Exclusive Interview with Iraqi President

My friend, FNC's man in Baghdad Gordon Robison, reports about his exclusive interview with Iraqi president Jalal Talabani (on his Mideast Analysis site and on the Fox News site). He and another Fox News representative were invited to dine with Talabani, his chief of staff and two Iraqi cabinet ministers at the end of the Ramadan fast. As reported by Robison, Talabani expressed his frustration with U.S. forces on turning security responsibilities over to the Iraqi police, and predicted that the U.S. would be required to maintain a presence in Iraq for the long term, to assist Iraq in dealing with potential threats from Syria, Iran and perhaps Turkey.

Robison did live spots on FNC about the interview at 5 and 7pm EST on Sunday.

Hotel Palestine Photos

Gordon Robison (see my previous post, "'Too Close for Comfort'") has posted photos of the aftermath of the Hotel Palestine bombing.

'Too Close For Comfort'

My good friend Gordon Robison, currently Baghdad bureau chief for Fox News, gives his account of today's deadly bombing of the Palestine Hotel, where international journalists huddle in Baghdad these days -- see "Too Close for Comfort" on Gordon's blog, Mideast Analysis.

I spoke to him this evening by phone, and he reports that all of his people are safe and sound, though quite shaken. A glass of scotch comes in handy at times like these.

See also TVNewser: FNC's Baghdad Bureau Chief. . ..