Jul 01 Watch A Newsmaker Interview with Gen. Richard Myers Jim Lehrer speaks with Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, about the effect Saddam Hussein's court appearance may have on the insurgency in Iraq, the handover of power to the Iraqi interim government and the ongoing… Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch Transfer of Custody of Saddam The interim government of Iraq took legal custody of Saddam Hussein and 11 other former Baath Party officials. Terence Smith discusses the formal transfer of custody with New York Times Baghdad Bureau Chief John Burns. Continue watching
Jun 29 Iraq to Assume Legal Custody of Saddam, Allawi Says As part of the transfer of authority in Iraq, the United States will turn over legal custody of Saddam Hussein and 11 of his former officials to Iraq's new interim government on Wednesday. Continue reading
Jun 29 Watch Iraqi Perspective on the Transfer of Limited Sovereignty Following Monday's handover of partial sovereignty to Iraq, Iraqi-American regional experts discuss what this transfer of power means to Iraqis and how they view this transition. Continue watching
Jun 28 U.S. Transfers Sovereignty to Iraq Two Days Early In a surprising move, the U.S.-led coalition transferred limited sovereignty to an interim Iraqi government Monday rather than Wednesday as planned in an effort to prevent insurgents from sabotaging the transfer. Continue reading
Jun 24 Coordinated Attacks Kill At Least 89 in Iraq Insurgents launched a series of coordinated attacks across Iraq on Thursday that killed at least 89 people, including three American soldiers and wounded more than 300, according to U.S. and Iraqi officials. Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch Escalating Attacks in Iraq Insurgents launched a devastating series of attacks on Iraqi security installations and other targets throughout Iraq on Thursday, killing at least 89 people and injuring another 300. Continue watching
Jun 23 U.S. Drops International Criminal Court Exemption Bid The United States Wednesday ended its efforts to pass a U.N. Security Council resolution exempting U.S. soldiers from prosecution in the International Criminal Court. Continue reading
Jun 22 South Korean Hostage Killed in Iraq Iraqi militants beheaded South Korean hostage Kim Sun-il after earlier threats that he would be killed if South Korea did not withdraw troops from Iraq. Continue reading
Jun 18 Watch 9/11 Commission Questions Iraq Connection The 9/11 Commission questioned the Bush administration's assertion that deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein had collaborated with al-Qaida ahead of the terrorist attacks. Following a background report, two political columnists discuss the Bush administration's response to the panel's findings and… Continue watching