Robert Casey actually said...

"I think if he wanted these incidents to stop, he could make them stop tomorrow."

"You said that access is restricted. I want to ask you if you can describe if there is a total prohibition on any humanitarian aid coming in, or is it limited, or is it ad hoc depending on what time pe..."

"The American Embassy in Colombo is deeply concerned about these attacks on journalists and has often acted in their interest."

"I guess one area of questioning I wanted to get into was the question of what can we expect in terms of credible negotiations leading to a political settlement."