You can't get closer to the heart of national sovereignty than national security and intelligence services.

In intelligence work, there are limits to the amount of information one can share. Confidentiality is essential.

In the fight against terrorism, national agencies keep full control over their police forces, security and intelligence agencies and judicial authorities.

Our strategy should be to strengthen the hand of moderate Muslims.

National security is the first duty of government but we are also committed to reversing the substantial erosion of civil liberties.

While the government can tell you that I am an innocent man, the government's letter cannot give me back my good name or my reputation.

You shouldn't change your behavior because a government agency somewhere is doing the wrong thing. If we sacrifice our values because we're afraid, we don't care very much about those values.

We believe democracy to be the only real guarantor of stability and we have sought to create a 'Jordanian model' that might also inspire others in our region. I wish democracy and peace to be my legacy to my people and the shield of generations to come.