Jul 05 Insurgents Target Arab Diplomats in Iraq By PBS News Hour Insurgents attacked Arab and Muslim diplomats in Iraq over the past few days, seizing Egypt's top envoy to Iraq in Baghdad and wounding Bahrain's top envoy in a kidnapping attempt. Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch Soldiers' Stories Three soldiers and one Marine who all recently returned from Iraq speak about their experiences in Iraq during the insurgency, which is steadily increasing. Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch Soldiers' Stories U.S. soldiers and a Marine who have returned from Iraq assess the effectiveness of the insurgency and speak about the frustrations they faced trying to bring peace to a divided and dangerous country. Continue watching
Jun 28 President Appeals for Continued Support in Iraq Conflict By PBS News Hour President Bush, hoping to bolster sagging public support for the war in Iraq, called on Americans to back the work of stabilizing and rebuilding the war-torn nation, saying the effort was critical to the continuing war against terrorism. Continue reading
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