Oct 13 James Risen: Government crackdown on whistleblowers bad for democracy By Morgan Till Author and journalist James Risen bores into the many costs of the so-called “War on Terror” in his new book “Pay Any Price: Greed, Power, and Endless War." The toll is a heavy one in Risen’s telling -- he weaves… Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch News Wrap: Rice says U.S. ready for Syria airstrikes By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, National Security Advisor Susan Rice announced that the U.S. is ready to start airstrikes in Syria against the Islamic State, but did not indicate when they would begin. France conducted its first strike against the… Continue watching
Aug 05 At least one American killed in Afghan attack By Robert Burns, Associated Press A U.S. official says "about a dozen" of the victims of an Afghan insider attack on Tuesday were Americans, and at least one American was killed. Continue reading
Jul 31 Twitter Chat: Is social media a weapon in modern warfare? By Nora Daly What is the role of social media in modern warfare? How has this changed as the medium evolves? What responsibility do sites such as Facebook and Twitter have to regulate (or restrict) users’ promotion of military actions? Join the conversation… Continue reading
Jul 29 Watch Report examines effects of surveillance on reporters' sources By PBS News Hour A new report by Human Rights Watch and the ACLU says the American government has overstepped its boundaries in clamping down on the work of reporters and their sources. Jeffrey Brown gets debate on the findings from Dana Priest of… Continue watching
Jul 25 Watch 9:03 National Security Advisor Rice on sticking points of Mideast cease-fire and Russia proxy-war potential By PBS News Hour National Security Advisor Susan Rice says the U.S. doesn't support Hamas' use of force as an attempt to end economic isolation. She joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the prospect of a 12-hour humanitarian pause in the battle between Israel and… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch 9/11 Commission: Americans can't be complacent about new security threats By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch How will U.S. deliver consequences if Eastern Ukraine conflict doesn't improve? By PBS News Hour Ben Rhodes, deputy national security adviser for strategic communications, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the Geneva deal, escalating unrest in Ukraine and the prospect of imposing additional sanctions on Russia. Continue watching
Apr 14 Watch Pulitzer Prize renews debate over controversial NSA surveillance reporting By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch European critics react to proposed NSA changes By PBS News Hour In his speech on Friday, President Obama discussed how the U.S. will change its intelligence gathering practices. Hari Sreenivasan spoke with Geoff Dyer, Foreign Policy correspondent at the Financial Times, about the speech and how it was received by American… Continue watching