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I don't think there is any defense in a civil suit. – Daniel Riesel of Sive	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I don’t think there is any defense in a civil suit. – Daniel Riesel of Sive	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
While this was a civil test, this airport is clearly very militarily capable, and China could presumably start to use it in some capacity at any time. – Andrew Erickson	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
I think it is possible over the next several months that we both see a shift in calculation in the Russians and a recognition that it's time to bring the civil war in Syria to a close. – President Barack Obama	Found on CNN 8 years ago
There's been lots of cases where he goes out and calls for an investigation and turns out nothing, there's nothing there, no civil rights violations or any of the civil violations that he had jurisdiction over, so, I think there should be more caution by using the federal government's power and more focus on trying to rebuild trust from the bottom up. – Jeb Bush	Found on CNN 8 years ago
I would make several calls. I would make calls to the heads of every social media company, I would make calls to the heads of Google, we know where these websites are and there are absolutely ways in both hardware and software to understand who is traveling to these websites. Let’s use that capability instead of getting hung up in a bunch of high-bound bureaucratic procedures, including the fact that many of these departments are clearly being told, 'Oh, don’t do that it’s not politically correct, you might harm someone’s civil liberties.' We’re at war. – Republican Carly Fiorina	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
We know where these websites are and there are absolutely ways in both hardware and software to understand who is traveling to these websites. Let’s use that capability instead of getting hung up in a bunch of high-bound bureaucratic procedures, including the fact that many of these departments are clearly being told, 'Oh, don’t do that it’s not politically correct, you might harm someone’s civil liberties.' We’re at war. – Republican Carly Fiorina	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
Burundi is at bursting point, on the very cusp of a civil war. – Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
If we had delayed a bit more (in launching operations), their intention was to launch a much more comprehensive civil war. – Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Investigators will work to identify the person or group responsible, the motivation and whether religious bias was a factor, all evidence will be reviewed by state and federal prosecutors to determine whether a violation under federal civil rights statutes occurred. The FBI is committed to ensure law-abiding citizens are protected and to deter those who would threaten them. – The FBI	Found on CNN 8 years ago
The memorandum we signed on civil nuclear energy cooperation is more than just an agreement for commerce and clean energy, it is a shining symbol of a new level of mutual confidence and strategic partnership in the cause of peaceful and secure world, i know the significance of this decision for Japan and I assure you that India deeply respects that decision and will honour our shared commitment. – Narendra Modi	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We have reached a historic moment where the bottom line for our country is a choice between two options, one is the extreme right, which basically stands for division, a division that can lead to civil war. – Manuel Valls	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
As the Islamic State changes its focus from consolidating control of territory to attacking its foreign enemies in their own homelands, or their interests elsewhere, the profile of its foreign recruits will also change, the Syrian civil war will not end soon. – Richard Barrett	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We do not believe we should put hundreds of thousands of troops on the ground in the middle of another civil war in the Middle East. – Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid	Found on CNN 8 years ago
It's an essential part of the national security of our country...there's no violation of civil liberties. There's all sorts of protections in place. – Jeb Bush	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Civil Rights Division lawyers are reviewing the many requests for an investigation, which is the department's standard process, and the attorney general is briefed regularly on the review and expects to make a decision very soon. – The Justice Department	Found on CNN 8 years ago
We have had hundreds of stakeholders involved in each destination – these are key leaders in the private, public, and civil sectors – and some estimated 350,000 lives have been positively impacted thanks to the work completed to date, we need to see more of that in the travel industry. – Brian Mullis	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
Anybody, including Prime Minister Abadi, who approves the presence of American troops in Iraq should bear responsibility for triggering an all-out civil war. – Jafaar Hussaini	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I think it is possible over the next several months that we both see a shift in calculation in the Russians and a recognition that it's time to bring the civil war in Syria to a close, it's not going to be easy. – President Barack Obama	Found on CNN 8 years ago
I think Mr. Putin understands that ... with Afghanistan fresh in the memory, for him to simply get bogged down in an inconclusive and paralyzing civil conflict is not the outcome that he's looking for. – President Barack Obama	Found on CNN 8 years ago
I think both sides should tone down their rhetoric and engage in civil discussion. – Ben Carson	Found on CNN 8 years ago
The Russians have asked the Directorate of Civil Aviation authority in Lebanon to divert the routes of planes in a specific area over the international waters where they are planning to conduct the exercise, this (disruption would have been) for three days but we refused because it is against our interests. – Ghazi Zeaiter	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
If we get a better understanding with Russia about the process for bringing an end to the Syrian civil war, that obviously opens up more opportunities for coordination with respect to ISIL. – Barack Obama	Found on CNN 8 years ago
The principled position that Assad must go because of the atrocities committed since the start of the civil war... is understandable and respectable, but perhaps it can be turned into a form of leverage in the (diplomatic) process which is just starting, let’s not forgot that when we fought Hitler, we had to make an alliance with Stalin who had killed more people than Hitler. – Hubert Vedrine	Found on Reuters 8 years ago

I don't think there is any defense in a civil suit.

– Daniel Riesel of Sive

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I don’t think there is any defense in a civil suit.

– Daniel Riesel of Sive

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

While this was a civil test, this airport is clearly very militarily capable, and China could presumably start to use it in some capacity at any time.

– Andrew Erickson

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

I think it is possible over the next several months that we both see a shift in calculation in the Russians and a recognition that it's time to bring the civil war in Syria to a close.

– President Barack Obama

Found on CNN
8 years ago

There's been lots of cases where he goes out and calls for an investigation and turns out nothing, there's nothing there, no civil rights violations or any of the civil violations that he had jurisdiction over, so, I think there should be more caution by using the federal government's power and more focus on trying to rebuild trust from the bottom up.

– Jeb Bush

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I would make several calls. I would make calls to the heads of every social media company, I would make calls to the heads of Google, we know where these websites are and there are absolutely ways in both hardware and software to understand who is traveling to these websites. Let’s use that capability instead of getting hung up in a bunch of high-bound bureaucratic procedures, including the fact that many of these departments are clearly being told, 'Oh, don’t do that it’s not politically correct, you might harm someone’s civil liberties.' We’re at war.

– Republican Carly Fiorina

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

We know where these websites are and there are absolutely ways in both hardware and software to understand who is traveling to these websites. Let’s use that capability instead of getting hung up in a bunch of high-bound bureaucratic procedures, including the fact that many of these departments are clearly being told, 'Oh, don’t do that it’s not politically correct, you might harm someone’s civil liberties.' We’re at war.

– Republican Carly Fiorina

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

Burundi is at bursting point, on the very cusp of a civil war.

– Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

If we had delayed a bit more (in launching operations), their intention was to launch a much more comprehensive civil war.

– Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Investigators will work to identify the person or group responsible, the motivation and whether religious bias was a factor, all evidence will be reviewed by state and federal prosecutors to determine whether a violation under federal civil rights statutes occurred. The FBI is committed to ensure law-abiding citizens are protected and to deter those who would threaten them.

– The FBI

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The memorandum we signed on civil nuclear energy cooperation is more than just an agreement for commerce and clean energy, it is a shining symbol of a new level of mutual confidence and strategic partnership in the cause of peaceful and secure world, i know the significance of this decision for Japan and I assure you that India deeply respects that decision and will honour our shared commitment.

– Narendra Modi

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We have reached a historic moment where the bottom line for our country is a choice between two options, one is the extreme right, which basically stands for division, a division that can lead to civil war.

– Manuel Valls

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

As the Islamic State changes its focus from consolidating control of territory to attacking its foreign enemies in their own homelands, or their interests elsewhere, the profile of its foreign recruits will also change, the Syrian civil war will not end soon.

– Richard Barrett

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We do not believe we should put hundreds of thousands of troops on the ground in the middle of another civil war in the Middle East.

– Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid

Found on CNN
8 years ago

It's an essential part of the national security of our country...there's no violation of civil liberties. There's all sorts of protections in place.

– Jeb Bush

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Civil Rights Division lawyers are reviewing the many requests for an investigation, which is the department's standard process, and the attorney general is briefed regularly on the review and expects to make a decision very soon.

– The Justice Department

Found on CNN
8 years ago

We have had hundreds of stakeholders involved in each destination – these are key leaders in the private, public, and civil sectors – and some estimated 350,000 lives have been positively impacted thanks to the work completed to date, we need to see more of that in the travel industry.

– Brian Mullis

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

Anybody, including Prime Minister Abadi, who approves the presence of American troops in Iraq should bear responsibility for triggering an all-out civil war.

– Jafaar Hussaini

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I think it is possible over the next several months that we both see a shift in calculation in the Russians and a recognition that it's time to bring the civil war in Syria to a close, it's not going to be easy.

– President Barack Obama

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I think Mr. Putin understands that ... with Afghanistan fresh in the memory, for him to simply get bogged down in an inconclusive and paralyzing civil conflict is not the outcome that he's looking for.

– President Barack Obama

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I think both sides should tone down their rhetoric and engage in civil discussion.

– Ben Carson

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The Russians have asked the Directorate of Civil Aviation authority in Lebanon to divert the routes of planes in a specific area over the international waters where they are planning to conduct the exercise, this (disruption would have been) for three days but we refused because it is against our interests.

– Ghazi Zeaiter

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

If we get a better understanding with Russia about the process for bringing an end to the Syrian civil war, that obviously opens up more opportunities for coordination with respect to ISIL.

– Barack Obama

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The principled position that Assad must go because of the atrocities committed since the start of the civil war... is understandable and respectable, but perhaps it can be turned into a form of leverage in the (diplomatic) process which is just starting, let’s not forgot that when we fought Hitler, we had to make an alliance with Stalin who had killed more people than Hitler.

– Hubert Vedrine

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

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