Richard Lugar actually said...

"I think the President is not a racist. I think he would like to do the right thing."

"He has said all along that this is a fight to, as he puts it, liberate the Tamils from the LTTE."

"This is a time. The President will have tremendous opportunity now, President Rajapaksa, if he is willing to do that, if he grasps the depth of Tamil grievances and the radical changes that will be ne..."

"Allowing humanitarian agencies to . . . reach all civilians in need."