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"There is a feeling that this wave might not be over."
Bush administration official,
on the threat of more terror attacks in the wake of the May 12 bombings in Saudi Arabia, which left 34 people dead and revived speculation about al-Qaeda's destructive potential

"It's either settlements or peace. Both cannot go together."
Saeb Erakat,
ex-Palestinian chief negotiator, on Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's statement that dismantling Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza, as stipulated in the "road map to peace," was not "on the horizon right now"

"And apart from our national agenda, we also built a close personal friendship."
Roh Moo Hyun,
South Korea's President, after meeting U.S. President George W. Bush to discuss the North Korea crisis

"When we talk about Saddam, we have to look over our shoulders because we are still afraid."
Hassan Maki,
in Mahawil, Iraq, on the dictator's lingering presence

"What will they freeze? We don't have a single centavo."
EId Kabalu,
Moro Islamic Liberation Front spokesman, on the Philippine government's threat to label the milf a terrorist outfit and freeze its assets

"He is in danger of destroying his legacy as he becomes increasingly obsessed by his place in history." Clare Short,
former British Cabinet minister, on Prime Minister Tony Blair, in her resignation speech before Parliament