Quotes of the Day

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki speaks during a press conference held after the opening ceremony of the national reconciliation conference at Palais of conferences in Baghdad, Iraq 18 March 2008.
Wednesday, Mar. 26, 2008

Open quoteIf they do not surrender their arms, the law will follow its course.Close quote

  • IRAQI PM NOURI AL-MALIKI
  • giving Shi'ite militiamen 72 hours to lay down their arms as they clashed with Iraqi and U.S. troops for a second day in Basra
Photo: MOHAMMED JALIL / EPA | Source: Reuters