October 26, 2012 "It does impact and in some respects places an anchor on the actual forward momentum of the relationship." by U.S. diplomat Kurt Campbell, on the effect Japan's political volatility on U.S.-Japan relations -- --
October 25, 2012 "We must change the inflexible rule of the central government bureaucrats." by Tokyo Mayor Shintaro Ishihara -- --
October 24, 2012 "After the visit I made to Damascus, there is an agreement from the Syrian government for a cease-fire during the Eid." by UN-Arab League envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi -- --
October 23, 2012 "This breaks the political isolation of the government and opens the door to break the siege." by Hamas on the emir of Qatar's visit to Gaza -- --
October 22, 2012 "Is this not a big joke we are playing on the world when we have been telling people left, right and center that we are a country with rule of law?" by Chinese leftists backing Bo Xilai -- --
October 17, 2012 "We are near, very near, to an end to the eurozone crisis." by Francois Hollande, president of France -- --
October 16, 2012 "What I want to avoid is some kind of political gotcha or blame game." by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on fallout from the U.S. consulate attack in Benghazi -- --
October 15, 2012 "The Comandante is well, going about his daily life, reading, doing his exercises." by Alex Castro, son of former president of Cuba Fidel Castro -- --
October 12, 2012 "This is a message to Europe to do everything they can to secure what they've achieved and move forward." by Nobel committee president Thorbjoern Jagland on the EU's Nobel Peace Prize win -- --
October 9, 2012 "Turkey has no interest in a war with Syria. But Turkey is capable of protecting its borders and will retaliate when necessary." by Ibrahim Kalın, adviser to the Turkish prime minister -- --
February 2, 2012 "I have always wanted the good of the country I love, I have never had any personal ambition." by Silvio Berlusconi -- --
