If Iraq proved anything, it was that the BBC cannot afford to mix patriotism and journalism. This is happening in the United States and if it continues, will undermine the credibility of the U.S. electronic news media.

should be promptly dismissed for crimes against journalism.

If I condone that kind of journalism, she's going to be in Iraq one day, so is that how she's going to prepare for something of importance?, ... If someone comes in and is not familiar with what I'm doing, then they're doing me a disservice and themselves and their readers.

Then someone cried out, “Suicide bomber!” The crowd panicked. In the ensuing stampede, terrified pilgrims ran in both directions, many colliding in the middle of the bridge. A side railing collapsed under their weight, and scores leaped into the water whether they could swim or not. Hundreds were trampled to death. More than a thousand died. Hundreds of pairs of sandals were scattered around the bridge, left behind when pilgrims made their desperate dives into the river. I was given all of seventy-five seconds to tell the story on the Nightly News.

We spent $94 billion on the war in Iraq last year. But we need to be pragmatic.

We could do with beating Sunderland and getting Manchester United away.