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
Jun 08 Watch Former Iraqi Electricity Minister Discusses Electricity Problems Former electricity minister, Aiham al-Sammarae, discusses the current climate in Iraq as the new government tackles security issues, insurgency violence and the lack of electricity and power. Al-Sammarae is also taking part in negotiations with two Sunni insurgent groups about… Continue watching
Jun 06 Watch Iraqi Government Grapples with Insurgent Violence The Iraqi government announced it detained nearly 900 suspected militants in a crack-down on the insurgency. Phebe Marr of the U.S. Institute of Peace, recently back from a visit to Iraq, discusses the fledgling democratic government's efforts to rebuild and… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch Iraq's Foreign Minister Talks About Ongoing Violence in Iraq Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari urges the United States to accelerate the training of local security forces and discusses Iraq's efforts to end insurgent violence. Continue watching
May 31 Helicopter Crashes, Provincial Governor Found Dead in Iraq By PBS News Hour Four Italian troops died in a helicopter crash overnight and the governor of Anbar province was found dead after fighting between U.S. forces and insurgents who abducted him three weeks ago, officials said Tuesday. Continue reading
May 30 Watch Suicide Bombers Attack Police in Iraq Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in a crowd of police officers in Iraq on Monday, killing about 30 people, as U.S. jet fighters destroyed insurgent strongholds near Syria's border. Continue watching
May 24 Watch Fourteen Soldiers Killed in Last Two Days in Iraq Fourteen American soldiers died in Iraq over the past 48 hours in the latest wave of insurgent attacks. A New York Times reporter in Baghdad discusses the upsurge in violence. Continue watching