"[It] is repugnant to commit such a crime against a woman who has spent most of her life working for

"[It] is repugnant to commit such a crime against a woman who has spent most of her life working for the good of the people of Iraq."
Jack Straw
British foreign secretary, regarding kidnapped British aid worker Margaret Hassan, who is believed to have been killed in Iraq.
"Her appointment means the center of gravity in foreign policy-making is shifting."
Zbigniew Brzezinski
President Carter's national security adviser, on new Secretary of State nominee Condoleezza Rice.
"Now is when the real work begins."
Lt. Col. Dan Wilson
On the reconstruction of Fallujah, Iraq.