Sorry, couldn't resist. :)

I just could not stop laughing at "said one man" piece, as it reminded me the well known in Russia "OBS" "news agency". OBS is the acronym for "odna baba skazala" ("one old lady said") meaning the least trusted source of info. In the Russian context it repesents a group of old ladies gossiping an spreading the rumors.

One does not have to be "there" to write phrases like that... :)

>This is from a reporter who is actually there:
>
>People gather around U.S. soldiers and they tell us they're looking forward to a new Iraq -- one without fear of Saddam's reign of terror.
>
>>Since when "said one man" is THE "source" ??? :)
>>
>>>Rather than relying on reports of "intercepted radio communications", I thought it would be nice to cite a source right there where it's happening:
>>>
>>>http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/03/30/otsc.irq.amanpour/index.html
>>>
>>>"I want my freedom," said one man. "I don't want food or water, just want my freedom."
>>>
>>>To the question the British ask everyday, "When will the people rise up?" the answer many Iraqis give us is, "The day we know Saddam is dead."