Quotes of the Day

A boy examines medals of Russian World War II veteran Ivan Litkin, 84, right, outside the Kremlin in Moscow, on Thursday, May 6, 2010.
Friday, May. 07, 2010

Open quoteI see any action on their part as a form of vindication. Invite bin Laden or Arafat. Invite Ramses II! Let them vindicate themselves too.Close quote

  • FYODOR G. BORTSOV,
  • an 83-year-old veteran, on Russia's allowing for the first time active-duty American troops to march in the Victory Day parade on Sunday, May 8, the 65th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II
Photo: Mikhail Metzel / AP | Source: NYT