John SimpsonWhile driving home from Fishguard in the early hours of Sunday morning we listened to “From Our Own Correspondent” on the BBC World Service. These dispatches from resident journalists around the World are always fascinating, and have a ring of authenticity and truth about them which I find lacking in so much journalism.

Veteran correspondent John Simpson (yes, the first reporter to enter downtown Kabul after the Teleban were chased into the Afghanistan mountains) is always worth a listen and this latest piece did not disappoint.

Here’s a snippet from his piece below and the full item as an MP3 download.


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