Robert Fisk is the most widely regarded western journalist in the Middle East; enjoyed by the Arab Street and governments alike. He is a regular commentator on Al Jazeera.
Middle East correspondent of the The Independent, he has primarily been based in Beirut for more than 30 years.
Fisk holds more British and International Journalism awards than any other foreign correspondent.

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Robert Fisk's webasite:
http://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/columnist.asp?ID=5