Osama bin Laden's own words stated he has a war against the United States. He declared that American civilians should be considered as combatants.

Cyber will be part of any future conflict - whether it's a nation state or terrorism.

We have to be mindful that there is the certainty that terrorists will attempt to launch multiple attacks against their enemy, which is us and our allies.

The only way to address terrorism is to deal with the issues that create terrorism, to resolve them where possible, and where that's not possible to ensure that there is an alternative to violence.

The Pakistani government under Musharraf is a strong and key player in the global war on terrorism, and their contribution has been second to none.

As long as there are people who are not happy with their lot in life, as long as the United States is perceived to somehow be the cause of this unhappiness, there will be terrorism.

I was an intelligence officer, not a policy-maker.