"Nic Robertson" is a Senior International Correspondent at CNN. Robertson started his career in broadcasting in 1984 within the engineering arm of the UK's Independent Broadcasting Authority. He then worked as an engineer with TV-AM until 1989.

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I think our expulsion ... points to the increasing stress and pressure being put on the Iraqi leadership. And that is only going to increase.

The [Palestine Hotel] shook worse than during coalition bombing.

The general atmosphere here is one of relatively heavy security. It appears that they're just putting on a very heavy security presence, moving around the center of the city.

The police just don't challenge them.

There is an awful lot of what might be construed as bad news here. But it is the dominant information. It's the prevailing information.