“There are West Brit elements in and around Dublin. Some of them are attached to some sections of the media, others are attached to political parties or were formerly involved in political parties.
And I say to all of them, I go forward on my record, and my record as a peacemaker, I think, is unequalled." – Presidential candidate Martin McGuinness on being questioned about his paramilitary past.
“There is no short-cut to the end of a conflict that has endured for decades. Peace is hard work. Peace will not come through statements and resolutions at the United Nations.”
– President Barack Obama tells the United Nations that the United States will veto a resolution recognising a Palestinian state.
“I congratulate President Obama, and I am ready to sign on this speech with both hands,”
– Israeli foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman.
"May God have mercy on your souls . . . May God bless your souls." – dying words of Troy Davis, who was executed in Jackson, Georgia, for the 1989 murder of an off-duty police officer. Since the murder, seven of the nine non-police witnesses have recanted their testimony, and there is no physical evidence tying Davis to the crime scene.
“IRB, stop exploiting my people. Please, all we ask is fairness. If they get a week, give us a week. Simple. Equity. Justice . . . Ok, it’s obvious the IRB are unjust. Wales get seven days, we get three. Unfair treatment, like slavery, like the holocaust, like apartheid.”
– Samoan World Cup rugby player Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu after the International Rugby Board gave the Welsh team seven days’ rest compared to Samoa’s three.
“Some developed country officials sound like their woes are just their business. Not so. In 2008, many people said they did not see the turbulence coming. Leaders have no such excuse now. Dangerous times call for courageous people.”
– World Bank president Robert Zoellick warning that the world’s poorest countries would be hit hard if Europe and the US failed to resolve the mounting financial crisis.