American power in the Middle East is collapsing. It doesn't need much more than a shove, and it will - and that's not going to be a good thing. Robert Fisk americancollapseeast Change image and share on social
I don't know what happens if they get bin Laden. I'm much more interested in what happens if they don't get bin Laden. Robert Fisk bininterestlade Change image and share on social
The Americans may think they have 'liberated' Baghdad but the tens of thousands of thieves - they came in families and cruised the city in trucks and cars searching for booty - seem to have a different idea what liberation means. Robert Fisk americanbaghdadbooty share on social
There is nothing so satisfying as to be shot at without effect. Robert Fisk effectsatisfyshoot Change image and share on social
I've never been embedded with American soldiers or British soldiers or Iraqi soldiers or any other. Robert Fisk americanbritishembed Change image and share on social
William Dalrymple called me a war junkie in his silly book. No, I don't have a desire for it. I'm appalled and infuriated by it. Robert Fisk appallbookcall Change image and share on social
The word 'democracy' and the name of Assad do not blend very well in much of Syria. Robert Fisk assadblenddemocracy Change image and share on social
One of the reasons why I think people have gone from reading mainstream newspapers to the Internet is because they realize they're being lied to. Robert Fisk internetliemainstream Change image and share on social
Clinton impressed Assad: a young man who appeared to want to be neutral in the Arab-Israeli dispute - an illusion of course, but that's what Assad thought. Robert Fisk appeararabassad Change image and share on social
The dead cannot speak. But hitherto unknown information has emerged from the confidential archives of the Syrian presidency and foreign ministry, published in a new book by Bouthaina Shaaban, who spent ten years as Hafez's interpreter and is still an adviser to his son Bashar. Robert Fisk adviserarchivebashar share on social