We have moved from an age in which government leaders sought to do what was best for the people to one in which the political leadership is convinced it knows what is best for the people, whether they like it or not.

I fear that we read of war, like women gossip, to enjoy the bitter misery of others.

A Hamas terrorist, a UN aid worker and a journalist walked into a Gaza hookah bar. And no one could tell who was who.

When I'm writing about reality, I'm writing about death. When I'm writing fiction, I'm writing about life.

I've been to many countries and watched a number of conflicts or their residue, and I've served in the military.

If there is a single power the West underestimates, it is the power of collective hatred.

Vladimir Putin hates America, he wants to hurt us. Suddenly Vladimir Putin is a good guy, Russia is okay, no it's not. Russia is evil, Russia is our enemy.