An Egyptian newspaper once publicly identified me as the C.I.A. station chief in Cairo. It seemed so stupid at the time. I was only 24, a little young to be a station chief, and, of course, I was never with the C.I.A.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
My dad was a diplomat and after living in America, where I was born, he was posted to Cairo.
I really should have been a pharaoh - do you know that?
My own military background is wholly un-distinguished. I was a sergeant.
I was involved as deputy mayor in New York City on 9/11.
My name became known because I was, one might say accidentally the target of state repression and because so many people throughout the country and other parts of the world organized around the demand for my freedom.
My father was a journalist.
My father was a sergeant with the Connecticut state police. My mother was a hairstylist.
I was a public affairs officer. I worked with the media, but I didn't just stay at my desk. I assisted in military duties, travelled around Anbar province, hung out with a wide variety of Marines.
I am the first Egyptian civilian president elected democratically, freely, following a great, peaceful revolution.
Do you know that I was the anchor on the 'CBS Morning Show?' And my newsman was Walter Cronkite.