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President, Blair Call for International Humanitarian Effort

The leaders of Britain and the United States called on the United Nations to take step to restart humanitarian programs to feed some 60 percent of the Iraqi people.

Humanitarian Aid Supplies Begin to Arrive to Iraq

The first shipments of humanitarian aid and supplies since the beginning of the Iraq war last week began to arrive at the southern port city of Umm Qasr, as coalition forces declared safe several southern Iraqi towns.

Brzezinski and Mead on Terrorism

Jim Lehrer discusses the threat of terrorism with Zbigniew Brzezinski and Walter Russell Mead.

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France, Germany, Russia Decry U.S. Attack Plans

By PBS News Hour

Representatives from France, Germany and Russia denounced U.S. plans to attack Iraq and unseat Saddam Hussein during a United Nations Security Council session Wednesday.

World Leaders Give Mixed Reaction to U.S. Ultimatum

World leaders on both sides of the Iraq debate reacted strongly to the U.S. ultimatum to Saddam Hussein, with most leaders reiterating the positions they have held during the past months.

Taking Precautions

Director of Homeland Security Tom Ridge announced details of a stepped-up security plan called "Operation Liberty Shield." Gwen Ifill discusses this response to the heightened terror alert with Philip Shenon of The New York Times.

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Iraqi-Americans React

Members of an Iraqi-American community in Detroit give their views on a possible war with their home country and President Bush's ultimatum ordering Saddam Hussein to leave Iraq.

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U.N. Secretary General Orders Inspectors, Staff to Leave Iraq

United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan announced Monday that he had ordered the withdrawal of all U.N. weapons inspectors and humanitarian staff from Iraq.

U.S., Allies Won't Seek New U.N. Vote on Iraq

The leaders of the U.S., Britain, and Spain abandoned diplomatic efforts to win support for a final Iraq resolution Monday as President Bush prepared to give Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein an ultimatum: either leave Iraq or face military action.

The Road to War in Iraq

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former Secretary of Defense James Schlesinger discuss the U.S.'s next steps as it prepares for a war with Iraq, and what the pending war will mean for international relations.

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