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.
Christiane AmanpourThere are some situations one simply cannot be neutral about, because when you are neutral you are an accomplice. Objectivity doesn't mean treating all sides equally. It means giving each side a hearing.
Christiane AmanpourI 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.
Christiane AmanpourIn emerging democracies like Russia, in authoritarian states like Iran or even Yugoslavia, journalists play a vital role in civil society. In fact, they form the very basis of those new democracies and civil societies.
Christiane AmanpourAnd then theres always the crying and the weeping that we hear-children, women, even men. And these images and these sounds are always with me.
Christiane Amanpour