Chris Smith actually said...

"I think that clearly there are more than religious dimensions to the conflict, but religion is also a verifiable part of the conflict."

"The pressure, I think, will have to come from outside of Eritrea to a great extent."

"But nevertheless the church should be allowed to open, and it is now a rule of law issue because the mayor is in defiance of the Supreme Court ruling."

"Catholics are broadly convinced these killings were an effort to intimidate the Church to keep it out of politics."