The word 'democracy' and the name of Assad do not blend very well in much of Syria. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes assad blend democracy
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
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
The Middle East is a land of great injustice. The Israelis can claim - or wish to, at least - that Lord Balfour's Declaration of 1917 promised Britain support for a Jewish homeland in Palestine, which didn't just mean the left-hand bit that became Israel. Robert Fisk balfourbitebritain share on social
I think it's obvious that democracy is something that is contagious, and it always has been. Steve Earle contagiousdemocracyobvious Change image and share on social
It is always an eerie experience to sit among Bashar al-Assad's soldiers. Robert Fisk assadbashareerie Change image and share on social
I record my radio show, and my staff makes me a nice lunch in the kitchen, usually fish - whatever's freshest and line-caught - and a salad. I drink water and herbal tea, a blend of catnip, elderberry, and horehound. Martha Stewart blendcatchcatnip share on social
