War Zones Are Dangerous, Protests

I Don't Want To Be Involved In Endless Media Gossip.

Hair Is Also A Problem. I Remember Once, When I Was Reporting From Beirut At The Height Of The Civil War, Someone Wrote In To The Bbc Complaining About My Appearance.

The Better The Information It Has, The Better Democracy Works. Silence And Secrecy Are Never Good For It.

I Have Nothing To Do With The Selection Of Stories. I'm The Reporter.

But In The First Gulf War The United Kingdom Was Not Under Any Threat From Iraq, And Is Still Less So In The Second One. Then There Is No Justification For Obstructing Freedom Of Information, Particularly As Nations Have A Right To Know What Their Soldiers Are Being Used For.