May 10 President Bush's Statement at the Pentagon By PBS News Hour At the Pentagon, President Bush issued a strong endorsement of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and provided an update on the war in Iraq. The following is text of Mr. Bush's statement as transcribed by the White House. Continue reading
May 10 Watch Struggle for Conotrol: Sadr City The United States bombed the Baghdad headquarters of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr today. The coalition said 35 insurgents were killed in the strike, while two American troops were killed elsewhere in Iraq. Terence Smith gets an update on the… Continue watching
May 10 Watch Experts Analyze Coalition Progress in the Iraq War Between a growing prisoner abuse scandal and continued clashes between insurgents and coalition forces, some say the U.S.-led war in Iraq is facing major challenges to any successful military conclusion. Margaret Warner gets three perspectives on coalition progress and what… Continue watching
May 07 Rumsfeld Offers 'Deepest Apology' for Iraqi Prisoner Abuse Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld extended "my deepest apology" to Iraqi prisoners abused by U.S. military personnel and told lawmakers that he accepts full responsibility for the events and is seeking a way to compensate the victims. Continue reading
May 06 Soldiers Battle Shiites in Najaf; Bomber Kills Six in Baghdad By PBS News Hour As the United States launched a new assault against Shiite forces near Najaf Thursday, a suicide bomber killed one U.S. soldier and five Iraqi civilians in a brazen attack on the heavily fortified safe zone in Baghdad. Continue reading
May 06 Watch Struggle for Control in Iraq Coalition forces launched fresh offensives into the Iraqi cities of Najaf and Karbala, which had been under the control of militias loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. Margaret Warner discusses the developments with New York Times reporter Dexter Filkins,… Continue watching
May 05 President Bush Denounces Iraqi Prisoner Abuse on Arabic TV By PBS News Hour President Bush gave interviews Wednesday with the Arabic-language networks Al-Arabiya and U.S.-sponsored Al-Hurra, trying to assuage the growing clamor over photos that have surfaced depicting the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. soldiers. Continue reading
May 05 Watch Arab Reaction to Iraqi Prisoner Photos President Bush gave interviews Wednesday with Arabic-language networks in an attempt to quell the growing clamor over photos depicting U.S. soldiers abusing of Iraqi prisoners. Continue watching
May 03 U.S. Military Reprimands Soldiers for Alleged Iraqi Prisoner Abuse By PBS News Hour The U.S. military has reprimanded six American soldiers and admonished another in connection with the alleged abuse of Iraqi prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad. Continue reading
May 03 Watch Turmoil in Iraq An Iraqi-led brigade peacefully took up positions in the Sunni city of Fallujah today, while U.S. forces faced continued resistance in the Shiite city of Najaf, where radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr remains holed up. Terence Smith discusses today's developments with… Continue watching