May 01 The True Un-Hollywood Story of a Sisterhood's Hunt for Bin Laden The HBO documentary "Manhunt" details the grueling work by CIA agents in the search and capture of Osama bin Laden. Photo courtesy of HBO The second anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death brings a revealing new account of what… Continue reading
May 01 Live Chat: Is 'Top Secret America' Making Us Safer? By News Desk Watch Top Secret America - 9/11 to the Boston Bombings on… Continue reading
May 01 The Women Behind the 'Manhunt' for Osama Bin Laden By Larisa Epatko Cindy Storer and Nada Bakos were working for the CIA when the airplanes struck the World Trade Center and Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. But the hunt for terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden didn't start that day. Continue reading
May 01 How Safe Is Pakistan? By Cat Wise Barbed wire outside the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan's capital. Photos by Daniel Sagalyn. Last month, I was one of 10 U.S. journalists visiting Pakistan on a reporting trip sponsored by the East-West Center, a Hawaii-based organization that promotes… Continue reading
May 01 Sunset at the Wagah Border By Larisa Epatko Every evening, Pakistani and Indian security forces conduct a flag-lowering ceremony at the Wagah border between the two countries. Continue reading
May 01 Watch Documentary Focuses on Analysts Behind 'Manhunt' for Osama Bin Laden Two years after the hunt for Osama bin Laden came to an end, a new HBO documentary called "Manhunt" traces the origins of that search to far earlier than the 9/11 attacks, and profiles a group of analysts, mostly women,… Continue watching
May 01 Watch European Arguments Over Austerity Echoed in Washington Debate on Budget Cuts European capitals filled with May Day demonstrators protesting austerity measures aimed at lowering government debt. In Athens, Greek union workers went on strike against proposed layoffs of public employees. Meanwhile outcry was turned towards soaring unemployment in Spain. Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Apr 30 Watch In Hindsight of Boston Marathon Bombing, Trying to Figure Out What Went Wrong In Hindsight of Boston Marathon Bombing, Trying to Figure Out What Went Wrong… Continue watching
Apr 30 Watch News Wrap: Three NATO Troops Killed in Afghanistan by Roadside Bombing In other news Tuesday, three NATO troops were killed by a roadside bombing in Southern Afghanistan on the third day of the Taliban's spring offensive. Also, the parliament of Cyrpus narrowly passed a multi-billion dollar bailout plan to avoid national… Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch On Syria, U.S. Must Weigh Risks of Involvement, National Interest, Moral Values On Syria, U.S. Must Weigh Risks of Involvement, National Interest, Moral Values… Continue watching