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In the spring of 2023, twenty years after the Americans, the British and their allies invaded to overthrow Saddam Hussein, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ International Editor Jeremy Bowen was reporting from Iraq for the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½. He described the invasion as 'a catastrophe'. Taking you to some of the most difficult stories Jeremy and other journalists have covered; in this episode - why impartiality is not about trying to get perfect balance, the truth lying somewhere in the middle.  Often it does not.   Jeremy speaks with: journalist Rana Rahimpour who was born in Iran but left when she was 25 to work for the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½; former ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ bureau chief Milton Nkosi, who grew up under apartheid in Soweto, South Africa; journalist and environmentalist George Monbiot, and CNN's Chief International Anchor Christiane Amanpour. Presenter: Jeremy Bowen Producer: Georgia Catt Assistant Producer: Sam Peach Additional research: Rob Byrne Series mixing: Jackie Margerum Series Editor: Philip Sellars
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