This mass terrorism is the new evil in our world today. It is perpetrated by fanatics who are utterly indifferent to the sanctity of human life, and we the democracies of this world are going to have to come together and fight it together.

Stirring is OK. It just depends what happens in the end.

People always think American politics is very different, but usually it is a predictor of what happens in the politics elsewhere.

There will be no peace in our world without an understanding of the place of religion within it.

Any action taken will be against the terrorist network of Bin Laden.... As for the Taleban, they can surrender the terrorists or face the consequences - and again in any action the aim will be to eliminate their military hardware, cut off their finances, disrupt their supplies, target their troops, not civilians.

Lord Cranborne told the leader of the opposition to 'back me or sack me' - he succeeded in doing both.

I think conspiracy theories have gotten more and more close to the mainstream because what you've got is a fragmentation of the media, where the media becomes much more polarized today, left and right.