 It is difficult to talk about the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon without concentrating on the horrible massacre of Shabra and Shatila. Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who was Defense Secretary at the time, was later found to bear personal responsibility for the massacre. Robert Fisk, the long-time foreign correspondent for the UK's Independent, was there during the massacre. Eighteen years after, in 2000, he wrote for the Independent about his experiences and his memories.