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

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.

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

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.

In Iran the whole reform and democracy movement has been based on the emerging free press.

There 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.

We in the press, by our power, can actually undermine leadership.