"In the Arab World the trend is going in the opposite direction, news, media, and entertainment is increasingly going toward subtle and often times explicit sexual direction. At this point there seems to be no Arab Barbara Walters in sight."

"Able Danger is merely one example of the extent of the precise advanced warning received by the US military intelligence community of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and the real reasons that those attacks were not thwarted. This was not a case of institutional incompetence, lack of funds, or structural bureaucratic deficiencies. Rather, deliberate decisions were made by senior military and government officials to block legitimate military intelligence investigations into terrorism on US soil, even to the point of somehow allowing them to gain high level security clearance to train at US military installations."

"One of the most fundamental issues in the Islamic World, as we have been saying all along, is the necessity of a union."

"Six days after 9/11, during a conspicuous -- and still worth pondering -- appearance on David Letterman’s show, Rather declared that “George Bush is the president, he makes the decisions.” Moments later, Rather said: “Wherever he wants me to line up, just tell me where. And he’ll make the call.”

"Within Israel there are many Palestinian villages that Israel does not recognize geographically and financially. However, Israel will not allow the people in these villages to have running water, electricity or perform infrastructure construction."

"The intertwining issues between Gaza and Israel are too complicated to be solved by remote control. Goodwill and efforts from the international community and by former World Bank president are no substitute for direct, serious bilateral talks."

"...Bush has defied the laws of gravity his whole life, constantly falling upward and upward in wealth, status and power."

"Judging from recent approval ratings, I think the American citizens are starting to catch on."