Quotes of the Day

US military aircraft line up at the Manas US military base in Bishkek airport Kyrgyzstan.
Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009

Open quoteWe in Kyrgyzstan do not need anybody else's base. We have always advocated a union with Russia.Close quote

  • ISHAK MASALIYEV,
  • a Communist deputy in Kyrgyzstan, on why his country will close a U.S. base there
Photo: Igor Kovalenko / AP | Source: AP