“It was an extraordinary symphony in which everything went perfectly.”

“It was an extraordinary symphony in which everything went perfectly.”

Ingrid Betancourt

Colombia’s former presidential candidate, on a rescue in which she and 14 other hostages — including three U.S. military contractors held since 2003 — were airlifted to freedom.

“What Pakistan has to do with its president, who is an unconstitutional president, this is Pakistan’s internal affair, this is not Pakistan’s external affair. We do not need any external consultation in this.”

Nawaz Sharif

Pakistan’s former prime minister, in rebuffing a senior U.S. official for saying that Pakistan should focus on food prices and militancy rather than the fate of President Pervez Musharraf.