"Let God not allow this to be repeated, let God not make our grandsons relive this."
"Let God not allow this to be repeated, let God not make our grandsons relive this."
Valentyna Mashina
Standing near a monument to the victims in Chernobyl at a commemoration of the 20-year anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear explosion in Russia.
"There is no question but that as the new government is formed and the ministers are in place, that it's appropriate for us to begin discussions with the new government about the conditions on the ground and the pace at which we'll be able to turn over responsiblity in the provinces."
Donald H. Rumsfeld
U.S. Defense Secretary, in Baghdad, Iraq.