Iraqi law. Continue reading
Dec 25 Watch Iraqi President Decries U.S. Detention of Iranians Iraqi President Jalal Talabani complained Monday that the U.S. is holding Iranians seized in a raid last week. A reporter updates the situation. 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
Dec 21 Watch Marines Face Charges for Deaths of Iraqi Civilians Eight Marines have been charged in the massacre of 24 Iraqi civilians in the town of Haditha last year. Prosecutors claim the Marines went on a killing spree in retaliation for an attack that killed a comrade; the defense says… Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch Secretary of State Rice Places Conditions on Iran, Syria for Talks Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice re-asserts President Bush's need to seek input on Iraq strategy from a variety of sources beyond the Iraq Study Group and explains the president's hesitation to engage in talks with Iraq's neighbors, Iran and Syria. Continue watching
Dec 20 Watch Incoming House Chairman Discusses U.S. Role in Iraq Rep. Ike Skelton, D-Mo., who will become the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee next month, discusses his new role and gives his assessment of the war in Iraq. Continue watching
Dec 20 Watch President Bush Vows to Continue in Iraq in Year-end Speech The NewsHour reports on President Bush's year-end address about the state of U.S. operations in Iraq and a possible short-term increase in troop levels. Continue watching
Dec 20 Iraqi Forces Face Challenges Ahead of Planned 2007 Security Handover By Admin, PBS News Hour As Americans debate the direction of U.S. strategy in Iraq, much of the focus has turned to the Iraqi Security Force, or ISF. Continue reading