Chairs of 9-11 Commission say US slow to deal with homegrown terrorism threat A new report by former 9-11 Commission leaders Tom Kean and Lee Hamilton says the U.S. does not have systems in place to counteract growing numbers of radicalized terrorists and recruitment occurring in the United States. On the eve of the 9/11 anniversary, terrorism expert Louise Richardson analyzes terrorist threats around the world.Midday, September 10, 2010
Report: US must deal with domestic radical problem The U.S. was slow to take seriously the threat
posed by homegrown radicals and the government has failed to put systems in place to deal with the growing phenomenon, according to a new report compiled by the former heads of the Sept. 11
Commission.September 10, 2010
Iran to release female American after 13 months Iran said Thursday it will free Sarah
Shourd, one of three Americans jailed for more than 13 months, as
an act of clemency to mark the end of the Islamic holy month of
Ramadan.September 9, 2010
Clinton declares 'new American moment' in foreign affairs On Midday, hear Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's September 8th major foreign policy speech to the Council on Foreign Relations. Clinton said Iran is morphing into a military dictatorship with a religious ideological veneer. She said the world looks to the US to solve problems on a global scale.Midday, September 9, 2010
Retiring General Larry Shellito on the mission ahead Outgoing Minnesota National Guard Adjutant General Larry Shellito joins Midday to discuss Minnesota soldiers deployed to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and to reflect on his military career which ends next month.Midday, September 7, 2010
Pawlenty to attend funeral for Minn. Marine Gov. Tim Pawlenty has ordered that all
Minnesota and U.S. flags be lowered to half staff on Tuesday in
honor of a fallen Marine from Minnesota.September 7, 2010
US moves into final military phase in Iraq The U.S. on Wednesday moved into the final phase
of its military involvement in Iraq, with administration officials
saying the war was ending.September 1, 2010
Obama, Netanyahu condemn killings as talks open President Barack Obama vowed on Wednesday not to
allow "extremists and rejectionists" to undercut long-stalled
negotiations on creating a sovereign Palestinian state beside a
secure Israel.September 1, 2010
Defense Secretary Gates says Iraq War is over. At ceremonies marking the formal close of the US combat mission in Iraq, Gates said history will judge whether the 7 1/2 year war was worthwhile. MIT international relations professor Stephen Van Evera joins Midday to look back and look ahead.Midday, September 1, 2010
Obama: US combat in Iraq over, 'time to turn page' Fiercely opposed to the war from the start,
President Barack Obama formally ended the U.S. combat role in Iraq
after seven long years of bloodshed, declaring firmly Tuesday
night: "It is time to turn the page." Claiming no victory, he
said the nation's most urgent priority now must be fixing its own
sickly economy.August 31, 2010