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
May 07 Watch Background: The New Iraq Ian Williams of Independent Television News reports on the struggle of stabilizing Iraq. Continue watching
May 06 Watch Debts of Saddam Hussein Iraq owes nearly $400 billion in obligations dating back to the first Gulf War. A new Iraqi government will have to decide what to do about Saddam's debt while it tries to rebuild. Continue watching
May 05 New Iraqi Council, New Top U.S. Administrator Expected A leadership council of up to nine Iraqis may be in place by mid-May as an interim step to a permanent government, according to the lead U.S. civil administrator in Iraq. Continue reading
May 05 Watch Weapons Hunt in Iraq With a top Iraqi biological weapons expert reportedly in U.S. custody, U.S.-led coalition forces continue their search for evidence of biological, chemical or nuclear weapons in Iraq. Experts offer their opinions on the status of the search. Continue watching
May 01 President Says Major Battles in Iraq Over, Rebuilding Remains Major combat operations have ended in Iraq and the American effort has now shifted to rebuilding the war-torn nation's infrastructure and government, President Bush told the nation in a primetime address Thursday night. Continue reading