Terrorists have failed in what is arguably al Qaida's most important objective - to trigger revolutions.

The majority of the world's Muslims do not believe that terrorism is a legitimate strategy or that Islam is incompatible with democracy.

The idea is to have global standards. There is so much travel that if you just had a regional standard, it would probably ultimately have to be changed.

If information ends up in the wrong hands, the lives of people very often are immediately at risk.

We still lack a global definition of terrorism.

Ultimately, freedom and democracy are stronger than fear and tyranny.

In situations of military conflict, civil strife, lawlessness, bad governance, and human rights violations, terrorists find it easier to hide, train and prepare their attacks.