"I helped deliver thousands of Iraqi babies, and now I am taking part in the birth of a new country

"I helped deliver thousands of Iraqi babies, and now I am taking part in the birth of a new country and a new rule based on women's rights, humanity, unity and freedom."
Raja Habib al-Khuzaai
Director of a maternity hospital in southern Iraq and one of three female members of the country's new governing council.
"Three hours is an insult. Three hours is a layover in the middle of a thunderstorm. In a race to create more of a photo op, he has successfully insulted Africans as well as African-Americans."
Bill Fletcher Jr.
President of TransAfrica Forum, sizing up President Bush's time in Uganda during last week's African tour.