Africa needs help, no question about that but I'd rather prefer that the money is channeled. That's what I call smart aid; it's channeled through African civil society groups. These are the groups which can be held more accountable. These are the groups which will sort of monitor how the aid money is spent.

I would have my secretary of treasury be in touch with the financial centers, not only here but at home.

And after September the 11th, the United States Congress also granted me additional authority to use military force against al Qaeda. . . .

I'm a war president. I make decisions here in the Oval Office in foreign policy matters with war on my mind.

Denying Al Qaeda safe haven was the right decision.

Tribal sovereignty means that. It's sovereign. You're a... you're a... you've been given sovereignty and you're viewed as a sovereign entity.

Most of our imports come from other countries