Robert Fisk Retires

[MrJiddukrishhesse]

i dont think hes ever gonna retire!!hope he does not because we will lose one of the finest journalist ever!!!

[stoprainingonme]

OK, I've googled 'Robert Fisk Retirement', and all of the links I've looked at all cite Campbell Live. If he had retired BBc and London press would have reported it.  I therefore suggest Campbell Live has got it wrong.

[BazuBee]

Watched this video twice and failed to see where does RF announces his retirement ! He voicing his sentiments , that's for sure, but definitely not his retirement .

[CCostenjo]

Fisk is an inspiration, and sadly, a dying breed.

[azzijoe]

hahah this report has been manipulated and edited so many times,

[uppal213]

seems to me that he hasn't retired. I read his NEW articles every few days. Anybody know what actually happened here?

[ginganz13]

@uppal213 Fit of pique? Publicity? let us know if you find out.

[whereismybailouttv]

First, good for him for continuing his work.

But second, after 30+ years of covering this, how come he doesn't have PTSD (and I'm asking that in a good way)? I know Chris Hedges says he quit covering wars because it was just too much. How then has Fisk seperated himself for so long?

[jerzy862]

Fisk your work HAS made a difference, dont lose heart

[pirbird14]

"Now, anyone can be taken and savagely tortured..."

Really, Robert? Now? The West has been propping up tin pot dictators all over the world, financing their armies and their secret police and training their torturers in the School of the Americas for decades. This has been going on since I first started paying attention to world affairs in the Vietnam era. What's new is it's starting to happen on home soil. Fisk's British friends and neighbours might be next. That's all.

[ginganz13]

@pirbird14 - he points this out in his book - he cites Seymore Hersh, a good friend of his.

[nooblook]

haha what a loser he wasted his life. 2:29 "my work here has been a total failure" LOL

[SeryiVolk2009]

@nooblook - If Robert Fisk is a loser,I'd hate to think what that makes a moron like yuou.

[Truegret]

Not true

[tessler6868]

bogus report. fisk isn't retiring.

[side1981]

That is so sad

[kbond225]

Fisk is a bit of a pathetic figure IMO. His supposed "failure" as he puts it is really about him. HE wanted to change the Middle East. HE wanted to have an effect on the modern world, HE failed to change a thing. What he doesn't understand is that casting his documentaries with a bias slanted to one side at the expense of the other does nothing but 'feed the beast' so to speak. He is but one small part of the problem that is the Middle East.

[AFlintoff101]

Yeah true. Because he doesn't conform with the standards set by the left and the commonly accepted literature unleashed by the liberal west, he is therefore biased. True True.

[AFlintoff101]

And what have you done to "change a thing" in your 42 years?

[1971ojoalparche1971]

Robert Fisk earned the right to ask for change, and nobody, including you, has the moral authority to dispute that. It also seems you don't understand what "bias" means. If your concept of objectivity is sitting in front of your TV and sucking in whatever CBS or Fox tells you, or if you accept the NYT editorials as dogma, then your problem is yourself.

You actually believed the media when it told you the Middle East is a threat to you, right?

[MassiveJungle]

so by telling the truth, by exerting himself gathering first-hand information, namely commiting himself to high-quality journalism, he is 'feeding the beast' by which I assume you mean the fear-mongers, the hacks who subsist on press releases? so what? should he just be like the rest of them and maybe they won't lie as badly, propagandise as heavily???

woop

[lebmo]

obviously your a zionist, who cant handle the truth. the world is against the zionist killers and there racist ideology. get over it

[scottmontreal]

OK, PLEASE CHANGE THE TITLE. and PLEASE stop with the nonsense that he retired. He hasn't and you might want to confirm that with him when he speaks in Montreal Feb 19.

[kasperdon]

where in montreal? you have any info you could send? im just down in Ontario

[scottmontreal]

The headline is misleading. FISK IS NOT RETIRING - it is a complete fabrication, and notice that it is not mentioned in the video. I confirmed that with him today. The video is OK, just change the title.

[NZSafetyCouncil]

What happened to 'Please'?

Everyone retires at some point

[R3DF4C710N]

His life of sacrifice will not be forgotten. If nothing else, he has my deepest respect and thanks for the work he has done.

[pataan1993]

Journalists like him are few.

[Danielmarkmiller]

This a very sad piece of news. I hope that a new generation of frontline journalists will take up the slack.

[hishaminhamra]

didnt England create the homeland Israel for the jews through its Belford agreement? Damn Jew haters the british giving them arab land.

[hanachan1]

What a freak ! Famous Arab interloper sheds rivers of tears for a nation raised on hate and terror. Pure Jew hater - finds sympathy from all Middle East scum. I question his "unbiased" reporting, one should examine his antisemitic roots and upbringing. England overall is a freakish, Arab loving piece of shit.

[ginganz13]

Your emotional spasm lacks one crucual ingredient - evidence.

[helloayman]

I was wondering when will accusations of anti semitism come out against him... didn't take long did it. Israel is a Jewish state but does not represent Judaism nor does it represent all jews. Semitism and Israel are not synonymous. Speaking about hate... you words are full of love and peace hanachan1 aren't they.

[hanachan1]

I guess that Jew-hating in your society is so ingrained that one looses his / her sensitivity to what constitutes hate-mongering and what is considered "unbiased" journalism. Robert Fisk has carefully constructed an imaginary world of "brave" and "suffering" Arabs abused by Israelis, AKA Jews.

Filthiest regurgitation of pedestrian Kremlin propaganda values of 60s and 70s era that are amusingly massaged for new wave simpletons.

[SeryiVolk2009]

@hanachan1 - This comment is embarrassing in its stupidity.

[QwidgyboMan]

@hanachan1

So, there aren't brave and suffering Arabs in occupied Palestine? Fisk invented them did he?

Your intransigent philo-Semitism is ugly. In fact, it's improper to call you philo-Semitic as there's nothing Jewish about ignoring or legitimising the suffering and dying of innocent people.

[SeryiVolk2009]

@hanachan1 - As moronic and uneducated a comment as I've ever read.

[damasgate]

quoting Imam Ali...nice

[mickmorrell]

Thanks for uploading this, giganz. Much appreciated.

[daz19nz]

Not hegemony in Europe, the US have always had hegemony in Europe by controlling Middle Eastern oil. Notce that whenever a state nationalises its oil industry the US step in and go to war and the British follow the Us like sheep. You control the middle east you effectively control the world. Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Afganistan are now just client states in a US dominated world. poor buggers, their fucked and there is nothing we can do about it.

[Challenger117]

I guess he meant retire from frontline reporting. I think he only writes editorials nowadays.

[Challenger117]

2 years on, I can understand his pessimism. End of an Era, Fisk. Good luck, with whatever you plan to do.

[trollfinger]

He hans't retired at all !! This is a year ago and he is still writing for london and travelling around.

[bebeinpa]

So Fisk has finally run out of lies! Thank God, now maybe we can get back to unbiased reporting from real journalists.

[neiloneil]

They want 'freedom from us' (3:47)? In the real practical world really means freedom to control our oil and therefore our economies - and that will never be allowed to happen. Right or wrong or justice are all irrelevant concepts. Its about power and force. Pity the innocents.

[diadorim1234]

luckily the generation of 68 is dying out, welcome to the new right wing revolution. the generation of 1914 was the most unfortunate, the generation of 1939 the most violent and the generation of 1968 the most intelectually inferior

[ginganz13]

I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about.

[diadorim1234]

raelly? maybe thats not my mistake

[ginganz13]

If you have information, philosophy or rhetoric you want to 'transmit' to another party it is your responsibility to make sure it is understandable. Your statements so far are assertions which without context or definition are moot, even meaningless.

Assuming communicating some idea was your intent, yes you have made a mistake.

[diadorim1234]

i think rhetoric is set of rules with allows you to transmit information effectively, so you dont transmit rhetorics.

i think the source can not control the reciever, so if you dont understand it thats not my problem

what is context? how can i write context in 500 letters?

[Perussaataja]

He doesnt retire, he told it on new clip here on youtube.. see /watch?v=7vKxJ_h2PS0

[ivangrozny27]

Only 1 US soldier was killed and a few wounded by an IED, all in combat. To be honest I do not know what the insurgents are supposed to do when their wounded and surrendering comrades are gunned down regularly by the US, who also use cluster and phosphorus bombs against Iraqi insurgents and civilians. i'm sorry but since the Geneva convention has been torn up by the Americans after 911, why should their enemies abide by it?

[ginganz13]

The US has flouted the GC on many occasions, as well as being the leader by miles in vetoing UN Resolutions or breaking them.

The premise for vitims abiding by the GC is simple - if you don't you are a war criminal too.

[mickmorrell]

So how do we charge the US with war crimes before an international tribunal?

[ginganz13]

Until the US follows its own 6th amendment we can't. The irony is that by breaking these laws the US is breaking it's own.

[ivangrozny27]

In one of his recent articles for the Independent though, he claimed the US soldiers killed in Haditha had been 'murdered'. Fuck off, the Iraqi guerrillas fighting to liberate their country from imperialist scumbags are not murderers. This is what Fisk's problem is, he criticises all sides when in fact the organic, indigenous resistance movements from Palestine to Lebanon to Iraq are true heroes comparable to the French and Yugoslav and Jewish resistance fighters in WW2.

[ginganz13]

During the outrage at Haditha there is evidence that several US soldiers were captured and killed - even occupied countries are required by the Geneva convention to take care of their prisoners. Yes the americans had it coming, Yes the Iraqis have suffered imeasurably worse but by this fine point it is still murder.

Fisky has made it plain he opposes all violence no matter what for or who does it, he has made this point plain nearly every time he speaks. see chomsky on hypocrisy.

[UltimateHater1]

I'm surprised that he uses anarchy in such a context being friends with Noam and others...

[KawaiiPaperdoll]

Hah, He came to my International relations class too.

It was interesting, funny little man.

Always imagined him taller somehow...

[:

Jealous much.

[daz19nz]

He came to my international lecture, he rocked.

[melounbrn]

I'm nearly finished with the book, and I can honestly say that he has changed my life. It's amazing what one honest voice can do.  Thank you for posting the video, and for giving us all a chance to comment on a great journalist and humanist. Cheers.

[thebigbird35]

A truly great man. So sad to see him so demoralized.

[mayeballs]

RF is an amazing man who has given up so much to bring us an intelegent perspective on world events. I believe he has educated me, I will educate my children and they can educate theirs.. thats not failure.

[nikaaaayyyyy]

a good man who gave an honest account from some of the worlds toughest conflicts of our time....shame to see him so demoralized in the goodness of humanity..

[YouRachad]

You are absolutely right,a great man and a honest journalist.

[mazaindafale]

He's coming to NZ in September

[afszmk]

Without a doubt one of the greatest journalists we have ever seen. Despite his belief that his efforts have yielded nothing I believe it has punched an enormous hole through the wall of lies and deceit we see. We shall see the results tomorrow as his work embeds the truth within us today. One thing to note is that when he referred to a dictator the editor displayed a clip of Ahmadinejad. I doubt that Fisk would agree to such editing!

[zoizoobdel]

hi Air420, i've read this book too and it's one of the most "chocking" book i've read.

peace.

[Air420]

The Great War for Civilization is one of my favorite books.

[alexanderedlund]

Just started reading it, man there's a lot of interesting stuff in it. Still 1100 pages to go though..

[jerzy862]

@Air420 same dude, Im reading it right now

[thebrnochairs]

Fisk is a hero and a great great man. He has put it to the lunatics and has helped show us the truth behind the facade, the scum that is Blair and Bush and all those fuck wits who think Muslims are incapable of dictating their own destinies and resources. Monsters created monsters... it makes me angry that such madmen should have so much power...

[NZARH]

No argument here....makes me think that to wield such power that threatens even their own survival they have to madmen....the historical prescident for it is un-deniable.

Seems all those poor bastards who died in WW2 did so so that Bush & Blair could continue where Hitler left off.......

[bebeinpa]

Google "Robert Fisk" liar and read the posts. Read David Pryce Jones's critique of Fisk. There are more....

[sgtthriller]

his articles are still appearing on the independent website...

[zivkasklojsic]

I hope Fisk will be around to tell us what is really happening for many more years to come. It must be horrendous though to face the death, destruction and lies day after day after day. Hope he has something in his life to make him happy and make it possible for him to forget, if from time to time.

[sweetpotos]

It's very sad to see this man retire, in the end I guess all the death and horror in conjunction with lies, hypocrisy, and complacency in the West were finally too much. He seemed like a truly traumatized person in this clip.

[merrycontrare]

Robert Fisk is an truly courageous man. Reading his book, The Great War for Civilization, began my quest for understanding the horrors and complexities of war.

[smujismuj]

Just one of his reports has more truth than the last thirty years of the PBS news hour, as well as all of the b.s. from the cable and network "news" agencies.

The corporate news institutions are lying by omission every minute of every day.

[ChomskyisMyIdol]

One of the most monumental journalists to ever live. A shame he has never been widely printed in the US.

[bobaloubro]

truly 1 of the greatest men of our time.

[rodeo179]

No good work is ever lost. His work has made a great difference amongst its readers if not actual change on the ground. But it planted the seeds and encouraged toward the change.

thank you robert fisk!

[ginganz13]

Like all critiques of this kind the focus is limited to insults that owe more to projection than substance.

Please prove us wrong - that the other 40% of Americans are capable of more than knee-jerk opinion.

[linuxluver]

If you can't or won't understand what he is saying, the problem is entirely yours, not his or mine.

[MNTaylor111]

Are you going to explain that opinion?

[honeybee41]

I'm lost... at what point did he say he will retire?

And if he didn't say it... then the video title is for what exactly??

("The Great War for Civilization" is one of the most excellent things I've read)

[ginganz13]

He has quit reporting from the 'live' front.

The Great War for Civilisation is indeed a great book - mine is full of yellow 'bookmarks'!

[SandovalAlarcon]

robert fisk has done great work, all those interested in real journalism owe him for his courage and dedication, its not easy to do the things he's done, he's a lifer, he doesn't represent all 'our' views on things and so be it, but without folks like him, our view of human affairs would be smaller, he has not failed the peoples that need his supporters, our forces are not yet strong enough to defeat their imperialistic enemies

[fajr89]

HIs book is ssooooooooooooo excellent..

everyone should read it, sad to see him retire.

[mickdaman]

I'm sad to hear that he would look back on his working life as a failure. His voice is always such an important one in a media system that largely ignores the uncomfortable truths about state terrorism. I wonder if the ongoing hate-mail comparing him to Hitler, John Malkovich's expressed desire to kill him, or other journalists like Mark Steyn saying he deserved the severe beating he got in Afghanistan have affected his decision.

[ginganz13]

After his life experiences I doubt they mean that much. In the references he made that I am aware about he did mention them as exemplifying the raging hypocrisy - the subject of most of his reporting. As Eric Cantona said "the seagulls follow the trawler"

[margot980]

Bless his heart, Robert has not retired. His latest piece is as usual, in the Independent. They don't blame al-Qa'ida. They blame Musharraf.

The certain Mr. Khan is Abdul Q nuke, not Imran.

[ginganz13]

You are right - he has not retired from writing or speaking - just the 'at the scene' live reporting bit. I'm amazed how he stood it that long.

[nazo155]

finally.fed up with u and ur lies.robert fisk is the most corrupted drunken journalist in the world.ask hi how did he survive in beirut?how much was he getting from yasser arafat?

[ginganz13]

We all know that western governments lie, exposing them and their hypocrisy is how Robert became the most awarded journalist of all time.Could you please give an example of Robert lying? His drinking habits are nobodies business - Yasser Arafat in case you hadn't noticed has been dead a while...

[nazo155]

i would only talk about lebanon cause im lebanese and christian,for your info since he went to beirut he was always in the arms of yasser arafat and hi plo living always in west beirut,only western journalist living in west beirut.everytime he mention lebanon he weould talk about the slaughter of palestinians in sabra and shatila on the hands of christian militias although i dont agree on what they did and i feel ashamed

[ginganz13]

The masacres at Sabra & Shatilla were not carried out by Christians-they were carried out and sponsored by Israel (they just happen to be mostly Jewish)with American weapons-Even the UN has accepted this. Fisk has never said this conflcit was one sided-he did always point out how unbalanced the killing was which is true.

[nazo155]

but robert always failed to mention the slaughter of christians on the hands of palestinians in damour for example in 3akkar in shiah,i dont know why but it was always like this with him.robert fisk has got a problem with the west ,he hates the jews and the christians and for some reason he s deeply in love with arabs and muslims,by the way i know that yasser arafet is dead (thks to god) otherwise i would have told u to ask yasser how much was he paying robert drunken fisk.

[ginganz13]

This is just plain untrue. He mentions many times in his latest book the casualties on both sides. What hs does point out is how un-equal the devastation has been for the mainly muslim communities. He also points out the cause of these problems the UN agrees. It is obvious why Israel & the west do not like this. read UN Res 242 & 446

[bebeinpa]

And Eastern governments don't lie?

[ginganz13]

Who said they didn't? Isn't this just typical of the guilty - start shouting about every body elses crimes?

[icanbenihilist]

Good riddance this America and Jew hating fuck.

[ginganz13]

He is neither of these things - he only hates and accurately reports the injustices they commit. When you can be so upset by reporting which is regarded by even the most stern critics as 'very accurate' your issues are clearly with your own politics. Please tell us the grounds for your claims....

[nazo155]

reporting the injustice yes sure?ur duty to report the justice in full and not in a half.that s his duty,he talks about elie hobeika that he slaughtered teh palestinians btu never mention that elie hobeika was walking in his own town (beirut)when palestinians stoped him (he was 17)raped his gf in front of him and shot her dead.this is as well injustice.but robert the fisk would not tell that

[ginganz13]

Justice is about balance-that is why the statue of liberty is holding scales. The slaughter of a whole community is not something you can balance against the loss of an individual - You cannot blame Fisk for this. Neither is right, but to give a single person the same importance as a whole community will not put this right.

[bebeinpa]

The Statue Of Liberty holds a torch and a tablet which bears the date of July 4th 1776-NOT SCALES.

[ginganz13]

You're right, I was thinking of Lady Justice - Hard to understand how one could make such a mistake when America's foreign policy has so little to do with the 'Justice' they fought for in WW2.

[bebeinpa]

Gee, I thought we were seeking "hegemony" in Europe.

[ginganz13]

Well then, you are wrong, but at least you are consistant in this.

The US fought for the principles that were outlined by Justice Jackson (US) at the Nuremburg trials - the foundation of UN and world laws on international conduct, which they have since totally violated.

In other words they are doing exactly what they fought the Nazis to prevent.

I also notice that your 'Troll' like comments have attracted the same response from a lot of other users. Grow up or go away -

[poollllopolpoopoo]

you VERY CLEARLY have not studied much of Fisk's works your as ignorant as the next fool

[nonservium89]

i agree with you ginganz13 fisk is a brilliant journalist. his reports during the soviet invasion of afghanistan were brilliant.

[bebeinpa]

Does he report on the death of Israeli's?

[ginganz13]

Technically this is feeding the troll but the answer is yes.

[donttrustany1]

thankyou Robert Fisk for your contribution to the human race.

YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE!!!

[IPKhalifa]

retired warld:

Bush send an 18yrsold 3yrs cake-kill muslims contract >$250k cash into carabian..yes sir

Zayed bring a 6yrsold minbymin oil-slave contract >$food and board..yes mam

where is fisk!?

[IPKhalifa]

retired = forced to resign like rummy++

if he can squeeze himself inside abod USdeskSA, sure he always speak the TRUTH

Justice NOW = take yr ZoO IP interset with u and never come back.

[ginganz13]

Forced to resign like rummy++ ? I assume you mean D. Rumsfeld, in which case there is very little to support your assertion.

Don't understand the rest of your comments - Can you clarify?

[IPKhalifa]

retired = forced to resign like rummy++

if he can squeeze himself inside abod USdeskSA, sure he always speak the TRUTH

Justice NOW = take yr ZoO IP interset with u and never come back.

[juggz79]

i dont like the fact he thinks he's been a total failure,his work means a lot to a lot of people.having gotten through his book'the war for civilisation'with realitive ease(and i dont read many books),i can say he is a brilliant man,so objective,so coherent and astute.he's a modern day hero

[realitycheck1883]

Robert Fisk is the most admirable and courageous journalist I know of. I hope he continues to lecture and publish. His voice is needed more than ever in the world today.

[gmactera]

An amazing man no doubt. Intersted in your thoughts to do with people living in "the west". Do we in general really not care about the injustices happening throughout the world? Will it ever change?

[Pikanya]

We DO care about the injustice happening in the world, just that we do not care enough to give up our other priorities. If we really do care, what can we sacrifice and do apart from voting for the right political parties to do something about these injustice?

Can our discourse for justice materialise out of the blogosphere and materialize into action? I really hope somebody has a solution for this as I myself, like the others, are frustrated of the injustice.

[Hallaj123]

Fisk is a great man who is not scared of telling the truth. He doesn't care what religion or nationality they belong to he tells it like it is.

[emilianociao]

Fisk is a great man! Thanks!

[o0xst]

Fisk is a great man and has made an increadible contribution to the world....

btw that typewriter sound is very very irritating.

[healer30]

After watching this video, I don't think that Robert Fisk is retired, maybe he's thinking about it. All he said that he thinks that he failed, because he is frustrated that even normal people in the West don't even care about the innocent people dying in the Middle East.

[ginganz13]

I think he is probably overdue retirement from stepping over dead children, but he will continue to write & speak. I think he is frustrated with his lack of direct influence in any one event. The problem with speaking thruth to power as Chomsky points out - there is no point they allready know. Thanks 4 your comments.

[healer30]

This message is for YoneDawg. First of all, the Israeli Invasion of Lebanon was totaly against UN international laws, which Israel and the US break continiously. If you want to side with the rich and powerfull that is fine, but Robert Fisk is telling the truth, and reporting it from the side that is taking the hit. In my opinion, the US Gov. and the Israeli gov. are as terrorist as Bin Laden, in fact it is even worse because it is state terrorism.

[Waterhouz2007]

It's gutting to hear that he does not believe his 31 years of correspondance has made any difference. Frightfully I believe he is right, but it's very sad to say so. If Fisk is this candid about his own perceived failure, he proves just again what a rare specimen he is - an intelligent journalist.

[ginganz13]

He is correct - What's really interesting is why you think launching rockets against an enemy that continues to ilegally invade & occupy a sovereign country is a 'terrorist act'. By your logic the French resistance were terrorists - that is what the Nazi's called them. The massive irony is that many of the rockets are aimed at targets on stolen Palestinian land. Israels existance depsnds upon hiding the facts. UN Resolution 242 - go read it.

[bebeinpa]

Why do you think Israel holds that territory? For fun? Are you aware of history or just a moral idiot like Fisk?

[ginganz13]

Morally Israel has not a leg to stand on. Legally they are in even worse shape. If you have a case make it or go away.

[ginganz13]

You need to give an example. In the west if someone invades a home kills the family & steals the TV the Police are interested mainly in the perpetrator & his actions - not holding the victims accountable. The religion of the victims is incidental. He may have bias but his accuracy in undeniable - the reason he seems anti-west. For the west this is just embarrassing and should be.

[eilirudy]

Bullshit! I lived in Lebanon most of my life and my whole family was destroyed because of the war. If not for this great man's book "pity the nation" I would never have come to terms with my troubled childhood in a war-torn country.

[eduardotufen]

exactly

[ginganz13]

I think what Fisk is thinking about is legacy he would like recognition for making a difference - he has made a huge sacrifice of a huge talent with no single 'famous' event influenced by it. But as John Pilger has pointed out it is part of a groundswell. He has become like so many of the soldiers he has reported about, he gave everything for what he truly beleives - I think History will judge him differently.

[eduardotufen]

I don't understand why he believes that his life's work has been a total failure if what he did was that he informed the western world about the horrible things that have been done to the people of the Middle East. I think that Robert Fisk should at least recognize that even though he did not make a message that said that everyone is brothers that he at least delivered a message about the Middle East today and he told us information that we never got from the news.

[Perussaataja]

It is horrible if Fisk retires... We still have Noam Chomsky, but he is getting old. And so is Howard Zinn. We still have John Pilger. But i really hope Fisk doesnt stop. He is a great man!

[eilirudy]

Don't forget Norman Finkelstein.

[o0xst]

Finkelstein a great man!

[paadelante]

"He's your brother in faith or he's your brother in humanity."

I don't think we can afford to lose him......

[ghostsparade]

Has he really retired? His articles are still appearing in The Independent. I can understand his disillusionment with his work but i hope to God its not true, the world needs men like this. This man is a hero to me and many many people

[tobyquail]

That's more than okay. Just glad to see that its up here and people can see it.

[tobyquail]

Hiya all, I edited this piece for Cambell Live. Glad that it is reaching a wide audience.

[ginganz13]

Thanks for that, it is a good piece of work - Tis a pity we dpn't see more of Fisk and whats really going on - left the credits in tact didn't want to take the glory - hope that's OK!

[Beadbud5000]

Robert Fisk is a most incredible aultruistic man. Though WE still need him, with Bush's regime in the way, I can understand Fisk's decision. Too hard of an uphill battle. However Fisk could help us here! Expose. Expose! Expose!

[enotes9]

i agree lee. the impact he's made has been clocked somewhere for sure. let's hope he will stay working in the background

[thixotropic77]

is this for real? surely not. he might be frustrated that he cant make a ifference, but to retire completely....

[kosiasko]

Don't, you've made a difference.

[gazawi10]

Nooooooooooooo don't go Rob! We need you.