War & Peace

Every caller from Mosul takes a risk to call in….death.

You are sending a clear message to the world here from Baku that multiculturalism, interfaith dialogue and goodwill has to prevail.

I am infinitely grateful for this honourable distinction with all my heart. I accept it not on my behalf but on behalf of all Colombians, especially the millions of victims of this conflict which we have suffered for more than 50 years.

After all these crimes we will feel ashamed if we just run away. The next generation should have a better country to live in.

As you know France declared an initial state of emergency for three months then prolonged it for another three months. Then they prolonged it for another three months. So there is no obstacle in terms of prolonging it… Initially of course it is three months but after three months we can ask for a second three month period and extend it.

The problem is the Russians don’t care about international law, and we do.

Sacrifice—I don't think he knows the meaning of sacrifice, the meaning of the word… Because when I was standing there, all America felt my pain. Without saying a single word. Everybody felt that pain.

Open to the idea that – for a period yet to be determined – there should be no financing from abroad for the construction of mosques.

The U.S. tells us to give up our nuclear program, is preparing a nuclear attack against us, and on the other hand would tell its allies to have nuclear weapons. Isn't this (a) double standard?

It was just a massive crowd of screaming people. Some were falling over themselves. A poor chap in a wheelchair was just left, and everyone just rushed to the back of the building, and then people ran the other way and no one really seemed to know what was going on.

The entire nation deeply identifies with the family's pain and declares to the murderers: You will not break us.

Probably failing to plan for the day after what I think was the right thing to do in intervening in Libya.