Jun 28 Watch Iraq Marks First Year as a Sovereign Nation, While Violence Continues Tuesday marks Iraq's first year as a sovereign nation. John Burns, Baghdad bureau chief for the New York Times, assesses the security situation from the streets and on the political front. Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch Text of President Bush's Speech at Fort Bragg, N.C. President Bush urged continued support for the efforts to rebuild Iraq as part of the larger war on terrorism in the following prime-time speech before U.S. troops at Fort Bragg, N.C. Continue watching
Jun 27 Violence Undermines U.S. Efforts in Iraq By PBS News Hour A U.S. Apache attack helicopter crashed Monday just north of Baghdad killing its two crew members, the U.S. military said in a statement. Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch Rumsfeld and Military Officials Testify Before Congress on Iraq Updates Senior Pentagon and military officials testified before the Senate Thursday about the U.S.'s military strategy and troop training in Iraq. Continue watching
Jun 20 Insurgent Attacks Kill Dozens in Iraq By PBS News Hour A weekend of violence in Iraq continued into Monday as a suicide bomber struck in the northern city of Irbil, killing 16 police officers and wounding more than 100 people, including police and civilians. Continue reading
Jun 16 Text of Downing Street Memo By PBS News Hour The Times of London reported on May 1, 2005 about a 2002 confidential British memo describing how President Bush built his case for the Iraq war. The following is the text of the document, dubbed the "Downing Street memo."… Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch Text of Downing Street Memo The Times of London reported on May 1, 2005 about a 2002 confidential British memo describing how President Bush built his case for the Iraq war. The following is the text of the document, dubbed the "Downing Street memo" after… Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch Controversy Continues Over "Downing Street" War Memos The controversy surrounding the "Downing Street memos" continues to grow. The documents, a series of 2002 British memos about President Bush making the case to go to war in Iraq, were recently leaked to the media. Continue watching
Jun 15 Bombings Kill Dozens of Iraqis; Hostage Freed By PBS News Hour Nearly 40 people died in two separate insurgent attacks in Iraq Wednesday, while Iraqi and U.S. forces, acting on a tip, freed an Australian hostage who was hidden beneath a blanket, authorities said. Continue reading
Jun 14 Watch U.S. Public's Support for War in Iraq Declines as Violence, Deaths Continue Insurgent violence continues and the number of deaths are growing in Iraq. At the same time, recent polls show public support in the United States for the war appears to be decreasing. Continue watching