Eric Schmitt
Boston Marathon Bombing: Many Unanswered Questions
The explosions at the Boston Marathon Monday afternoon left three dead and many more injured. Even as the area around the explosions begins to gradually reopen, fundamental questions remain unanswered: Who is behind the attacks? What was their motivation? Takeaway Washington Correspondent Todd Zwillich and Callie Crossley, host of the WGBH-FM Radio program “Under […]
Tonight’s Debate Will Likely Feature Consulate Attack in Libya
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has used the consulate attack in Libya question President Obama’s experience and action in terms of foreign policy. Eric Schmitt, terrorism correspondent for our partner The New York Times, explains.
US Drones Patrol Iraq
The U.S. is out of Iraq. President Obama made that point in last week’s State of the Union address. But there are still eyes on Iraq particularly those places where there are still U.S. personnel – such as the U.S. Embassy In Baghdad. Those eyes are in the form of predator drones, watching over Baghdad according […]
The End of the US-Pakistan Security Partnership?
Since a NATO airstrike on November 26 accidentally killed 24 Pakistani soldiers at two military check points along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, the United States has had a difficult time maintaining its already strained relationship with Pakistan. “We’ve closed the chapter on the post-9/11 period,” an anonymous senior United States official was quoted telling The New York Times. “Pakistan has told […]
