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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.

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The better the information it has, the better democracy works. Silence and secrecy are never good for it.

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I wrote in the book very specifically what I wanted to write about, period, and left it at.

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There was no equal pay law when I started working. I was no different to any other woman in any other job at the time.

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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 abo…

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I never desired to go into war zones. I never had any thought about it. It sort of just happened as part of the job.

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On the Northern Ireland question, for instance, the British and Irish governments prohibit media contact with members of the IRA, but we have always …

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I was sent to a nice Church of England girls' school and at that time, after university, a woman was expected to become a teacher, a nurse or a missi…

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I have nothing to do with the selection of stories. I'm the reporter.

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Up until about 12 years ago we never, ever, wore flak jacket or helmets but now the nastiness has got worse.

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