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Weekly Report - 1 February 2005

Quotes of the week

“Please don't take Owen seriously. He [sic] just longing to see he face on the Barbados dollar."

Unnamed lady from Paris Gap commenting on Prime Minister Owen Arthur's announcement that Barbados could soon become a republic (cited by Caribbean Net News).

“Comrade Menem became president of Argentina and is not only changing the relationship between the government and the people but is also contributing to change the relationship with the states of Latin America."

Lula da Silva, president of Brazil, at the World Social Forum. It is a slip of the tongue: he meant Kirchner, not Menem.

“Notions that are exotic to us, like the famous 'truth' established in the [draft bill on demobilisations], are a huge obstacle in the way of reconciliation between all Colombians."

Adolfo Paz, 'inspector-general' of Colombia's paramilitary organisations.

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