We have been very clear that Israel has an undeniable right to self-defense and that the rockets that it has faced coming out of Gaza incessantly, the tunnels that are legion and are being used to infiltrate into Israel are very legitimate security concerns, for which they have an obligation - against which they have an obligation to act.

The larger picture here is that a North Korea with nuclear weapons adds to the larger proliferation risk.

Iran's economy is now shrinking by 1 percent a year. Its oil production is down 40 percent.

I have no regrets whatsoever that I have acted in a way to advance my country's interests

Can I be blunt? Yes. Can I be diplomatic? Yes. Can I concoct a mixture of vinegar and honey when the circumstances warrant? Yes.

Like democracy itself, jazz has structure, but within it you can say almost anything.

The notion that -- which some people are trying to suggest, that by asking for the identity of an American person, that is the same as leaking it, is completely false. There's no equivalence between so-called unmasking and leaking.