President Bush is hoping G8 nations will authorize a multi-national force to provide security in Iraq and endorse his initiative to promote democracy throughout the Middle East. Some say neither will be an easy sell. ( 06/08/2004)

The new government in Iraq and the transition coming at the end of the month. Host Gary Eichten talks with political scientist Rick Stoll, associate dean of the School of Social Sciences at Rice University in Houston, Texas. He specializes in international conflict. ( 06/01/2004)

Brian Atwood, dean of the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute and former head of U.S. AID, joins host Gary Eichten to discuss the Iraq plan presented by President Bush Monday night. ( 05/25/2004)

Five months before the election, President Bush confronts a grim picture in Iraq of rising casualties, growing violence, skittish allies and Arab anger. To the administration's dismay, the setbacks have drowned out news of an improving economy at home and have pushed Iraq to the top of Americans' concerns. Those anxieties have helped drive down Bush's approval ratings to the lowest point of his presidency and stirred deep doubts about his handling of Iraq. (05/25/2004)

President Bush re-stated the aim to hand over control of the Iraqi government on June 30, but he said U.S. troops will be maintained past that time. Bush's speech at the Army War College comes at a time when an increasing number of Americans tell pollsters the policy in Iraq isn't working. ( 05/25/2004)

President Bush, trying to dispel rising doubts about the war, declared Monday night the United States would stay in Iraq until it was free and democratic and suggested more U.S. soldiers might have to be sent to stop enemy forces bent on destroying the new government. In a prime-time address at the U.S. Army War College, he also promised to demolish the Abu Ghraib prison that has become an ugly symbol of the U.S. occupation. (05/24/2004)

Continuing coverage of the Senate Armed Services Committee hearings. ( 05/19/2004)

Continuing coverage of the Senate Armed Services Committee hearings on the Iraq prison scandal. The committee will hear from top generals in Iraq. ( 05/19/2004)

Spc. Jeremy C. Sivits received the maximum penalty Wednesday - one year in prison, reduction in rank and a bad conduct discharge - in the first court-martial stemming from mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison. (05/19/2004)

The Senate Armed Services Committee hearings continue. ( 05/19/2004)

The Senate Armed Services Committee questions top U.S. military officials in Iraq about interrogation procedures and abuse at Abu Ghraib prison. Army General John Abizaid, Army Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez and Major General Geoffrey Miller are among those expected to testify. ( 05/19/2004)

Iraq today is a country on the brink of both chaos and sovereignty. A documentary from WBUR's Inside Out series documents the daily life in Iraq and its people, as they wait to see whether sovereignty will help bring an end to the chaos. ( 05/18/2004)

Minnesota Republican Senator Norm Coleman is in the MPR studios to talk with host Gary Eichten about the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal, U.S. efforts in Iraq, and other national and regional news events. He also takes questions and comments from MPR listeners. Also, Senate Majority Leader Dean Johnson, DFL-Willmar, and House Speaker Steve Sviggum, R-Kenyon, talk with Gary near the end of the hour about the end of the recent Legislative session. ( 05/17/2004)

Knight Ridder's Senior Military Correspondent Joseph Galloway joins host Gary Eichten to talk about the war in Iraq, the prison abuse scandal, military chain of command, and more. He'll also take questions from MPR listeners. ( 05/13/2004)

The Iraqi conflict and occupation saw more women taking leadership and near-combat roles. Many have served with distinction and lost their lives in the conflict. But the involvement of women in the prisoner abuse cases at Abu Ghraib raises questions about how far women in the military have come. ( 05/13/2004)