Conversations on Iraq http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5132118&ft=1&f=5132118 As the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq closes in on its second year, <EM>Day to Day</EM> explores the consequences, pitfalls and potential benefits of fostering a democracy in the Mideast with an ongoing series of interviews from those on all sides of the debate. en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Tue, 28 Feb 2006 13:00:00 -0500 http://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/thumbnail/npr_generic_image_75.jpg Conversations on Iraq http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5132118&ft=1&f=5132118 yes Training Troops to Police a Volatile Iraq U.S. Army Capt. Phillip Carter has been training Iraqi security forces in Iraq. He talks with Alex Chadwick about his day-to-day experiences. Tue, 28 Feb 2006 13:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5237317&ft=1&f=5132118 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5237317&ft=1&f=5132118 U.S. Army Capt. Phillip Carter has been training Iraqi security forces in Iraq. He talks with Alex Chadwick about his day-to-day experiences. 0 no U.S. Army Capt. Phillip Carter has been training Iraqi security forces in Iraq. He talks with Alex Chadwick about his day-to-day experiences.

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]]> War News Radio, Connecting with Real Iraqis Some Pennsylvania college students, hungry for news from Iraq, decided they wanted to hear from Iraqis themselves -- so they set up their own radio show, and connect with their interview subjects via the Internet. Alex Chadwick speaks with the producers of War News Radio, a weekly student-run news program at Swarthmore College in Philadelphia. Thu, 19 Jan 2006 12:09:52 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5163381&ft=1&f=5132118 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5163381&ft=1&f=5132118 Some Pennsylvania college students, hungry for news from Iraq, decided they wanted to hear from Iraqis themselves -- so they set up their own radio show, and connect with their interview subjects via the Internet. Alex Chadwick speaks with the producers of War News Radio, a weekly student-run news program at Swarthmore College in Philadelphia. 0 no Some Pennsylvania college students, hungry for news from Iraq, decided they wanted to hear from Iraqis themselves -- so they set up their own radio show, and connect with their interview subjects via the Internet. Alex Chadwick speaks with the producers of War News Radio, a weekly student-run news program at Swarthmore College in Philadelphia.

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]]> A Search for Military Strategy in Iraq Alex Chadwick talks with New York-based writer Tom Bissell, who describes his personal search to understand U.S. military strategy in Iraq in the latest issue of <EM>Harper's</EM> magazine. Wed, 11 Jan 2006 13:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5149491&ft=1&f=5132118 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5149491&ft=1&f=5132118 Alex Chadwick talks with New York-based writer Tom Bissell, who describes his personal search to understand U.S. military strategy in Iraq in the latest issue of <EM>Harper's</EM> magazine. 0 no Alex Chadwick talks with New York-based writer Tom Bissell, who describes his personal search to understand U.S. military strategy in Iraq in the latest issue of Harper's magazine.

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]]> Iraq's U.N. Ambassador: The Path After Elections Samir Sumaida'ie, Iraq's ambassador to the United Nations, talks with Alex Chadwick about the political climate in his country since last month's parliamentary elections, and the makeup of a future government in a nation fractured by civil and religious strife. He also adresses criteria for a pullout of U.S. forces. Thu, 05 Jan 2006 13:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5128511&ft=1&f=5132118 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5128511&ft=1&f=5132118 Samir Sumaida'ie, Iraq's ambassador to the United Nations, talks with Alex Chadwick about the political climate in his country since last month's parliamentary elections, and the makeup of a future government in a nation fractured by civil and religious strife. He also adresses criteria for a pullout of U.S. forces. 0 no Samir Sumaida'ie, Iraq's ambassador to the United Nations, talks with Alex Chadwick about the political climate in his country since last month's parliamentary elections, and the makeup of a future government in a nation fractured by civil and religious strife. He also adresses criteria for a pullout of U.S. forces.

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]]> Sen. Feingold on Ending Iraq War The U.S. Senate on Tuesday considers a Republican proposal calling on the Bush administration to begin laying out a plan to end the war in Iraq. Alex Chadwick speaks with Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) about the proposal. Tue, 15 Nov 2005 11:38:43 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5013535&ft=1&f=5132118 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5013535&ft=1&f=5132118 The U.S. Senate on Tuesday considers a Republican proposal calling on the Bush administration to begin laying out a plan to end the war in Iraq. Alex Chadwick speaks with Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) about the proposal. 0 no The U.S. Senate on Tuesday considers a Republican proposal calling on the Bush administration to begin laying out a plan to end the war in Iraq. Alex Chadwick speaks with Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) about the proposal.

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]]> 'Assassins' Gate': Bush and America's Iraq Disaster <EM>The Assassins' Gate</EM> is <EM>New Yorker</EM> reporter George Packer's scathing account of the Bush administration's push to change the political future of the Middle East through force. Thu, 10 Nov 2005 11:37:04 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5007264&ft=1&f=5132118 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5007264&ft=1&f=5132118 <EM>The Assassins' Gate</EM> is <EM>New Yorker</EM> reporter George Packer's scathing account of the Bush administration's push to change the political future of the Middle East through force. 0 no The Assassins' Gate is New Yorker reporter George Packer's scathing account of the Bush administration's push to change the political future of the Middle East through force.

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]]> A Strategy for Leaving Iraq Former Nixon Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird argues in a new article in the quarterly <EM>Foreign Affairs</EM> that the United States should transfer power to a trained Iraqi military and continue to support Iraq even as American forces withdraw. Alex Chadwick speaks with Laird as part of an ongoing series of conversations about Iraq. Tue, 18 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4963803&ft=1&f=5132118 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4963803&ft=1&f=5132118 Former Nixon Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird argues in a new article in the quarterly <EM>Foreign Affairs</EM> that the United States should transfer power to a trained Iraqi military and continue to support Iraq even as American forces withdraw. Alex Chadwick speaks with Laird as part of an ongoing series of conversations about Iraq. 0 no Former Nixon Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird argues in a new article in the quarterly Foreign Affairs that the United States should transfer power to a trained Iraqi military and continue to support Iraq even as American forces withdraw. Alex Chadwick speaks with Laird as part of an ongoing series of conversations about Iraq.

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]]> Slate's War Stories: Volunteering for Duty in Iraq Attorney, <EM>Slate</EM> military affairs writer and Army Capt. Phillip Carter has volunteered for a tour of duty in Iraq. Alex Chadwick speaks to Carter from Las Vegas, where he's spending his last few days in America before joining the 101st Airborne Division. Tue, 04 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4944835&ft=1&f=5132118 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4944835&ft=1&f=5132118 Attorney, <EM>Slate</EM> military affairs writer and Army Capt. Phillip Carter has volunteered for a tour of duty in Iraq. Alex Chadwick speaks to Carter from Las Vegas, where he's spending his last few days in America before joining the 101st Airborne Division. 0 no Attorney, Slate military affairs writer and Army Capt. Phillip Carter has volunteered for a tour of duty in Iraq. Alex Chadwick speaks to Carter from Las Vegas, where he's spending his last few days in America before joining the 101st Airborne Division.

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]]> U.S. Links to Saddam During Iran-Iraq War The war between Iran and Iraq begain 25 years ago Thursday, and it reshaped the way the United States looks at political alliances in the Middle East. Alex Chadwick talks with NPR diplomatic correspondent Mike Shuster about America's military and diplomatic support of Saddam Hussein during that decade-long war, and the consequences of those ties today. Thu, 22 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4859238&ft=1&f=5132118 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4859238&ft=1&f=5132118 The war between Iran and Iraq begain 25 years ago Thursday, and it reshaped the way the United States looks at political alliances in the Middle East. Alex Chadwick talks with NPR diplomatic correspondent Mike Shuster about America's military and diplomatic support of Saddam Hussein during that decade-long war, and the consequences of those ties today. 0 no The war between Iran and Iraq begain 25 years ago Thursday, and it reshaped the way the United States looks at political alliances in the Middle East. Alex Chadwick talks with NPR diplomatic correspondent Mike Shuster about America's military and diplomatic support of Saddam Hussein during that decade-long war, and the consequences of those ties today.

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]]> 'Love My Rifle': A Woman Soldier's Guide to Iraq American and Iraqi special forces continue door-to-door searches for rebels in northern Iraq on Monday — the same region where author and military intelligence specialist Kayla Williams served. Williams wrote about her experiences in her new book <EM>Love My Rifle More Than You: Young and Female in the U.S. Army</EM>. As part of the ongoing <EM>Day to Day</EM> series of conversations about the war in Iraq, Alex Chadwick talks with Williams about her book. Mon, 12 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4842477&ft=1&f=5132118 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4842477&ft=1&f=5132118 American and Iraqi special forces continue door-to-door searches for rebels in northern Iraq on Monday — the same region where author and military intelligence specialist Kayla Williams served. Williams wrote about her experiences in her new book <EM>Love My Rifle More Than You: Young and Female in the U.S. Army</EM>. As part of the ongoing <EM>Day to Day</EM> series of conversations about the war in Iraq, Alex Chadwick talks with Williams about her book. 0 no American and Iraqi special forces continue door-to-door searches for rebels in northern Iraq on Monday — the same region where author and military intelligence specialist Kayla Williams served. Williams wrote about her experiences in her new book Love My Rifle More Than You: Young and Female in the U.S. Army. As part of the ongoing Day to Day series of conversations about the war in Iraq, Alex Chadwick talks with Williams about her book.

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]]> A Conversation with Iraq War Activist Cindy Sheehan Alex Chadwick speaks with Cindy Sheehan, the mother of an Army specialist killed in Iraq who has been staging a weeks-long vigil outside the president's ranch Crawford, Texas. Sheehan is calling on President Bush to explain what "noble cause" her son died for -- and her actions have divided the community of families of U.S. service members who've died in the invasion and occupation of Iraq. Tue, 30 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4823852&ft=1&f=5132118 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4823852&ft=1&f=5132118 Alex Chadwick speaks with Cindy Sheehan, the mother of an Army specialist killed in Iraq who has been staging a weeks-long vigil outside the president's ranch Crawford, Texas. Sheehan is calling on President Bush to explain what "noble cause" her son died for -- and her actions have divided the community of families of U.S. service members who've died in the invasion and occupation of Iraq. 0 no Alex Chadwick speaks with Cindy Sheehan, the mother of an Army specialist killed in Iraq who has been staging a weeks-long vigil outside the president's ranch Crawford, Texas. Sheehan is calling on President Bush to explain what "noble cause" her son died for -- and her actions have divided the community of families of U.S. service members who've died in the invasion and occupation of Iraq.

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