In The Red Zone

Boycotters' regret, continued

We can't say it was wise or logical to not participate; it was an emotional decision.  Now the Sunni community faces the fact that it made a big mistake and that it would have been far better to participate.

-- Ayad al-Samaray, the assistant general secretary of the Iraqi Islamic party

(Rory Carroll, Guardian)

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The only question is, what took them so long?

Syria accuses Israel of killing Al Hariri

-- Al Jazeera headline

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The logic of intervention

You can't get rid of one Baath regime and leave the other intact.

-- Zaid Abdelnour, president of the United States Committee for a Free Lebanon, speaking of Syria

(New York Sun)

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Things we don't see on CNN

Sometimes when I ride in an American helicopter people wave because they are thankful.

-- Iraqi Vice President Ibrahim al-Jaafari, favored for the country's next Prime Minster

(Michael Georgy, Reuters)