A Wednesday briefing by Army Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, did not appear to quell concerns from House Democrats who say they plan to pass a supplemental spending bill for the war that includes a timeline for withdrawal.

BUYING THE WAR....PBS's Bill Moyers Journal is returning to the air tonight with a 90-minute broadcast called "Buying the War." It sounds well worth watching, and I especially want to highlight this:Among the few heroes of this devastating film are...

Seventeen years after the end of Lebanon's civil war, history textbooks in schools still do not tackle the controversial strife which continues to blight political life in a country where the past is ever-present.

In a move that both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue have anticipated for weeks, Congress and President Bush are heading into their first direct confrontation over funding the Iraq war.

"Deep Throats were talking, but few in the press were listening," Bill Moyers says in "Buying the War," a cold-eyed look at how lock-step with the Bush administration the mainstream news media became in the months leading up to the Iraq war.

"Deep Throats were talking, but few in the press were listening," Bill Moyers says in "Buying the War," a cold-eyed look at how lock-step with the Bush administration the mainstream news media became in the months leading up to the Iraq war.

‘‘It is good to see that people actually support us and have our back,” Austin said. ‘‘You see so much negative stuff on the news. Austin was among the more than 40 Iraq War veterans honored at the second annual Soldier Appreciation Day sponsored by Damascus American Legion Post 171.

A letter calling on governments to deliver a tough arms trade treaty has been signed by 20 current and former war reporters. Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow, ex-BBC correspondents Charles Wheeler and Martin Bell and CNN's Christiane Amanpour are among the signatories.

Join Post associate editor Rajiv Chandrasekaran on Tuesday, April 24 at noon ET to discuss the debate in Washington among government, military and intelligence officials over what course to follow in Iraq as the war enters its fifth year.

US President George W. Bush and Democrats looking to pull US troops from Iraq waged a pitiless war of words Tuesday over a bill that funds the conflict but aims for an April 1, 2008 withdrawal.