Verbatim

"Go to hell, you infidels."
IMAM SAMUDRA,
mastermind of the Bali bombings, to courtroom spectators—including relatives of people who died in the attack—after being sentenced to death in a court in Bali

"Devour the Americans just like the lions devour their prey. Bury them in the Iraqi graveyard."
AYMAN AL-ZAWAHIRI,
Osama bin Laden's lieutenant, featured on a videotape released days before the second anniversary of 9/11

"This is my homeland ... no one can kick me out."
YASSER ARAFAT,
Palestinian leader, after Israel's security cabinet announced a decision to "remove" him

"If I was the one who ordered it, he would have been dead already in the first attempt."
RODRIGO DUTERTE,
mayor of Davao City, Philippines, denying involvement in the murder of journalist Juan Pala who had survived three previous attempts on his life

"This is serious ... we are just investigating if a debt is owed."
NABIL HILMI,
Egyptian lawyer, on his plan to sue Jews worldwide for "plundering" gold during their Exodus from Egypt as described in the Bible

"Come on, dog meat is so delicious."
KEP CHUKTEMA,
governor of Phnom Penh, defending his approach to dealing with the city's stray-dog problem. Chuktema also said that dog meat goes nicely with palm-juice wine