If I could have just 1 per cent of the money spent on global armaments, no one in this world would go to bed hungry.

Almost all of the liberal and Christian members of the constitutional commission have withdrawn, because we all fear that the Muslim Brotherhood will pass a document with Islamist undertones that marginalizes the rights of women and religious minorities. Who sits in this group? One person, who wants to ban music, because it's allegedly against Sharia law; another, who denies the Holocaust; another, who openly condemns democracy.

If we are addressing the issue of weapons of mass destruction, we need to send a uniform, consistent message that there is zero tolerance to any country who is developing weapons of mass destruction, North Korea included.

Its up to any government to decide how to react to the denial of basic human rights anywhere in the world, including Egypt.

I have, as you know, the utmost respect for President Obama as a person.

I grew up in a conservative household. That was the life of the time in Egypt: a conservative, middle-class household.

People talk about smart sanctions and crippling sanctions. Ive never seen smart sanctions, and crippling sanctions cripple everyone, including innocent civilians, and make the government more popular.