May 08 Watch Six Men Arrested in Plot to Attack New Jersey’s Fort Dix Federal prosecutors have charged six Muslim men living in the United States with plotting to sneak into Fort Dix in New Jersey and kill as many military personnel as possible. The NewsHour speaks with the U.S. attorney working on the… Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch President Bush Dismisses Calls for U.S. Troop Withdrawal President Bush and Iraqi Premier Nouri al-Maliki met in Jordan, Thursday, to discuss strategies in Iraq to combat sectarian violence. President Bush said that U.S. troops would stay in Iraq as long as necessary. Two experts discuss what may come… Continue watching
Nov 29 Watch U.S.-Iraq Talks on Security Delayed a Day A meeting between Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and President Bush on security matters was postponed Wednesday, the same day a classified White House memo highly critical of the Iraqi leader was leaked to the press. The leaders are expected… Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch Engaging Iraq’s Neighbors in Dialogue Could Ease Violence, Expert Argues In the conclusion of a series on U.S. strategy in Iraq, James Dobbins, director of International Security and Defense Policy Center at the Rand Corporation, discusses how engaging Iraq's neighbors in dialogue could stabilize the war-torn country. Continue watching
Sep 14 Syria’s Regional Relationships Review brief histories of Syria's relations with its neighbors: Iraq, Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, and Israel. Continue reading
Nov 11 Jordanian Police Round Up 120 in Bomb Plot Investigation By PBS NewsHour Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed Friday that four Iraqis carried out Wednesday's suicide bombings on three Amman hotels, and Jordanian police arrested 120 Jordanians and Iraqis in the hunt for anyone who might have aided them. Continue reading
Aug 19 Militants Fire Rockets At U.S. Navy Ships in Jordan By PBS NewsHour Attackers in the Red Sea port city of Aqaba, Jordan Friday, fired three rockets at U.S. war ships anchored nearby, missing their apparent targets, but killing a Jordanian soldier on land. Continue reading
Apr 20 Jordan Police Kill Militants Suspected in Chemical Bomb Plot Jordanian security forces killed three militants Tuesday believed to have planned to detonate a powerful chemical bomb in the capital Amman, security officials said. Continue reading
Mar 03 U.S. Intelligence Links Jordanian Militant to Iraq Attacks By Admin Top U.S. military commander Army Gen. John Abizaid said Wednesday the United States has intelligence linking fugitive Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab Zarqawi to Tuesday's deadly attacks on Shiite Muslim shrines in Iraq. Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch Newsmaker: King Abdullah King Abdullah II of Jordan discusses the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq and the continued anti-American sentiment in parts much of the Middle East. Continue watching