Im not an American but I have always had the outsiders respect for the American people and the American way.

My view is that when lies become mixed up with the truth, it's a very dangerous world.

I have made my living bearing witness to some of the most horrific events of the end of our century, at the end of the 20th century.

What we do and say and show really matters.

And I really believe good journalism is good business.

Objectivity means trying to give all sides a hearing. It does not, in my view, mean treating all sides as equal.

Because I am foreign I was assigned to the foreign desk. I kid you not, its true.