Abbas says the call was evidence the group Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan had planned the assault from South Waziristan with the intention of taking hostages in order to free captured militants.

VOA: standard.2009.10.12

"But it is an important election in the sense that they need to be free,fair and non violent in order for Macedonia to qualify for certain EU accession membership qualifications."

VOA: standard.2009.03.22