Adnan Pachachi

It won't be a question of how well-trained or well-equipped the army is but one of the authority it serves.

If the security forces continue to be dominated as they are now by political groups or sects, then the people won't trust in them - and the result will be civil war or fragmentation of the country.

I think people are rapidly losing confidence in the political class, and I don't blame them.

In our natural state, we are glorious beings. In the world of illusion, we are lost and imprisoned, slaves to our appetites and our will to false power.

Political differences will always generate a healthy debate, but over time the dialogue has become more hateful and at times violent.

My affiliation with England is borne out by the fact that I do come back for periodic visits.