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"Believe me, our situation is better than many humans." By Mustafa Rahma of the UAE paper Al-Ittihad on the just-concluded Eid Al-Adha in which sheep are slaughtered for the poor.; "The Government's Achievements: After five years we plan to have low-income people live in mansions." By Nabil Sadek in the daily Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahrar

"America's neo-cons are punishing El-Baradei for not supporting their actions against Iran. They resent him for supporting European efforts to settle the Iranian nuclear crisis peacefully." -- Galal Dweidar, Al-Akhbar

"We know that we have Mubarak who listens to us and tries his best to accommodate us, address our concerns and resolve our problems." -- Ragab El-Banna, October

"For the president [Abbas] to win the people's hearts, he must start with the people's concerns before he pleases any foreign force." -- Al-Ayam

"Washington is facing a real problem: it is neither able to withdraw nor is it able to continue." -- Al-Arab Al-Alamiyah

"There's no better way to mobilise hearts and dollars than fear and incitement."-- Yigal Sarna, Yediot Aharonot