Srebrenica was a horrendous war crime and it had to be uncovered. John Pomfret crimehorrendoussrebrenica Change image and share on social
Working overseas is more difficult in that it's much more complicated to get people to open their hearts to you and to tell you information. John Pomfret complicatedifficultheart Change image and share on social
My main form of transportation at that time was a bicycle, because bicycles could move though the crowd. John Pomfret bicyclecrowdform Change image and share on social
When you do a job like this you have to like having cold sweat on your back. John Pomfret backcoldjob Change image and share on social
I think that's the main threat in Bosnia and Rwanda and Zaire. There doesn't seem to be much willingness to engage these problems unless they directly affect national security interests. John Pomfret affectbosniadirectly Change image and share on social
I think some of the best reporters are the ones who can really illustrate the differences between societies, at the same time trying to connect the fact that there are a lot of shared values in addition to those differences. John Pomfret additionconnectdifference share on social
In some ways the domestic reporting is a lot easier because Americans will talk to you about anything. John Pomfret americandomesticeasy Change image and share on social
The one indication that I got that I was doing the right job in Bosnia was that at different periods of time all the factions came down very hard on me. John Pomfret bosniafactionhard Change image and share on social
I think to a certain extent in Bosnia and among the Hutus in Rwanda and also among the Tutsis in Rwanda who then took revenge on the Hutus, there is a sense of being swept up and a sense that the society in which they live has gone mad. John Pomfret bosniaextenthutu share on social
And when they do spin out of control there are important ramifications that affect America, not just its direct national interest but its broader interests as a nation which has thought of itself as a beacon to other nations, of freedom, liberty, democracy, whatever. John Pomfret affectamericabeacon share on social
