Iraq

With U.S. Troops on the Afghanistan-Pakistan Border

Freelance journalist Doug Grindle was embedded in the Spira District, which lies on Afghanistan's eastern border with Pakistan, recently with a U.S. Army unit. He looked at U.S. efforts to extend the influence of the Afghan government to some of the remote mountain villages in the border region

Washington, DC : 20 min.

Defense Department Press Briefing with Sec. Gates and Adm. Michael Mullen

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen conduct a press briefing from the Pentagon.

Washington, DC : 30 min.

Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA) 1st District, Appropriations Committee Member discusses the Iraq supplemental bill. The bill includes 162 billion dollars in war funding as well as several items for domestic spending, including additional unemployment benefits.

Washington, DC : 24 min.

Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA) 7th District, Armed Services Committee Member discusses a possible vote on the Iraq supplemental. The bill includes 162 billion dollars in war funding as well as several items for domestic spending, including additional unemployment benefits.

Washington, DC : 21 min.

Retired Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez book, "Wiser in Battle: A Soldier’s Story,” discusses his tenure as commander of coalition forces in Iraq as well his firsthand accounts of events ranging from Saddam Hussein’s capture, to the battle of Fallujah and the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal.

Washington, DC : 56 min.

Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) Speech on War in Iraq

Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) speaks at the Center for American Progress about the Bush Administration's $108 billion request for additional war funding expected to come up in the House next week.

Washington, DC : 35 min.

Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) talks about Iraqi refugees and the U.S. responsibility for them. Rep. Blumenauer introduced bi-partisan legislation, Refugees Act H.R. 2265 that was later included in the National Defense Authorization Act that passed the House in January. His bill would establish a program to admit into the U.S. Iraqis who are at risk because they helped coalition or reconstruction efforts in Iraq.

Washington, DC : 33 min.

Lt. General Carter Ham, Director of Operations and Lt. General John Sattler, Director of Strategic Plans and Policy conduct a joint press briefing from the Pentagon.

Washington, DC : 32 min.

The U.S. military's main supply hub in Iraq is called Logistics Support Area Anaconda -- located about 40 miles north of Baghdad. Freelance journalist Doug Grindle visited there recently while embedded with an Alaska National guard contingent. The unit's charged with providing security for some of the supply convoys that head in and out of the base.

Washington, DC : 22 min.

Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Senate Dem. Policy Cmte., Chairman

Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) chairs a hearing of the Senate Dem. Policy Cmte. on Abuses in Iraq contracting. The Cmte. hears from witnesses describing abuses such as overcharging, double-billing and fraud by U.S. contractors.

Washington, DC : 1 hr. 37 min.

Senate Dems., on contract abuse

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