Most European reporters have left the country, and there are far fewer Americans than just a few months ago.
Mansell, who had a combative relationship with European reporters, has been cordial here.
But the Toronto Star employed him as its European reporter, so they had enough money for the two of them to live.
European reporters are more daring than their North American counterparts.
To a European reporter who asked what the battle for might be like, he replied, "Stay in Baghdad, and watch what will happen."
A driver was killed and two European reporters were injured in the incident.
He spoke from London, where he had talked earlier to European reporters.
He invited European and American reporters to visit the detention center themselves.
"Having been through the worst year in aviation history, the company has performed very well," he told European reporters.
Following an official "tip," several European reporters and I located the graves.