SCOTT SIMON, HOST: As we approach 20 years since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, a look at what life is like there - country's seen two decades of conflict, the anti-U.S. insurgency, sectarian ...

SCOTT SIMON, Host: Peter Van Buren was a career U.S. Foreign Service officer for more than two decades. When he left for Iraq in 2009, he discovered that the success of his mission there might ...

In the lead-up to Gen. David Petraeus' report to Congress about the progress in Iraq, President Bush made a surprise visit there, and several other reports were released addressing military progress.

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SCOTT SIMON, host: This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Scott Simon. Secretary CONDOLEEZZA RICE (State Department): The United States does not engage in torture, doesn't condone it, doesn't ...

NPR's Scott Simon is joined by Edward Peck, former chief of mission in Iraq, and deputy director of counterterrorism programs in the State department. Peck has been outspoken in sharing his ...

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr talks with Scott Simon about the top stories of the week, including Gen. David Petraeus' progress report on the war in Iraq; the cancellation of thousands of ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Ray Mendoza about the film, "Warfare," which he wrote and directed with Alex Garland. The film is based on Mendoza's experiences as a US Navy SEAL fighting in Iraq.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with reporter Hampton Sides about his article "The First to Die" in the December issue of Men's Journal. Sides tells the story of Second Lt. Shane Childers, who led a ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Tamim Asey , Ali Ahmadi, and Rasha Al Aqeedi about what the two decades since 9/11 have meant for their homelands of Afghanistan, Iran, and Iraq, respectively.

Verbal barbs from Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and Iran's shift to center stage are further complicating the Bush administration's efforts to make progress in Iraq. Scott Simon talks with ...

Week in Review: Sharon, Iraq Scott Simon and Daniel Schorr review the week's news. Topics include the health of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and the political implications for Israel and ...