May 13 Watch The New Iraq As reconstruction efforts continue in Iraq, legal experts discuss the role of democracy and Islam in rebuilding the country's legal system. Continue watching
May 12 New U.S. Administrator Arrives in Baghdad to Stabilize Country The new top U.S. civilian administrator of Iraq, L. Paul Bremer, arrived in Baghdad Monday to take over the country's reconstruction efforts and transition toward democracy. Continue reading
May 12 Watch Rebuilding Shakeup in Iraq With the arrival of L. Paul Bremer in Baghdad to replace retired General Jay Garner as the American civilian administrator for Iraq, experts assess the implications of the management switch and what it could mean for the country's reconstruction. Continue watching
May 12 Watch Background: Stabilizing Iraq Margaret Warner gets details on former diplomat L. Paul Bremer's appointment as the new U.S. civilian administrator from Patrick Tyler, chief correspondent for the New York Times in Baghdad. Continue watching
May 12 Watch The Return of Shiite Leader Ayatollah Muhammad Bakr al Hakim Elizabeth Farnsworth reports from Basra on the return of Shiite leader Ayatollah Muhammad Bakr al Hakim and the the effort to bring security and political stability to postwar Iraq. Continue watching
May 09 U.S. Plans for Postwar Iraq Presented to Security Council The United States took its postwar plans for Iraq to the United Nations on Friday, trying to persuade the Security Council to lift sanctions against the battered nation and give U.S. and British administrators control over its oil revenues. Continue reading
May 09 U.S. Draft Resolution on Iraq By PBS News Hour U.S. Ambassador John Negroponte introduced this resolution outlining the plans for postwar Iraq to the U.N. Security Council. It calls for phasing out the U.N. Oil for Food program and replacing it with a program administered by the U.S. and… Continue reading
May 09 Watch Lifting U.N. Sanctions Against Iraq As the U.S. calls for an end of economic sanctions on postwar Iraq, former U.N. Assistant Secretary General Denis Halliday and former Canadian Ambassador to the U.N. David Malone discuss the international body's role in rebuilding Iraq and the question… Continue watching
May 09 Watch Background: Lifting U.N. Sanctions Against Iraq Kwame Holman explains the U.S. proposal to end United Nations sanctions against Iraq. Continue watching
May 07 Watch Ahmad Chalabi and a New Iraq Ahmad Chalabi of the Iraqi National Congress is expected to be named to the council that the U.S. says will lead Iraq as it transitions to a permanent democratic government. Experts discuss the controversy surrounding Chalabi with Margaret Warner. Continue watching