The state of Africa is a scar on the conscience of the world, but if the world as a community focused on it we could heal it,

This is not in any way whatsoever aimed at the decent, law-abiding Muslim community of Britain,

Yet behind that extraordinary front presented to the world was one of the shrewdest political minds I ever encountered.

Conflict is not inevitable, but disarmament is... everyone now accepts that if there is a default by Saddam the international community must act to enforce its will.

We believe you can achieve much more through persuasion and by encouraging China to open up to the outside world than by turning your back on China,

I hope that in the next few days we demonstrate as a world our complete solidarity in this fight which is so important to us.