Sep 24 Watch Interview with Paul Bremer L. Paul Bremer, the U.S. administrator in Iraq, speaks with Jim Lehrer about the current challenges facing U.S. troops in Iraq, and the $87 billion military spending request to aid U.S. reconstruction efforts in the country. Continue watching
Sep 23 President Bush Urges U.N. General Assembly to Help Rebuild Iraq President Bush addressed the U.N. General Assembly Tuesday, defending the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and calling for more international support to rebuild it and Afghanistan. Continue reading
Sep 22 Car Bomb Explodes Near U.N. Headquarters in Baghdad A suicide car bomber triggered an explosion near the U.N. headquarters in Baghdad Monday, killing an Iraqi policeman and wounding 19 others, a day before the U.N. General Assembly gathers in New York and considers its role in postwar Iraq. Continue reading
Sep 22 U.S. Military Clears Soldiers in Cameraman’s Death U.S. soldiers acted within the rules of engagement when they shot and killed an award-winning Reuters cameraman Aug. 17 on the outskirts of Baghdad, a U.S. Army officer told the Associated Press on Monday. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch The Cost of the Iraq War U.S. administrator in Iraq Paul Bremer asked senators today to approve $87 billion for reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Experts offer their opinions on the effectiveness of Bremer's reconstruction plans for Iraq. Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch The Cost of the Iraq War: Background U.S. administrator in Iraq Paul Bremer asked senators today to approve $87 billion for reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Kwame Holman encapsulates Bremer's testimony. Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch Weapons Search: Rolf Ekeus, U.N. Weapons Inspector in Iraq Rolf Ekeus, a United Nations weapons inspector in Iraq from 1991 to 1997, offers his views on the continuing failure to find banned weapons in Iraq. Continue watching
Sep 19 Saddam Defense Minister Surrenders; Troops Come Under Fire As the last of Saddam Hussein's defense ministers surrendered to an American commander in Tikrit on Friday, U.S. troops fought an overnight battle that killed three soldiers and wounded two. Continue reading
Sep 18 BBC Correspondent Admits Errors in Report on Iraq Intelligence A British Broadcasting Corp. radio journalist Wednesday admitted he made several errors in his report that accused Prime Minister Tony Blair's aides of "sexing up" intelligence data to bolster its case for war with Iraq. Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch Securing Iraq As violence continues in postwar Iraq and new Iraqi security forces begin to take shape, former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, the outgoing interim minister of the interior in Iraq, discusses security and postwar efforts in the war-torn… Continue watching