May 21 Watch Iraq Vets Recount Concerns Over Rules of Engagement A panel of Democrats in the House of Representatives heard presentations last week from a group of veterans who say they witnessed and participated in widespread misconduct during their time in Iraq. Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch War Vets Still Struggle With Education Costs, Despite G.I. Bill Benefit John Merrow reports on how education benefits offered through the G.I. Bill are issued to soldiers returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the renewed efforts by some members of Congress to expand the bill, which has seen… Continue watching
May 23 Watch Soldiers, Families Paying Price of Iraq War In a follow-up to his report on the financial costs of the war, NewsHour economics correspondent Paul Solman looks into who in America is paying the price. Continue watching
May 14 Watch Search Intensifies for Ambushed U.S. Soldiers Near Baghdad The U.S. military continued to search Monday for three troops who were ambushed while driving in a convoy south of Baghdad over the weekend. New York Times reporter Edward Wong provides an update. Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch President Bush Vows to Fix Conditions at Walter Reed Hospital During a visit to Walter Reed Army Medical Center on Friday, President Bush said bureaucratic failures caused poor conditions for veterans there and that steps for improvement have been taken. The NewsHour looks at the quality of care veterans are… Continue watching
Mar 06 At Least 90 Shiite Pilgrims Killed in Iraq Suicide Bombing By Admin, PBS NewsHour Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in a crowd of Shiite pilgrims walking toward the holy city of Karbala in Iraq Tuesday, killing at least 90 people and wounding more than 150. Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch Army Generals Apologize for Walter Reed Failures Maj. Gen. George Weightman, who was recently fired as head of Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and Army Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Kevin Kiley apologized for substandard outpatient care at the medical center and vowed to improve the system at… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch Mexican President Orders Crackdown on Crime Mexican President Felipe Calderon has proposed a 12 percent increase in public security spending and ordered 10,000 soldiers transferred to the polic force in efforts to crack down on crime and drug trafficking. Saul Gonzalez of KCET-Los Angeles reports. Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch Congress Responds to Walter Reed Reports Officials opened Building 18 of the Walter Reed medical center to the media after reports described mold-covered walls and mice at the outpatient facility. Two former patients discuss their treatment, then Reps. Bob Filner and Christopher Shays react to the… Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch NATO Troops in Afghanistan Combat Revived Taliban Five years after a U.S.-led coalition ousted the Taliban in Afghanistan, members of the Taliban are regrouping and putting up a stronger fight against NATO troops sent to help stabilize the country. Continue watching