I've been tortured, I was in prison, and after I left Iraq, Uday Hussein killed my father. War never brings anything good to people. That's why I'm here.

There was a message [of peace] to pass and it didn't get through. I know Arab countries. When they say no, they mean no. This is coming from a high level in the Libyan government if not Qadhafi himself.

The Iraq war was not necessary.

One of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror.

All this talk about a war with Iraq is adding a tremendous amount of volatility in all the markets. We see it in bonds, gold, oil. The uncertainty of what's going to happen is weighing on the markets.

One of the most important battle fronts in this war on terror is Iraq,