Feb 11 Al-Qaida Remains "Resourceful, Merciless" Threat to U.S. The heads of the FBI and CIA reported to Congress that al-Qaida, the loosely defined terrorist network headed by Saudi exile Osama bin Laden, remains a potent enemy, bent on launching further attacks on American targets domestically and overseas. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch New Osama bin Laden Tape Arab television network al-Jazeera broadcast a taped message of what is believed to be the voice of Osama bin Laden. Gwen Ifill discusses the tape with a Washington Post reporter and the former senior director for counterterrorism on the National… Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch Preparing for Possible Terrorism The heads of the CIA and the FBI issued warnings to Congress about possible terrorist strikes in the coming weeks. Margaret Warner and guests discuss the local implications of those warnings. Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch Background: Preparing for Possible Terrorism The heads of the CIA and the FBI issued warnings to Congress about possible terrorist strikes in the coming weeks. Continue watching
Feb 10 France, Germany, Belgium Block NATO Assistance to Turkey By PBS News Hour European dissent over U.S. plans for a possible confrontation with Iraq continued to grow Monday as key U.S. allies blocked a NATO proposal to provide defensive military aid to Turkey. Continue reading
Feb 10 Iraq Approves Use of Surveillance Planes to Aid Inspectors Iraqi Ambassador to the United Nations Mohamed Aldouri said Monday that his country had accepted the unconditional use of U.S.-made U-2 surveillance flights as part of the U.N. weapons inspections currently underway across Iraq. Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch Background: Deepening Divide Over Iraq Divisions in NATO and Europe are widening over the conflict with Iraq. Kwame Holman reports. Continue watching
Feb 07 U.S. Raises Terror Alert Level to "High" U.S. officials raised the nation's terrorism threat level from yellow, or "elevated," to orange Friday, signifying a "high risk" for terrorist attacks. Continue reading
Feb 07 Watch Raising the Terror Alert The Bush administration raised the nation's terror alert to the orange level, indicating a "high risk" of terror attack. Ray Suarez discusses what the move means with Eric Lichtblau of The New York Times. Continue watching
Feb 06 Inspectors Seek "Drastic Change" in Iraqi Cooperation The United Nations' chief weapons inspectors say Iraq will need to show increased cooperation in order to escape another unsatisfactory report to the U.N. Security Council. Continue reading