“We are in the last hours. This evening, Iraqi forces will reach the doors of the shrine and appeal to the Mahdi Army to throw down their weapons. If they do not, we will wipe them out”
HAZIM SHALAN, THE IRAQI DEFENCE MINISTER, PLEADS WITH MILITANTS IN THE BESIEGED IMAM ALI SHRINE IN NAJAF TO SURRENDER
“On one occasion, Vanessa, who is very into the Chechen cause, was in with lots of Chechen refugees. Jane is very into the Palestinian cause, and she was there with lots of Palestinians. Then Jerry arrived, bedecked in diamonds.”
FILM DIRECTOR ANDREW LITVACK ON WORKING WITH VANESSA REDGRAVE, JANE BIRKIN AND JERRY HALL
“They hide behind opinion and free speech, which is fine. I’m trying to critique the critiquer”
PHIL ROMANO, A DALLAS RESTAURATEUR, WHO IS SUING A CRITIC AFTER DISAGREEING WITH HER ASSESSMENT OF HIS RESTAURANT
“She’s not like me. She only has to smell alcohol to get tipsy”
PAM THOMSON, MOTHER OF KELLY HOLMES, WHO WAS “A BIT WORSE FOR WEAR” AFTER CELEBRATING HER DAUGHTER’S TRIUMPH IN THE OLYMPIC 800 METRES FINAL