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

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

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

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

I believe the consequences of a war are so harsh that it should be always the last resort.

There is nothing I would change - to change it I would have had to write a totally different book.

As a woman, you accept the situation, adapt to it, and do your best, whereas men would choose violence.