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War & Conflict

• Minnesota's Greatest Generation celebrated at History Center
  The Minnesota History Center opens an exhibit Saturday about Minnesotans who lived through the Great Depression, World War II and the post-war boom years.Midday, May 22, 2009
• Doctor's wartime journals featured in History Center exhibit
  Veteran Dr. John Linner from Edina kept diaries of the fighting he saw during World War II. The result is his book, "From Normandy to Okinawa," part of the Minnesota Historical Society's Greatest Generation exhibit which opens tomorrow.May 22, 2009
• Obama says US prisons tough enough for detainees
  Pres. Obama forcefully defended his plans to close the Guantanamo detention camp Thursday and said some of the terror suspects held there would be brought to top-security prisons in the United States despite fierce opposition in Congress.May 21, 2009
• Former Senate Intelligence Chair on torture controversy
  Congress, the President, the CIA, and Departments of Justice, State and Defense are debating the value and morality of interrogation techniques. A former GOP Senator speaks of lessons learned when he was Chairman.Midday, May 20, 2009
• President Obama gives national security address
  President Barack Obama discusses national defense and details his plans to close down the Guantanamo prison in a major address at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.Midday, May 20, 2009
• Senate blocks funds for Guantanamo closure
  In a major rebuke to President Barack Obama, the Senate voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to block the transfer of Guantanamo detainees to the United States, and denied the administration the millions it sought to close the prison.May 20, 2009
• Iran says it tests missile, Israel within range
  President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran test-fired a new advanced missile Wednesday with a range of about 1,200 miles, far enough to strike Israel, southeastern Europe and U.S. bases in the Middle East.May 20, 2009
• Minnesota soldiers deployed to Afghanistan
  Minnesota Army Reserve soldiers will deploy to Afghanistan later this year. 140 soldiers from the Fort Snelling-based 372nd Engineer Brigade will go to Afghanistan in October as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.May 18, 2009
• The widening war to root out the Taliban
  An Afghanistan and Pakistan security and terrorism expert analyzes recent offensive actions to attack the Taliban and Al-Qaida.Midday, May 12, 2009
• US: American soldier kills fellow troops
  Five U.S. soldiers were killed Monday in a shooting at an American base in Baghdad, the U.S. command said.May 11, 2009
• Mosque leader wants to reconcile with families of missing Somalis
  The spiritual leader of Minnesota's largest mosque has been a reluctant newsmaker. Five months after he learned he was on the U.S. government's terrorism watch list, he has agreed to tell his story to MPR News.May 7, 2009
• Minn. terror suspect seeks release
  A Minneapolis man held on terror charges for more than five years is asking to be released as he awaits trial.May 5, 2009
• Exiting Iraq
  A documentary from the America Abroad series explores the state of Iraqi security forces and the stability of the economy and infrastructure. Can Iraq stand on its own two feet when U.S. troops withdraw?Midday, May 5, 2009
• Journalist explores war on terror vs. American values
  New Yorker reporter Jane Mayer speaks at the University of Minnesota Humphrey Institute about her 2008 book, "The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned into the War on American Ideals."Midday, May 4, 2009
• Iran denies jailed US journalist on hunger strike
  An Iranian judiciary official denied that Roxana Saberi, the American journalist jailed in Iran for allegedly spying for the U.S., is on a hunger strike, contradicting a report from Saberi's father.April 28, 2009

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