Monday, November 23, 2009
Coverage from Minnesota Public Radio
Chad Malmberg, a St. Paul native, is the first Minnesota National
Guard member since World War II to receive the medal, which is
awarded for gallantry in combat.
(09/22/2007)
Staff Sgt. Chad Malmberg distinguished himself when he led 15 American soldiers in a fierce, nearly hourlong firefight against 30
Iraqi insurgents on Jan. 27. He will honored for "gallantry in action" at a ceremony Saturday.
(09/20/2007)
Minnesota native and State Department diplomat Thomas Wise talks about his year working as part of the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Iraq.
(Midday,
09/18/2007)
Lt. Col. (ret.) Deanna Germain was a nurse and caregiver to the U.S. soldiers and Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib.
(09/17/2007)
A new book asks historians of the American war in Vietnam to compare it to the war in Iraq.
(Midmorning,
09/17/2007)
Midday discusses the military and diplomatic reports on the Iraq war, and examines the reaction from President Bush and Congress.
(Midday,
09/14/2007)
Midday talks to Ambassador Barbara Bodine for her reaction to Gen. David Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker's assessment of progress in Iraq.
(Midday,
09/12/2007)
Now that Congress has heard reports from Gen. Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker, the wrangling begins over when and how many troops will withdraw from Iraq.
(Midmorning,
09/12/2007)
Members of Minnesota's congressional delegation split along party lines in their reactions to the testimony of Gen. David Petraeus about progress in Iraq.
(09/11/2007)
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the Iraq war report from Gen. David Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker.
(Midday,
09/11/2007)
U.S. Rep. John Kline, Republican from Minnesota's 2nd District, is a member of the House Armed Services committee, which heard from the two top U.S. leaders on Iraq Monday. Kline agrees with Gen. David Petraeus that the recent troop surge has been successful.
(09/11/2007)
The two top political and military leaders in Iraq face questions from two Senate commmittees Tuesday, following a day-long hearing in the House on Monday. Gen. David Petraeus reports the troop levels may be reduced to pre-surge levels next summer.
(Midmorning,
09/11/2007)
Gen. David Petraeus says the military
objectives of the surge in U.S. troops in Iraq "are in large
measure being met."
(Midday,
09/10/2007)
Admiral William Fallon, commander of the U.S. Central Command, says there has been "substantial change" in Iraq that gives him "significant optimism" that "this place may just work out the way we had envisioned."
(Midday,
09/06/2007)
Important government, military, and independent reports assessing the security and political stability in Iraq are being presented to Congress. They are expected to generate some of the most important congressional debate in U.S. history.
(Midday,
09/06/2007)







