Jul 21 President Bush Signs $5.6 Billion Bill to Strenghten Bioterror Defenses President Bush signed legislation Wednesday designed to help protect the United States against biological and chemical attacks by encouraging development of drugs and vaccines. Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch Search for Stability in Iraq Following attacks Thursday that killed killed ten people in Iraq, Jim Lehrer talks to the first Iraqi ambassador to the United States in the post-Saddam Hussein era, Rend Al-Rahim Francke, about creating stability in Iraq. Continue watching
Jul 09 U.N. Court Rules Israeli Barrier Illegal, Must Be Removed Despite objections from Israel and the United States, the International Court of Justice on Friday ruled that the 425-mile-long barrier Israel has begun erecting in the West Bank violates international law and should be removed. Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch War Crimes Trials: Slobodan Milosevic and Saddam Hussein Two former dictators, Slobodan Milosevic of Yugoslavia and Saddam Hussein of Iraq, face charges of war crimes. Milosevic's trial may be ending early due to his health problems while Saddam's is just getting started. Diane Orentlicher speaks with Jim Lehrer… Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch Perspectives on Saddam's Trial The high-profile court appearance of the former Iraqi dictator has sparked mixed reactions in Iraq. Three experts analyze the Arab world's reaction to Saddam's trial and Iraq's interim government. Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch Analysis of Legal Road Ahead for Saddam Hussein Iraq assumed legal custody over Saddam Hussein Wednesday, reducing him to a criminal defendant in the land he once ruled. The former dictator and 11 of his top lieutenants are no longer prisoners of war, but they remain in U.S. Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch Iraqi Perspective on the Transfer of Limited Sovereignty Following Monday's handover of partial sovereignty to Iraq, Iraqi-American regional experts discuss what this transfer of power means to Iraqis and how they view this transition. Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch Iraq's Transfer of Power The U.S.-led coalition handed over limited sovereignty to Iraq, two days earlier than planned in an apparent effort to prevent insurgents from sabotaging the transfer. Following excerpts of President Bush and Prime Minister Blair's comments on the road ahead, two… Continue watching
Jun 25 No Agreement Reached in Six-Nation Nuclear Talks As talks began winding down Friday, diplomats reported some constructive discussions between the United States and North Korea but no concrete progress on efforts to persuade the North to dismantle its nuclear arms program. Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch Debating President Bush's Foreign Policy As President Bush begins key meetings in Europe with visits to Ireland and Turkey, a group of former diplomats military officers have called for the president's defeat this fall due to his foreign policy. Two retired foreign service officers debate… Continue watching