Some people accused me of being pro-Muslim in Bosnia, but I realised that our job is to give all sides an equal hearing, but in cases of genocide you can't just be neutral. You can't just say, 'Well, this little boy was shot in the head and killed in besieged Sarajevo and that guy over there did it, but maybe he was upset because he had an argument with his wife.' No, there is no equality there, and we had to tell the truth.

I believe America will always win the war. It's a superpower that no one can challenge. The real challenge is for the United States to win the peace.

But 17 years ago, I arrived at CNN with a suitcase, with my bicycle, and with about 100 dollars.

Here in the United States, our profession is much maligned, people simply don't trust or like journalists anymore and that's sad.

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

Mostly, as I said, a desire to do a bit of good, and the quaint notion that this is what we signed up for, this is the business that we have chosen.

I do believe that is a template that I stick very strongly to to tell the truth in an increasing swelter of lies and misinformation and disinformation.