Sep 01 Watch Report Finds Fraud, Waste by War Contractors Costs Billions After a three-year investigation, a congressionally mandated commission found this week that between $31 billion and $60 billion has been misspent in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Margaret Warner discusses the findings with one of the commissioners, Dov Zakheim. Continue watching
Feb 18 Watch News Wrap: Man in Afghan Army Uniform Kills 2 NATO Soldiers in Attack In other news Friday, a man wearing an Afghan army uniform opened fire on NATO troops in Afghanistan today, killing two German soldiers, but it was unclear if the attacker was actually an Afghan soldier. Separately, a suicide car bomber… Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch Suspect Confesses to Murdering Pakistani Politician In other developments of the day, a man confessed to shooting the governor of Punjab province in Pakistan and Vice President Biden arrived in Kabul on a surprise visit. Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch Gates Aims for ‘Culture of Savings and Restraint’ at Pentagon Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday outlined a plan to slow the rate of growth of military spending, in hopes of saving $78 billion over five years. Jim Lehrer has more on what would be cut and when. Continue watching
Dec 28 Watch What Will U.S. Role in Iraq Be After 2011? As Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says U.S. troops must leave by this time next year, what else is next for Iraq's new government? Margaret Warner speaks with Michael Gordon, military correspondent for The New York Times, and Joost Hiltermann of… Continue watching
Dec 28 Watch Iraqi Prime Minister: U.S Troop Withdrawal in 2011 ‘Is Sealed’ The number of U.S. troops in Iraq has been steadily shrinking and by December 2011, they are scheduled to be gone entirely. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki reiterated his views on the Status of Forces Agreement, but that timeline has been… Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch Turmoil Grips Ivory Coast Over Disputed Election Judy Woodruff reports on political turmoil in the Ivory Coast, which has left more than 170 people dead after a bitter presidential election. Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch Frustration, Resignation Apparent in Seoul Over Tensions With North Korea New tensions are rattling the Korean peninsula over South Korean military drills. Justin McCurry of GlobalPost samples public opinion in Seoul for some insight. Continue watching
Dec 20 Watch News Wrap: Iraq May Be Closer to Forming New Government In other news Monday, a new Iraqi government might soon be a reality as Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki submitted a list of potential Cabinet members to Parliament, some nine months after national elections. Meanwhile, Afghanistan's Parliament is preparing to convene… Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch DADT Review Chairmen: Repeal Poses ‘Low Risk to Force’ The Pentagon's long-awaited review of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy banning gays from serving openly in the armed forces revealed that 70 percent of military personnel surveyed said that changing the law would have little or no impact on… Continue watching