Lara Logan
Lara Logan
Lara Logan is a South African television and radio journalist and war correspondent. She is the chief foreign affairs correspondent for CBS News and a correspondent for CBS's 60 Minutes...
NationalitySouth African
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth29 March 1971
choose commitment doubt guys mission time
No one would ever doubt your commitment to your mission here. You guys have been here a long time and made a lot of sacrifices. But, if you could choose where you could be right now, where would that be?
There's something called latent PTSD. It manifests itself in different ways. I want to be free of it, but I'm not.
children life
My children are my life. They're so spectacular.
assaulted close death fear learned life scared
After I was assaulted in Egypt, I learned fear. I've just never been so scared in my life. I've never been so close to death.
behind dead death difficult harder left might people seeing
Seeing death is not as difficult as you might think. What's harder is to see people suffer. It's the people the dead left behind that get to you.
dishes gonna prepared says sign
I'm always gonna be crazy about dishes in the sink. Crazy! Because it's a sign of disrespect. It says that you think someone else is going to clean up after you: that you're not prepared to do it yourself.
advantages exploits might skill
exploits her God-given advantages with a skill that Mata Hari might envy.
admit advantage alive journalist
There isn't a journalist alive who won't admit to you they use every advantage they have.
attitude judge moment saddam smiled stepped walked
He had that real Saddam attitude from the moment he stepped into that room, and he smiled at his codefendants, he smiled at the judge as he walked past,
admire bob experience hear point
I admire Bob for going with the Iraqis. It's important to hear their story and to experience it from their point of view. He did the right thing.
building dollars kept millions near ruled somewhere spent supposed
But I can tell you that the building is supposed to be somewhere near Saddam's old palace, from where he ruled this country, and where he kept his gifts. And millions and millions of dollars have been spent fortifying the building for security.
allow appeals days rules within
If he's convicted, ... once all the appeals have been exhausted, the rules do allow for him to be executed within 30 days of that.
allowed notebook pen
I'm not even allowed to take a notebook and a pen with me into the court,
absolutely believe cover
If you really want to cover the story, if you believe in what you're doing, you have absolutely no choice. If you want to be safe, don't go to Iraq.