The dream of democracy has long been enshrined in the hearts of the Egyptian people. It only needed awakening.

We still live in a world where if you have nuclear weapons, you are buying power; you are buying insurance against attack.

All I know is, I think I would like to continue to do public service.

In April I founded the Constitution Party. With the Social Democrats and all liberal powers we will combine against the Islamists. We still have a chance and we should not waste the awakening; that would be a tragedy. Young people want more personal freedom and better jobs. They want a clear word from the West against Mohammed Morsi. If Americans and Europeans really believe in the values that they are always preaching then they must help us and pressure Morsi.

We know North Korea has the plutonium that can go into the bomb.

As long as some of us choose to rely on nuclear weapons, we continue to risk that these same weapons will become increasingly attractive to others.

My conscience does not permit me to run for the presidency or any other official position unless it is within a democratic framework.