Not much over £1,000 a month for the private soldier on operations is hardly an impressive figure.

It is absolutely bedrock to the British Army's philosophy that a commanding officer is responsible for what goes on within his command.

You cannot expect soldiers to change people's minds. That has to be done in other ways.

I think a lot of people think that just because you have a celebrity attached to your company, that all things are easy. I don't have a stat to back this up, but my experience has shown me that more often than not, celebrity production companies fail.

Missing your lunch is not exactly the end of the world.

Well, the U.N. Security Council resolution 1973 is very clear. It says all necessary measures to be taken to protect civilians and civilian areas. I mean, that to me is very clear.

Nations, not least America, retain full command of their national forces.