Jul 10 Watch Iraqi Violence Escalates as Government Calls for Unity Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki pleaded for unity after an escalation of attacks over the weekend. Violence continued on Monday as two car bombs exploded in Baghdad's Sadr City neighborhood. Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch Hamas Ends Stalemate with Rival Fatah Party Hamas has reached an agreement that ended a political stalemate with the rival Fatah Party. Hamas denied earlier reports that this deal implicitly recognized Israel's right to exist. Continue watching
Jun 16 Challenges Just Beginning for New Iraqi Unity Government By Admin, PBS News Hour More than three years after American troops toppled Saddam Hussein's regime, Iraq established a permanent government that joins Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish politicians under a federal Constitution. Continue reading
Jun 14 Watch President’s Baghdad Trip Sparks U.S. Iraq Policy Debate President Bush Wednesday hailed efforts to build a democratic Iraq, but called for "patience" as U.S. troops continue to fight the war on terror. Analysts Zbigniew Brzezinski and Walter Russell Mead discuss the direction of U.S. foreign policy. Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch President Bush Made a Surprise Visit to Baghdad to Meet with New Leadership President Bush made a surprise visit to Baghdad Tuesday to meet with the Iraqi prime minister and discuss ways to bring stability to the troubled nation. Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch President Bush Discusses New Security Plan with Leaders in Iraq President Bush made a surprise visit to Baghdad Tuesday to participate in his first direct talks with Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, offering a dramatic show of support to the new government. Two senior senators on the foreign relations… Continue watching
Jun 09 Watch Ambassador Khalilzad Says Iraqi Govt. to Present Security Plan As Iraq braces for a possible rise in violence following the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad said the new prime minister's plan to rein in the various militias is a critical step to bringing… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch Soldiers Cleared in Ishaqi Incident, Haditha Investigation Continues Despite the announcement late Friday that a military investigation had cleared soldiers in a March incident in the village of Ishaqi, the military is still conducting two investigations into the Haditha case, one to see if U.S. troops committed murder… Continue watching
May 25 Watch Presidents Suffer Falling Polls in Times of Turmoil President Bush has seen his public approval ratings drop steadily over the past year as he confronts problems on a number of fronts. Presidential historians reflect upon the present situation through the prism of the past. Continue watching
May 25 Abbas to Issue Referendum on Whether the Palestinians Should Recognizing Israel By Admin, PBS News Hour Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday he would call a referendum on whether the Palestinian government should accept Israel if Hamas does not back the idea within 10 days. Continue reading