In all disputes, a point is arrived at where no party, no matter how right or wrong it might have been at the start of that dispute, will any longer be totally in the right or totally in the wrong. Such a point I believe, has been reached in this debate... Let us not equivocate. A tragedy of unprecedented proportions is unfolding in Africa.

There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested.

It's a tragedy what is happening, what Bush is doing. All Bush wants is Iraqi oil. There is no doubt that the U.S. is behaving badly. Why are they not seeking to confiscate weapons of mass destruction from their ally Israel? This is just an excuse to get Iraq's oil.

It is most unusual to return to a place that has changed in ways you yourself have altered.

Only free men can negotiate; prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom and mine cannot be separated.

When you are behind bars with no hope of release, you need to find strength wherever you can. Personally, I found strength in Michael Jackson.

Let us remind ourselves that it is ordinary people - men and women, boys and girls - that make the world a special place