Yvonne Ridley has won her case for unfair dismissal against Qatari news site Al-Jazeera.net.Ms Ridley was sacked from her role as senior editor on the English-language news site in November 2003 with no notice and with no reason.
Oh, I'm sure there were "reasons". Is "sucks" a reason?
Three weeks after her dismissal, Al-Jazeera told Ms Ridley's lawyer that she was a 'threat to national security' - a charge which carries the death penalty in Qatar.
And all she got was fired? Damn!
Ms Ridley had been an outspoken opponent of the war at a time when Al-Jazeera was rumoured to be under increasing pressure from the US government - which described the site as 'violently anti-coalition'. She had also helped to form a branch of the UK's National Union of Journalists (NUJ) at the Dohar-based broadcaster.
Yvonne Ridley: Union Hack.
"What's really ironic is that I was trying to lift the standard of journalism and improve the pay and working conditions of journalists at Al-Jazeera," said Ms Ridley.
Lift the standard of journalism??? Ummmmmmmmm...okay. Showing the wogs how it's done, right, Yvonne?
"But I still have great affection for Al-Jazeera. A lot of good people work there on both the English and Arab side, and the TV is still the best thing to have happened to Arab broadcasting in many years." A court in Qatar ruled in Ms Ridley's favour in February. Lawyers are still wrangling over compensation after Ms Ridley's lawyers rejected an offer from Al-Jazeera of around £10,000. A decision is expected in May.
Maybe they'll have some of their "friends" pay her a visit?
Yvonne Ridley now presents a news and current affairs show for London-based satellite broadcaster the Islam Channel, available live on the station's website. She also writes a column for US title Muslims Weekly and her new book on Osama Bin Laden is due out in Spring 2006.
I'll have to write that date down. I'm sure it'll be a literary classic.