"If Americans and British are here to destroy the regime and liberate Iraq, we welcome them. But if
"If Americans and British are here to destroy the regime and liberate Iraq, we welcome them. But if they come to occupy Iraq, we will fight them to the end -- like the Palestinians."
Emad Fadil
A 26-year-old worker in the southern Iraqi city of Basra.
"Now I guess it hits me that I'm not going to be in a uniform anymore -- and that's not a terrible feeling. It's something that I've come to grips with, and it's time."
Michael Jordan
After playing for the Washington Wizards in his final NBA game, a 107-87 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers in which he scored 15 points.