Director of the Mid-East & North Africa Program, International Center for Transitional Justice
Director of the Middle East and North Africa Program for the International Center for Transitional Justice, an international organization that pursues accountability for past mass atrocity or human rights abuse
The Lost Secrets of Saddam Hussein The Iraqi government says it's interrogating the person whose cell-phone pictures of the execution of Saddam Hussein found their way to TV and the Internet. While there's still controversy over the execution, but the consequences of Hussein's death go beyond disputes about the way he was killed. Billions of dollars are missing, mass graves are still uncovered, and countless victims will never see a murderer held to account. We look at the history of atrocities and the mysteries that Saddam took to his grave. How much help did he get from western governments and corporations? Will Iraq's current leaders pursue those questions or let them go unanswered?
Legal or illegal? Is the appointment of Matt Whitaker as acting attorney general?
The Enemy of the People Newsrooms have seen threats, suspicious packages, even shootings. Can they win back trust?
California catastrophe The fires rage on in our own backyard, and in Northern California, encompassing tens of thousands of acres each. In L-A and Ventura Counties, the Woolsey Fire has scorched everything in its path. To the north, in Butte County, the Camp Fire has charred and destroyed even more acreage, of trees, brush and everything else, north of Sacramento, and the town of Paradise is a scene of utter devastation and heartbreak.