"I am still in shock and awe at being fired," said journalist Peter Arnett has now been hired by anti-war UK tabloid Daily Mirror. I'm sure the interviewed he gave to Iraqi TV shocked and awed the authorities in US too.

"I report the truth of what is happening here in Baghdad and will not apologize for it," said Arnett. Looks like the war on the media front is being fought as bitterly as the one on the ground. As the old adage goes: "The pen is mightier than the sword".