“Every war, even those that seem the most insane, always occurs for the 'right reasons' because they're for defense. ... Let us recall, even for Hitler, the war was just. ... We don't go to war to fight, whatever any warmonger says, but to defend ourselves!”
—Professor Pierre Desjardins, Montmorency College, Quebec
“The key words: state
capitalism, centralized market regulation and authoritarian central
government. That is an
altogether different
world and humanity,
about which the U.S.
has very little to say.”
“Obama's very relative failure consists of having
pursued a centrist policy,
of which he is ashamed,
but with language that
is just a bit too leftist.”
“We've laughed our heads off over the paradox of a renowned secularist like Zapatero, avowed enemy of Christianism, praying
at an event sponsored by
conservative Christians.”
“The situation in Haiti remains desperate, particularly for young
children. This isn't the
time to reconstruct
bureaucracy, it's time to
save lives; heal trauma.”
“German officials are doing their best to deflect public attention from Afghanistan, as if anything they said about the conflict would be too much for the public to take.”
—
CORRESPONDENTS Ulrike Demmer, Christoph Hickmann,
Dirk Kurbjuweit, Ralf Neukirch
“After a year spent trying to attract the attention of his American counterpart,
Sarkozy seems to have resigned himself. To hell with his dream of a shock
duo leading the world.”
“Amid the disappointment, these days the unfortunate man in the Oval Office no longer seems able to get
anything right. ... And in
spite of all that: Barack
Obama is doing a good job.”
“The United States, Zionists and other bullying powers will be unable to shake the
Revolution's pillars, whether
it be with intimidation or
political and economic means.”
—
Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Iran's Supreme Leader
“There is a sense that still lurking within the Chinese psyche, is the xenophobia
that once caused them to turn their back on the
world for over 500 years.”
“Why such timidity
on
the part of Iraqi
officials?
Is it simply shame about
implementing American decisions on a political process that has already
cost us so much in blood?”
“Bin Laden offers a good
excuse for America to continue its dirty war in Afghanistan, its destructive chaos in Iraq and perhaps
even an invasion of Yemen.”
“Civilians have paid and still pay the bulk of the bill for
conflicts between America and organizations that were established under its auspices,
first of all the new Taliban.”
“This is because our lands
are under occupation and Israel destroys our homes and our holy places on a daily basis, and tortures our people in Palestine.”
—
Dafna Bayraq, Wife of Suicide Bomber Hamam Al-Bluwi
“Ask Allah for forgiveness, repent and review your
beliefs. First: convince
yourself that people don't
enter Paradise carried
on boats that flow over rivers of innocent blood!”
“Absurdly, they often arrive just a few minutes before departure, banter with security guards and walk aboard flights unchallenged.
This nonsense must come to a stop.”
“On the one hand, Yemen poses as America's ally in the war on
Islamist extremists, but on the
other, it is maintaining close
back-door ties with al-Qaeda.”
“The latest escapade by the U.S. and Britain threatens the energy security of the entire world, as well as the
sovereignty of dozens of other powerful nations.”
“This is how a system that
benefits from the fear-
mongering that surrounds terror succeeds in restoring
itself to the center of
policy making in America.”
“Their lives mean nothing to
the wolves that have cut them off from us with idle promises of a future that the wolf pack has reserved only for its own.”
“To the best of his parent's knowledge, Farouk had never shown any attitude, conduct or association that would be
cause for concern - and when such issues arose recently,
they reported it to authorities.”
—
Statement issued by the Mutallab family on the arrest
of Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab
“There is an ancient
Chinese expression, 'Misfortune, is what good fortune depends on.' ... this weapons
sale will inspire strong
cohesion among all
of the Chinese people.”
“Not only does it show the government permitting the U.S. to kill Pakistan citizens on their own territory, it creates additional recruits
for militants and extremists.”
“Like Obama, President Ma Ying-jeou began his tenure with high approval ratings,
but has seen his popularity
plummet. Yet the two have responded very differently.”
“The U.S. decision constitutes a gross intervention into China's
internal affairs, endangers our national security and harms
China's efforts at reunification.”
“Bravo to Pandora's Ministry of Propaganda for capturing
Chinese hearts and minds. Unfortunately for the film's
counterpart Confucious,
Avatar's a hard act to follow.”
“The occupation
of Haiti transforms the
country into a military
base In the Caribbean,
with the intent of
encircling the nations
of Cuba and Venezuela.”
—
Professor Juan Fernando
Jaramillo of Colombia's National University
“Had it been up to this nation's people who hold their self-
respect in the very
highest regard, we
would have
spurned this demeaning aid package with all the scorn it deserves.”
“Obviously, if Canadians
want to travel ... and if
others want to travel through Canada into the
United States, it's the U.S.
that will set the rules.”
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