We must dissociate ourselves a bit from Israel - not to destroy them but to prevent them from becoming a Sparta, with only military solutions to every problem.
Henry Kissinger (US Außenminister 1973-77. Gegenüber Syriens Präsident Hafez Assad)
The Lebanese Ali Sabat condemned to death for witchcraft [Hexerei] by a Saudi court was not beheaded [geköpft] Friday as had been expected, his lawyer said. It is still unclear whether the beheading had been waived [ausgesetzt] or only postponed [verschoben].