Quotes for May 9

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“There is a profound concern that the country could otherwise descend into full civil war and the implications of that are frightening.” — International envoy Kofi Annan, who gave a bleak assessment of the crisis in Syria, saying violence remains at “unacceptable levels” and that his peace plan is the country’s last chance to avert a disastrous civil war.

“There is a profound concern that the country could otherwise descend into full civil war and the implications of that are frightening.” — International envoy Kofi Annan, who gave a bleak assessment of the crisis in Syria, saying violence remains at “unacceptable levels” and that his peace plan is the country’s last chance to avert a disastrous civil war.

“We were nervous — for a minute. But then we thought, we aren’t going anywhere near Yemen, so we’re OK.”

— Nan Gartner, a traveler at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport, talking about the airline bomb plot uncover