Iraqi Minder Finder

June 27, 2003

For foreign correspondents in the final days before the fall of Baghdad, the toppling of Saddam was ushered in by the disappearance of their official government minders. Two months later, British television reporter John Irvine returned to Iraq in search of the minder who, he realized, had become a friend, despite the man's role as the eyes and ears of the regime. Irvine tells Brooke about their reunion.


Leave a Comment

Please keep your comments relevant to this entry. Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments. All comments on On the Media are moderated. On the Media reserves the right to edit any comments posted on this site. Please read the onthemedia.org Comment Guidelines before posting.

Your comment


* required
The information entered into this form will not be used to send unsolicited email and will not be sold to a third party.
 
Back to Episode
Supported in part by: