Feb 02 Iraq Gets First Human Case of Bird Flu By PBS News Hour The World Health Organization confirmed Thursday that a teenager who died on Jan. 17 in northern Iraq tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu virus, making the war-torn country the seventh to report a human case of the deadly disease. Continue reading
Jan 30 Watch New Report Finds Shortcomings in Iraq Reconstruction Since 2003 the United States has spent more than $30 billion toward relief and reconstruction in Iraq. Stuart Bowen, the special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction, discusses a new report that finds shortcomings in the rebuilding. Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch Roadside Bombing Injures ABC News Anchorman Bob Woodruff A Media Unit report on the roadside bombing that severely injured ABC News anchorman Bob Woodruff and cameraman Doug Vogt, followed by a discussion with a colleague of theirs. Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch Atrocities Serve as Evidence in Saddam Trial An excerpt from a Frontline/World report on on the search for evidence of mass murders ordered by Saddam Hussein. Continue watching
Jan 20 Watch Choosing a Future in Iraq The election commission in Iraq released preliminary results from parliamentary elections on Dec. 15 showing an alliance of Shiite religious parties capturing most of the body's 275 seats but falling short of a majority needed to govern without coalition partners. Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch Christian Science Monitor Reporter Kidnapped in Iraq A Media Unit report on the kidnapping of journalist Jill Carroll in Iraq. Her captors released a videotape of her on Wednesday. The kidnappers threatened to execute the 28-year-old if U.S. authorities do not release all Iraqi women in military… Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch Report Criticizes Armor Given to U.S. Troops in Iraq A recent study revealing that vulnerabilities in body armor accounted for around 300 of 2200 deaths of U.S. soldiers in Iraq has sparked a debate over the armor's durability and effectiveness. Two retired military officers discuss the study and their… Continue watching
Jan 09 Suicide Bombers Target Iraqi Ministry; Helicopter Crash Kills 12 By PBS News Hour Two suicide bombers attacked the Iraqi Ministry compound during celebrations for Iraqi National Police Day Monday, killing at least 29 and injuring 18. Continue reading
Jan 05 Attacks in Iraq Kill More Than 110 People Including Seven U.S. Soldiers By PBS News Hour Two suicide bombers killed at least 110 people and wounded more than 200 others in attacks in Iraq Thursday, bringing to 225 the number of people killed in the troubled country since the new year started. Continue reading
Jan 05 Watch Former U.S. Officials Discuss Iraq with President Bush Former cabinet members met with President Bush to discuss his administration's strategy in Iraq. Madeleine Albright, secretary of state in the Clinton Administration, and James Schlesinger, secretary of defense in the Nixon and Ford administrations talk about their visit to… Continue watching