I don't think my principles change. I think the way in which you apply those principles to modern society changes.

Egypt is a sovereign nation.

Very few conflicts in the history of the world have been satisfactorily concluded according to a published timetable, because you lose all flexibility in dealing with your opponents.

I'm not, nor is anybody I know in government part of a nasty right wing clique.

If some of the people who write about mojo came with me for a week, they would drop dead on their feet.

Unless there is meaningful change in Syria and an end to the crackdown, President Assad and those around him will find themselves isolated internationally and discredited within Syria.

It is not my policy to hit voters during the election.