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"Voicebox"

"At one of the check posts an armed man asked the women out of the vehicle and started interrogating them…As the women tried to plead, several armed men asked the driver to drive on."
Taher
LIBYAN MIGRANT WORKER
about how Libyan government forces stopped Bangladeshi nurses from leaving the country.

"Under no circumstances is it acceptable to use expressions which essentially lead to a clash of civilisations, such as 'crusade' and so on."
DMITRY MEDVEDEV
Russian President
criticising Russian Prime minister Vladmir Putin who has likened the UN resolution authorising military action against pro- Gaddafi fighters as 'mediaeval calls for crusades'.

"That operation was a blunder. We must apologise."
IMRAN KHAN
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
about Pakistani army atrocities committed in 1971 against Bengalis.

"Nobody can use the word killer or murderer in parliament. It's my ruling."
ABDUL HAMID
speaker of the parliament
about aggressive remarks made by ruling party lawmakers on Ziaur Rahman.

"To-day the High court has given a historic verdict. In this verdict, Ziaur Rahman has been described as a cold blooded murderer."
HASANUL HAQUE INU
Member of Parliament
speaking about the verdict that declared the trial and execution of Colonel Taher illegal.

"The Libyan leader has paraded on the world stage with a style so unique and unpredictable that the words "maverick" or "eccentric" scarcely do him justice."
MARTIN ASSER
BBC journalist
about Gaddafi's unique style in the world stage

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