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War & Conflict

• Andy Garcia's "Lost City"
  Actor and director Andy Garcia says he thinks about his homeland of Cuba every day. He's enjoyed great success in Hollywood. But he says he's always wanted to bring a Cuban Casablanca story to the screen. Now that film, "The Lost City," opens in the Twin Cities this weekend.May 19, 2006
• Preparing Borg Queen Barby for battle
  This weekend Millipede, Mangler and Borg Queen Barby will battle at Mechwars 9 in Minneapolis. It's a biannual competition between remote control robots fighting to obliteration. Design, engineering and fun all go into making the 'bots, but destruction is the only thing that makes a winner.May 18, 2006
• Will there ever be an end to genocide?
  With each instance of genocide comes the solemn vow: "never again." But then, history repeats itself. America Abroad looks at the history of genocide and the international response in Sudan, Rwanda, Bosnia, Iraq, Cambodia, Europe and elsewhere.Midday, May 16, 2006
• A soldier's story
  Fighting in the Iraq war changed one soldier's opinion of the wisdom of the war's conduct. Now Paul Rieckhoff speaks out about veterans' problems back home.Midmorning, May 16, 2006
• Cheney thanks Minnesota National Guard members
  Vice President Dick Cheney was in Minnesota Monday to give a boost to military personnel as well as Republican candidates. Cheney spoke at a rally for the Minnesota National Guard at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. He also attended a GOP fundraiser at a private residence.May 15, 2006
• Army pilot who grew up in Minnesota killed in Afghanistan
  A St. Paul native who joined the Army shortly after graduating from high school was killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan Friday, according to the Pentagon.May 11, 2006
• The other war
  Despite insurgent violence, President Hamid Karzai is calling for foreign investors to put money in Afghanistan. Midmorning examines challenges to U.S. strategy and reconstruction efforts in the country.Midmorning, May 11, 2006
• 24/7: The rise and influence of Arab media
  The dramatic expansion of open media in the Arab world is changing the political landscape of the region. Will the rise of the Arab media lead to greater understanding or fuel tension, fear and hatred?Midday, May 9, 2006
• "United 93": A film too soon?
  A new film portrays the horror of the last moments of United flight 93, the last plane to crash on Sept. 11, 2001. When it was shown in previews, some audience members cried, "Too soon!" It's getting generally positive reviews from critics.Midmorning, May 5, 2006
• Is there any hope for peace in the Middle East?
  President Bush has expressed support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Is there any chance for a peace settlement before the end of his presidency?Midday, May 4, 2006
• Minnesota reacts to Moussaoui life in prison verdict
  Minnesotans who were involved in apprehending Zacarias Moussaoui say justice was done with the jury verdict of life in prison.May 4, 2006
• Violence in Darfur escalates despite peace talks
  The U.S. hopes to prop up struggeling peace talks in Nigeria aimed at ending the ethnic and political conflict in Darfur, Sudan. Hundreds of thousands have died and millions are homeless. Meanwhile, the Minneapolis-based American Refugee Committee tries to provide relief on the ground.May 1, 2006
• The "democracy, whiskey and sex guide to Iraq"
  Baghdad blogger "Salam Pax" offers what he calls a "democracy, whiskey and sex guide to Iraq" in a speech from the Commonwealth Club of California.Midday, April 26, 2006
• Hiding from the Holocaust
  In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Midday presents Voices of Minnesota interviews with two women who survived the Holocaust and ended up in Minnesota: Sabina Zimering and Lucy Smith.Midday, April 25, 2006
• Balancing government secrets with public oversight
  The CIA analyst fired in connection with a Washington Post story exposing the U.S. government's secret overseas prisons denied through her lawyer Monday that she was the source for the story. It's the latest in a series of issues that question how to balance the government's need for secrecy with the public's right to know.Midday, April 25, 2006

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