Jamal Khashoggi

“The international community should pressure Iran to get the Houthis to agree to some peaceful understanding in Yemen. But at the same time, Saudi Arabia also needs to believe truly in democracy for Yemen.”

“I don't want anything to affect my freedom, and we don't want Saudi Arabia to be another Iran.”

“The eradication of the Muslim Brotherhood is nothing less than an abolition of democracy and a guarantee that Arabs will continue living under authoritarian and corrupt regimes.”

“The condition that the Taliban part with al Qaeda is not just a condition, it is an objective. We must convince them that al Qaeda ideology and dogma will not help them.”

“In 2003 and again in 2010, I was fired from my job as editor-in-chief of a 'progressive' paper, Al-Watan. During the years in between, I served as media adviser to Prince Turki al-Faisal, the Saudi ambassador to Britain and then the United States.”

“Criticism of the Middle East should not be directed only at Saudi Arabia. Human rights abuses are happening throughout the Arab world.”

“When Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen erupted in March 2015, there was widespread Saudi popular support for it - including by me.”

“I really don't like being in jail.”

“Osama bin Laden's hijacked planes not only attacked the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. They also attacked Islam as a faith. They attacked the values of tolerance and coexistence that Islam preaches.”

“The United States would be the only honest broker in the international effort to restore peace and justice for all Syrians.”

“As a Saudi journalist starting my career right after the oil boom of the 1970s, I witnessed the phenomenal growth and expansion of Saudi businesses and the pivotal role the leaders of these firms played in building the modern Saudi economy.”

“I knew Saleh well, having interviewed and met with him several times. He was a professional Machiavelli, fluent in all forms for political maneuvering.”

“One could imagine a day when empowered and experienced representatives of liberated areas will sit with the regime's representatives and work to negotiate to reunify a more democratic Syria.”

“Saudi Arabia is defined and represented by its Islamic stature.”

“We should not need to be reminded of the value of human life.”

“The core principle of Wahhabism is anti-diverse.”

“Saudi Arabia needs friends. We are in a war in Yemen, in a confrontation with Iran, so we need friends like Canada, Europe.”

“Women today should have the same rights as men. And all citizens should have the right to speak their minds without fear of imprisonment.”

“There is nothing remarkable about having media and foreign embassy contacts. When I lived in Saudi Arabia as a journalist, this was a regular occurrence.”

“Saudi Arabia is the mother and father of political Islam.”