The U.S. has ordered new measures to improve the oversight of Blackwater USA, the security contractor working in Iraq. The new measures include video cameras on U.S. convoys, and audio recordings of radio traffic between the U.S. embassy and convoys. Some are saying the security measures are too little too late. Blackwater security guards are accused of opening fire on Iraqi civilians in a deadly incident last month.

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In November 2006, Army Spc. Sue Downes lost both of her legs after the truck she was traveling in hit anti-tank mines in Afghanistan. Downes shares her thoughts about her injuries, her recovery and her love of military service.

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President Bush defends U.S. policies on detention and interrogation of terrorism suspects, saying they are successful and lawful. His statement came in apparent response to a report by The New York Times on secret memos dating from 2005 that allowed extreme interrogation tactics.

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The Department of Homeland Security has released details and pictures of what the fence being built between the United States and Mexico will look like. Residents along the border are split about the proposals.

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