I was a middle child and was used to negotiating. But there was nothing I could do to reverse my mother's condition.
“Let me say this: I believe closing Guantanamo is in our Nation's national security interest. Guantanamo is used not only by al-Qaida, but also by other nations, governments, and individuals - people good and bad - as a symbol of America's abuse of Muslims, and it is fanning the flames of anti-Americ”
“It's all kinds of these profound things crashing on you when your child arrives into the world. It's like you've met your reason to live.”