"...Saddam will go down with the worlds biggest suicide bomber making sure he takes as many lives with him when he goes" JOHN SIMPSON BBC

John Simpson is the BBC's World Affairs Editor, the senior member of a team of London-based foreign and specialist correspondents.

In a BBC career spanning more than 30 years - he joined as a trainee journalist in 1966 - John has earned a reputation as one of the world's most experienced and authoritative journalists.

He has reported from more than 100 countries across the globe, from 30 war zones and has interviewed numerous world leaders.