“It was decided to abandon nuclear targets for the moment. I mean, for the moment.”
Al-Qaida fugitiveKhaled al-Skeikh Mohammed claims nuclear power stations were the original targets of 9/11 (Al-Jazeera TV interview, 8 September)
“It is very difficult to engage him in discussion, and so he has got away with pronouncements that other people would not.”
Peter Higgson Stephen Hawking, who has bet the Higgs boson doesn’t exist (The Scotsman, 2 September)
“I would hope one could discuss scientific issues without personal remarks.”
Hawkingon Higgs (also from The Scotsman, 2 September)
“Cannabis is substantially less harmful than alcohol and should be treated not…
