Sep 30 Watch Hostage Taking in Iraq Ray Suarez discusses the recent wave of kidnappings in Iraq with Bernard Haykel, Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at New York University, and Mark Levine, Assistant Professor of Middle East History at the University of California at Irvine. Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch Rebuilding Iraq Amidst the Ongoing Violence Despite the risks of kidnapping and car bombings, military personnel and humanitarian aid groups in Iraq are working to rebuild the devastated country. Ray Suarez and two experts discuss the challenges international workers face in the country and other setbacks… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi In an exclusive interview, Prime Minister Iyad Allawi discusses the recent hostage situation in Iraq, the media's portrayal of the war-torn nation and the upcoming elections in January. Continue watching
Sep 22 Hostage Body Recovered; NATO Agrees to Help Train Iraqis By PBS News Hour U.S. officials on Wednesday recovered the body of American hostage Jack Hensley, who was beheaded, after militants demanded the release of female Iraqi prisoners. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch John Burns Reports on the Ongoing Iraqi Insurgency With insurgents pouring across the border and the threat of another hostage being beheaded, Iraq continues to struggle for stability. Gwen Ifill talks with John Burns, the New York Times' Baghdad bureau chief, about the increasing violence in Iraq. Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch President Bush and Senator Kerry Discuss their Plans for Iraq Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry criticized the president's handling of the Iraq War Monday, but President Bush countered that his opponent offers no new ideas. Ray Suarez discusses the debate with two policy advisors. Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch Presidential Candidates Trade Jabs Over Exit Plan for Iraq Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., criticized President Bush in a speech this morning in New York about his handling of the war in Iraq. President Bush responded to the senator's remarks at a town meeting in New Hampshire. Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch Iraq's Struggle For Security Recent attacks on Iraqi police facilities as well as continuing violence against American forces indicate the insurgency in Iraq continues unabated and has perhaps grown more sophisticated. Two Iraqi-Americans assess the situation on the ground. Continue watching
Sep 16 Contractors Kidnapped in Daytime Raid in Iraq Gunmen snatched two Americans and one Briton from their residence Thursday in a bold dawn raid, bringing to eight the number of westerners currently held hostage in Iraq. Continue reading
Sep 14 Blast Kills At Least 47 in Baghdad By PBS News Hour A car bomb exploded near a Baghdad police headquarters on Tuesday, killing at least 47 people in the deadliest attack in the capital city in six months. A group led by al-Qaida ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi claimed responsibility for the… Continue reading