"If this act actually happened, it constitutes an ugly and unethical crime, monstrous and inhuman.

"If this act actually happened, it constitutes an ugly and unethical crime, monstrous and inhuman. The Iraqi judiciary should be informed about this investigation which should be conducted under supervision of international and human organizations."
Hashim Abdul-Rahman al-Shebli
Iraqi justiceminister demanding that the U.N. Security Council ensure a group of U.S. troops is punished for allegedly raping and murdering a young Iraqi woman and executing her family.
"We will not give any information that will give the occupation good news or reassurance."
Abu Muthana
A spokesman for the shadowy Army of Islam, in refusing to say whether Israeli Cpl. Gilad Shalit was dead or alive.