Dec 16 Watch View from Baghdad The U.S. military apprehended 78 insurgents, including a high-ranking rebel leader, in a raid outside the Iraqi city of Samarra today. Terence Smith discusses the effect Saddam Hussein's capture has had on the security situation in Iraq with Newsweek Baghdad… Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch Trying Saddam Hussein A panel of international law experts discuss the legal issues surrounding the impending trial and punishment of Saddam Hussein for crimes committed while he was the leader of Iraq. Continue watching
Dec 15 President Bush Promises Fair Trial for Saddam U.S. military officials are questioning ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein after his dramatic Saturday arrest in a rural area near his hometown of Tikrit. Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch On the Street: Iraqis’ Reaction to the Capture of Saddam Hussein Terence Smith speaks with Time magazine correspondent Brian Bennett in Baghdad about Iraqis' reaction to the capture of Saddam Hussein. Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch Confronting Saddam Hussein Four leaders of the new Iraq met with Saddam Hussein the day after U.S. forces detained him. One of the leaders describes his conversation with the ousted dictator. Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch The Road Ahead in Iraq As the international community begins to look ahead to the logistics of Saddam Hussein's trial, Margaret Warner and guests explore the impact of his arrest on the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq, and on the broader war on terror. Continue watching
Dec 14 President Hails Capture, Says Saddam Will Face Justice Captured Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein "will face the justice he denied to millions," President Bush pledged in an address from the White House Sunday afternoon. Continue reading
Dec 14 Dramatic Capture Sparks Street Celebrations, Talk of Trial U.S. officials announced the capture of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein early Sunday morning, giving rise to street celebrations in Iraq but also some doubt that the detained man is indeed the deposed leader. Continue reading
Dec 14 World Leaders Congratulate U.S. on Capture of Saddam From London to Riyadh, world leaders welcomed the announcement that U.S. forces had captured former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, saying it ended the career of a brutal dictator and heralded a new era of hope for the Iraqi people. Continue reading
Dec 14 Coalition Forces Acted on Intelligence to Launch Raid Some 600 American soldiers swept into a rural farm just after 8 p.m. local time Saturday, carrying out a mission aimed at capturing or killing the former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. Continue reading