"The Americans, by coming here, have harmed us. We are not armed people and we are not terrorists,

"The Americans, by coming here, have harmed us. We are not armed people and we are not terrorists, but we are suffering from the siege."
Ahmad Mashhan
An Iraqi farmer.
"Fleeing from the mission in Iraq is unthinkable."
Silvio Berlusconi
Italian prime minister, reacting to the ongoing battles between coalition forces and extremists in Iraq who are demanding the withdrawal of American and other forces.
"Connecticut is the basketball capital of the world."
Jim Devanney
A die-hard fan of the University of Connecticut Huskies, after the women's team beat the University of Tennessee, making Connecticut the first school to sweep both Division I titles.