Jalal Talabani Quotes
-
Iraq is not occupied, but there are foreign forces on its soil, which is different.
-
The justice of our cause must be reflected in the manner in which we rectify the crimes of the past.
-
The Kurdish people have the right of self-determination like every other nation in the world.
-
Our plan is to struggle against terrorism and have security for the country and help draft a democratic constitution as soon as possible.
-
The building of this site would not be possible without the courageous decision by President Bush to liberate Iraq. This building is not only a compound for the embassy but a symbol of the deep friendship between the two peoples of Iraq and America.
-
I shall stand for freedom of thought and expression in a place where it has been trampled and penalized.
-
We have developed contacts with five groups of insurgents. We are making these contacts in an attempt to bring them into the political process.
-
Self-determination could mean independence, confederacy, federal and autonomy.
-
Justice for the major perpetrators cannot be separated from the vindication of the rights of the individual victim.
-
We must provide all kinds of freedom, personal and economic, to all Iraqis. I will fight for that.
-
We are not denying that Turkey has a right to defend itself from extremists but some of its actions are not serving any democratic purpose in Turkey or in Iraq. This will not benefit the relations between the two countries.
-
Rather, it is through conciliation and compromise that we are building a fair Iraq, a just state for all its peoples.
-
It was an agreement between (former Iraqi president) Saddam (Hussein) and the shah of Iran (ousted in 1979) and not between Iraq and Iran.
-
I must tell you that I am committed, as the president of Iraq, to benchmarks and to do our best to achieve some progress forward for national reconciliation.
-
Saddam was the creation of outsiders. He was created, strengthened, and kept by international force. He is like a man on a tree and the tree will be cut: he will fall down. The formation of a new front will inspire the Iraqi people to intensify the struggle, to give heart to people who before were faced with the whole world supporting Saddam.
-
The Kurdish people welcome the no-fly zone protection, contrary to the Iraqi regime that is against it.
-
A military coup needs a sacrifice and courage that you can't find in an army without morale.
-
I agree with him that we are going to work together for having this strategic agreement between United States and Iraq, and also to continue our cooperation in our struggle against terrorism and for promotion of democracy in Iraq and in Middle East.
-
Military confrontation is not a suitable alternative in confronting terror and current security threats.
-
Our gratitude to the American people is immense and we should never be embarrassed to express it.
-
This is a historic visit full of love and brotherhood that sends the message that Iraq and Iran are now having the best relationship.
-
The brutal regime of the dictator fell … the regime that ruled Iraq for decades, the decades of darkness. The decades that were of tyranny.
-
As president of Iraq, I shall strive to represent the diversity of a country that has too often in the past denied difference.
-
The Western governments will be encouraged and persuaded to deal with the real representatives and listen to the real voice of the Kurdish people.