It is always an eerie experience to sit among Bashar al-Assad's soldiers. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes assad bashar eerie
It's a journalist's job to be a witness to history. We're not there to worry about ourselves. We're there to try and get as near as we can, in an imperfect world, to the truth and get the truth out. Robert Fisk historyimperfectjob Change image and share on social
In one way, I fear all Damascus is a dungeon. Or do you have to live here to appreciate that? Robert Fisk damascusdungeonfear Change image and share on social
And it's true, you hear things in Damascus and, after a few hours, the human double-take stops operating. Robert Fisk damascusdoublehear Change image and share on social
President Bashar Assad's regime is in the unique position of being targeted both by Israel and supporters of al Qaeda. Richard Engel assadbasharisrael Change image and share on social
Hezbollah will support Assad to the end because his continuing hold on power is critical to its own survival. Ehud Barak assadcontinuecritical Change image and share on social
It is eerie being all but alone in Westminster Abbey. Without the tourists, there are only the dead, many of them kings and queens. They speak powerfully and put my thoughts into vivid perspective. A. N. Wilson abbeydeadeerie Change image and share on social