We turn now over the debate of the proposed Islamic center and mosque near Ground Zero....The controversy has raised profound questions about religious tolerance and prejudice in the United States.

In Bosnia, little children shot in the head by a guy who thinks it's okay to aim his gun at a child.

In emerging democracies like Russia, in authoritarian states like Iran or even Yugoslavia, journalists play a vital role in civil society. In fact, they form the very basis of those new democracies and civil societies.

For instance, why are we terrorizing this country, leading with murder and mayhem, when crime is actually on the decline, as somebody, as somebody mentioned?

I have spent the past ten years in just about every war zone there was.

Because if we the storytellers don't do this, then the bad people will win.

I believe America will always win the war. It's a superpower that no one can challenge. The real challenge is for the United States to win the peace.