Quotes by Nic Robertson

“But its a soft start. The U.N. has been checking sites familiar to both sides. Contentious presidential palaces have so far been avoided.”

“I think our expulsion ... points to the increasing stress and pressure being put on the Iraqi leadership. And that is only going to increase.”

“The [Palestine Hotel] shook worse than during coalition bombing.”

“The general atmosphere here is one of relatively heavy security. It appears that theyre just putting on a very heavy security presence, moving around the center of the city.”

“The police just dont challenge them.”

“There is an awful lot of what might be construed as bad news here. But it is the dominant information. Its the prevailing information.”