Some kind of parallel can be drawn from almost every section of this 3 yr Iraq war anniversary report from John Simpson, to some part of this anniversary report from the Beeb's latest award nominated darling, Baghdad Burning.

The only thing that Simpson avoids mentioning which Riverbend mentions is the violence- that is, mentioning it directly. It's typical of Simpson not to overreach with his bias.

Oh, and do check out this post on the subject of 'who is Riverbend?'. It comes recommended by Dave T. from BBBC comments, Cabarfeidh, and the Queen's Own...