'The plea agreement (with David Coleman Headley) is the most damning indictment of the role played by certain persons in Pakistan (in the 26/11 Mumbai massacre).
P. Chidambaram, India's Home Minister.

'The Lashkar-e-Taiba is a deadly serious group of fanatics. They are well financed, ambitious, and most disturbingly, both tolerated by, and connected to, the Pakistani military.'
Gary Ackerman, New York Congressman.

'We have them on the run.'
Leon Panetta, Director CIA, on how U.S.-led Nato forces in Af-Pak region are driving Osama bin Laden and his deputies deeper into hiding.

'Let us wage jihad against Switzerland.'
Muammar Gaddafi, Libyan leader, calling for a holy war against the tiny European country because its government voted to ban the construction of minarets.

'U.S. bombers are ready today to destroy 10,000 targets in Iran in a few hours.'
Dan Plesch, director of the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy at the University of London.

'From now onwards, this will be the age of Asia.'
Katsuya Okada, Japan's Foreign Minister, on how his country is realigning with its Asian identity (more specifically with China) and away from its post-war relationship with America.

'There is absolutely no space between the United States and Israel in terms of Israel's security, our mutual security — none at all.'
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden during a visit to Israel and in the context of Iran's nuclear programme.

'I am sure he is still going to be a terrific golfer.'

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