It's said that the first casualty in a war is truth, as both sides jostle to defend their positions. In the Iraq war, the BBC deployed an unrivalled team of correspondents to cover the complex issues involved and to seek out the truth. For this book, top correspondents, including John Simpson, Rageh Omaar and Fergal Keane, have written a series of incisive and accessible essays which guide the reader through each stage of the Iraq crisis. The book also contains first-hand accounts from the front lines. Some BBC correspondents, such as Ben Brown and Gavin Hewitt, were "embedded" with US and British troops; they provide unique snapshots of combat and the hazards of reporting through the "fog of war". Title guides the reader through each stage of the crisis, from the evolution of American policy after 9/11, through the diplomatic and political confrontation in the run-up to war, to the campaign itself and the prospects for Iraq's post-war reconstruction.

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1.0 out of 5 stars One of a glut, 16 Sep 2003

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Reading this book, one is shocked by how far the BBC had moved from the days when its correspondents were experts in their own right. Rageh Omaar - exposed by the Times as a sycophant towards the Iraqi regime - makes great play of the fact he had been to Iraq five times: his 'diary' is written as if looking out from from his hotel room. The pieces by Jim Muir and Evan Davis are the pick of the crop, the material from the 'embedded' reporters rather silly. John Simpson for some reason gives a potted history of Saddam Hussein (if you want to know what made Saddam tick read the biography by Said Aburish).
There is a glut of current books on the Iraq war (the Telegraph's and Reuters are much better than this one), adding insult to the injury of the blanket media coverage that followed decades of ignoring Saddam Hussein's crimes. Where were all these people when young men were being mown down in the Iran-Iraq war, when 4500 Kurdish villages were destroyed and when the Shia of southern Iraq were butchered? And where are the journalists - like David Hirst of the Guardian and the film-maker Gwynn Roberts - who did tell the world what was happening in those days? Have they been pushed aside by people who look better on television?

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent...an Iraqi says so!!!!, 18 Sep 2003

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As an Iraqi, i found this an excellent account of the events leading to the Gulf war, with thoughtful and revealing insights into the two men in the boxing ring, Saddam and George Jr. Thoroughly recommend this for everyone to read

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5.0 out of 5 stars Even Handed account ....., 20 Oct 2003

By	J. B. Akhtar "aluminium" (UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The BBC are the real crown jewels in this country.The personal accounts are fascinating and is better than the Daily Telegraph book which is more Boys own stuff.Any one who hated the anti war movement will hate this book anyway because the BBC are enemy number one for them even though the stance in the news was no different at any of the other skeptical papers...like the Daily Telegraph of all critics.
Hypocrisy runs riot at every level of this war.No one is untouched.Read this book.It a level headed personal and sincere insight to the war.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely superb
A fascinating insight into how the war was fought and how it was reported. From the frontline, to the UN, to Downing Street, this book has it covered. Read more

Published on 17 Jul 2007 by Mrs. R. Dean

1.0 out of 5 stars Deterioration of BBC
The point at which I realised how far the BBC had deteriorated was when I heard Lise Dousset describe Mosul as a Kurdish city. Read more

Published on 7 Nov 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars a great read!
I found this book provided me with an invaluable insight both into the geopolitics of the region as well as he minutae of the lead-up to the war. Read more

Published on 28 Sep 2003 by brettrogers2000

2.0 out of 5 stars BBC Correspondents Against the War
This book should have been entitled BBC News Correspondents Against the War, balanced it isnt! The best of the early crop of books is the one published by the Daily Telegraph a... Read more

Published on 31 Aug 2003

1.0 out of 5 stars Not "Hugely Significant"
The good old BBC, where skirmishes are battles and minor events are "hugely significant". This book is dreadful, and reflects the BBC's poor coverage of the recent war. Read more

Published on 26 Aug 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent and even-handed oveview of the Iraq war
Exactly what one would expect from the Beeb - a thoroughly professional look at the events leading up to the war as well as the war itself. Read more

Published on 2 Aug 2003 by lynnd71

5.0 out of 5 stars Slicing through the fog
What a surprise.

I was ready to be disappointed with such an instant book on a subject where the dust still has not settled back into the desert. Read more

Published on 18 Jun 2003 by J R Owen

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