U.S. journalists I don't think are very courageous. They tend to go along with the government's policy domestically and internationally. To question is seen as being unpatriotic, or potentially subversive. Robert Fisk courageousdomesticallygovernment 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
Colleagues will malign you if you're a moderately successful journalist. Robert Fisk colleaguejournalistmalign Change image and share on social
Tanks come in two forms: the dangerous, deadly kind and the 'liberating' kind. Robert Fisk dangerousdeadlyform 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
President Bush will come here and there will be new 'friends' of America to open a new relationship with the world, new economic fortunes for those who 'liberated' them. Robert Fisk americabusheconomic 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
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
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 biggest problem I have in journalism is being quoted or misquoted and then being asked to defend something I haven't said. Robert Fisk askbigdefend Change image and share on social
