Yes, my government and other democratic governments support the efforts of those working for peaceful change, but we do so transparently and in ways fully in keeping with international norms.
Let me just assure you that first of all I have spent half of my adult life in the public sector in government in the United States and politics and the other half of my adult life in academe in the United States as a professor.
My mother ended up working full time at low paying jobs, with welfare, food stamps andothergovernment assistance being our norm for most of the rest of my childhood.
"Although I am retiring to spend some long overdue time with my wife, Julie, I will continue to take a strong interest in local governmentandother local public services and hope to use some of what I have learned to contribute to their future in any way I can, " added Mr Turner.