"Musharaf has failed to analyze or refuses to accept the fact that his theory of enlightened moderation has backfired to the extent that his policies has totally radicalized the masses."

"...it is so important to take the proactive longterm view and vote for the alternatives to extremist government. By watching, listening, learning, speaking up -- and voting -- citizens of any democratic country can deny power-hungry extremists the forum they crave."

"That spying had nothing to do with protecting the United States from a terrorist attack. The entire purpose of the NSA surveillance was to help the White House gain leverage, by whatever means possible, for a resolution in the U.N. Security Council to green light an invasion."

"This crisis raises a broader question: who is the competent and institutional arbitrating authority within Pakistan when such a crisis emerges?"

"...it is expected that Zionist lobbyists may invoke the usual refrain of “anti-semitism” in efforts to discredit the plaintiffs..."

"It is important to remember that Islam is about the essence of the act, not simply the act alone."

"Phil Rees’ encounters with ‘terrorists’ – encapsulated in just under 400 pages – is a vindication of his steadfast refusal to describe perpetrators of political violence ‘terrorists’. He accepts too that some may view his journey to meet men and women accused of terrorism, to shake hands and to sit and eat with them, as “akin to hitching a ride with the devil and becoming an apologist for the worst kind of violence known to mankind”.

"Undocumented workers and not terrorists are, therefore, the real reason behind the national driver’s license (read: national ID) campaign. The hated image of the terrorist serves to exploit fear and insecurity and give their campaign needed momentum."