Quotes of the Day

Chechen special task soldiers ride on an armoured personnel carrier during a raid on suspected insurgents in Grozny on July 8, 2008.
Monday, Sep. 29, 2008

Open quoteWe are not holding dialogue with you on the basis of the laws of this state. We will act according to Chechen traditions.Close quote

  • MUSLIM KHUCHIYEV,
  • mayor of Grozny, on efforts to stamp out an insurgency in Chechnya; a local human rights organization says at least a dozen homes have been torched since midsummer
Photo: HASAN KAZIYEV / afp / getty | Source: NYT