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.

Iran has the technology to produce the highly enriched uranium, which is not automatically meaning nuclear weapon.

America is always a good target for a populist. In many countries, particularly authoritarian systems, if you want to get an extra bonus, you bash the Americans.

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.

You either have a civil society or you dont.

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

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