I Never Desired To Go Into War

If I'm In Danger Then It's Usually My Fault And It's Up To Me To Get Myself Out Of It. I Am Not In It Just To Get An Adrenalin Rush. No Way!

I Have No Time For The Endless Nostalgia: 'oh Gosh I Used To . . . ' Life Is Too Short; I Don't Have Any Time For Sitting And Saying I Miss Things. What's The Point? Go And Do Something Else.'

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.

I Sailed Through My Childhood With A Complete Lack Of Any Drama.

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.