Jan 18 Watch Senator Clinton Calls for Cap on U.S. Troops in Iraq Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., has called for limiting the number of American troops in Iraq and tying funds for the country's security to the government's ability to quell violence. The senator discusses her views on the Iraq war. Continue watching
Jan 09 Sunni-Shiite Power Struggle Driving Iraq Violence By PBS News Hour In December 2006, the Pentagon reported that violence in Iraq had hit at an all-time high. Between August and November, attacks against U.S. forces, Iraqi security forces and Iraqi civilians increased nearly 30 percent, to an average of 959 per… Continue reading
Jan 01 Watch Saddam’s Execution Provokes Political Debate The execution of Saddam Hussein over the weekend provoked a strong reaction from both his supporters and detractors. Two regional experts assess where the hanging of the former dictator leaves Iraqi politics and society. Continue watching
Dec 30 Saddam Hussein Executed for Role in Shiite Massacre By PBS News Hour Saddam Hussein, who brutally governed Iraq for a quarter century, was hanged in the pre-dawn hours Saturday for his role in the killing of 148 Shiite men and boys in the northern Iraqi city of Dujail in 1982. Continue reading
Dec 20 Iraqi Forces Face Challenges Ahead of Planned 2007 Security Handover By Admin, PBS News Hour As Americans debate the direction of U.S. strategy in Iraq, much of the focus has turned to the Iraqi Security Force, or ISF. Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch Attacks in Iraq at All-Time High, Pentagon Report Says Attacks on U.S. personnel, Iraqi forces and Iraqi civilians are at an all-time high according to a Pentagon report released Monday. A Washington Post reporter discusses the situation in Iraq and disagreements within the military about what to do to… Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch Iraqi Politicians Talk of Limiting Shiite Cleric al-Sadr as Chaos Continues Vehicle bombings and shootings continued in Iraq Wednesday, as reports continued of attempts within the government to limit the power of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. New York Times journalist Ed Wong reports on the situation from Baghdad. Continue watching
Dec 12 Truck Bombing Kills at least 60, Government Seeks to Limit al-Sadr Influence By PBS News Hour A man pulled into a busy Baghdad market Tuesday, called for help unloading his pickup truck and then detonated explosives, killing at least 60 people and wounding another 150. Continue reading
Nov 24 Watch Analysts Discuss New Congress, Iraq Violence Political analysts David Brooks of The New York Times and E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post discuss changes in the political landscape on Capitol Hill and the impact of recent insurgent violence in Iraq. Continue watching
Nov 24 Watch Attacks Spur Reprisal Killings in Baghdad Shiite gunmen bent on revenge burned mosques and homes in a Sunni enclave of Baghdad Friday as Iraq's leaders pleaded for calm a day after the worst bomb attack since the start of the U.S. invasion. Analysts discuss the events… Continue watching