Even my interest in the news, in the commentaries and interviews are part of your legacy. After September 11, you seemed to recover and were upset that there was no television at the clinic for you to follow what was happening. You asked for a radio and we listened to the radio in the morning till you grew too ill to care. So, yesterday, like the other days, I switched on the BBC and listened to the news about the American attack on Afghanistan, listened to the commentaries, listened to the interviews and analysis of the events of September 11 and after. And then, through the haze of early morning sleep, I heard the interview of some Afghan woman.
Some people are expendable, even ambassadors.
Perhaps a floor or two would have gone, but the planes should have been destroyed, not those strong proud towers built to last forever. After all, the Pentagon still stands. Ground intelligence, as military experts tell us, is absolutely essential for any military exercise. Satellites are not enough. If it were not tragic reality, the precision with which the attacks were carried out would have been lauded for their brilliance.