Ellen Knickmeyer Quotes (3 Quotes)

Jill spent three years learning Arabic because she cared so much about this story and covering it right. If they talk to her they'll find she's a very respectful person ... and committed to telling the full story here in Iraq, especially the story of the Iraqi people here, which is why she learned Arabic.

She looks really tired. She had really black circles under her eyes and her hair was kind of messed up.

Living for Iraqis is more difficult and more dangerous. The driver for Voice of America was shot in recent days. One of our drivers has had two cousins shot to death in a week, I think most people would be much more reluctant to schedule interviews with Sunni politicians.