Lest we lose sight of the reality of war

From the pen of Marie Colvin, war correspondent who was killed to day in Syria:
"Despite all the videos you see from the Ministry of Defence or the Pentagon, and all the sanitised language describing smart bombs and pinpoint strikes, the scene on the ground has remained remarkably the same for hundreds of years. Craters. Burned houses. Mutilated bodies. Women weeping for children and husbands. Men for their wives, mothers for their children".

The award-winning French photographer Remi Ochlik died with her as well. There is some evidence to suggest that they were deliberately targetted by the Syrian authorities. It's a great pity that Syria does not provide more of our oil: perhaps then the oft lauded policy of 'humanitarian intervention' would be more in evidence.