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Soundbites

“There is deep disquiet in Britain’s military establishment about the confused objectives of a war…against a country that poses no threat.â€

Intelligence writer Richard Norton-Taylor on how security insiders view an attack on Iraq, The Guardian, London, 24 February

“Some media experts say we got between $600 million and $700 million worth of coverage and I did nothing.â€

Cult leader Rael, describing the financial benefits to the Raelians of their claim to have cloned a baby, The New York Times, 24 February

“What if, for the past year or so, terrorists working in US factories have been putting lethal biochemical agents on duct tape?â€

51¶¯Âþpaper columnist Dave Barry, quoted by Newsweek, 24 February

“This is the largest biological experiment in the history of the world.â€

Neurosurgeon Leif Salford of Lund University, Sweden, on the 1.3 billion people who now use mobile phones, Time, 24 February

“On Mars it can get down to −125 °C. Utah is obviously a lot warmer.â€

Student Jennifer Laing, part of a team preparing to spend a month at a simulated Mars base in the desert, Sydney Morning Herald, 24 February

“If you weren’t out of that building in 30 seconds, you didn’t have a prayer.â€

Rhode Island governor Donald Carcieri, after stage fireworks ignited soundproofing foam in a nightclub, killing 97 members of the audience, The Boston Globe, 22 February