"Syrian influence has not ended yet. It is going to be a very long path."

"We will not rest until we see the suspects behind bars."

"We move sometimes. We send messages to each other. We talk on the phone. Tell me, what can we do?"

"The Syrians are trying to say that the Lebanese are not capable of ruling themselves."

"If I have any advice to give to the Syrian president it is to cooperate for the sake of the investigation or for the sake of uncovering the truth."

"Don't forget we are in a state of war and no peace. But it's very dynamic and challenging compared to the rest of the Arab world."

"There was a president imposed by Syria. Our battle... is to have a Lebanese president that we elect."

"The violence and burnings in Lebanon were the work of Syrian soldiers and workers dressed in civilian clothes."

"Those who liberated the South from Israel must show allegiance to Lebanon."

"The Syrian regime is helping the insurgency in Iraq and allowing all kinds of militants to come in and out, and go to Iraq to attack random soldiers and innocent people."

"Lebanon will be engulfed again in a huge power game that will last quite a long time. This is the tragic destiny of Lebanon."

"We are all happy when U.S. soldiers are killed week in and week out. The killing of U.S. soldiers in Iraq is legitimate and obligatory."

"I know something quite sure. We'll never have peace with this Syrian regime. They'll never give us relief, and we'll never forget that."

"The consequence of Mr. Bush's and Blair's historic lie that the reason for invading Iraq was weapons of mass destruction, is that everything is being doubted."