The judgment means a lot. As a journalist being accused of invading someone's privacy, there is always a risk that it will stick to your name.

If we can't understand the Afghan family, we can't understand Afghanistan.

When I decided to stay in Iraq, I decided to take the fear out of my body and put it into a freezer.

I always try to describe the situation just as it is. I try to find sentences that I believe tell the story best. Even my articles are more literary than ordinary news stories.

If my name had not been cleared, it would have been difficult, perhaps impossible, to continue as a journalist.

Being a war correspondent, and having covered four wars, I know that wars very seldom solve things.

If I leave, reality will devour me. Then they will all really be dead.