Jalal Talabani Quotes
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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.
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Iraq is not occupied, but there are foreign forces on its soil, which is different.
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The Kurdish people have the right of self-determination like every other nation in the world.
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Our plan is to struggle against terrorism and have security for the country and help draft a democratic constitution as soon as possible.
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We have developed contacts with five groups of insurgents. We are making these contacts in an attempt to bring them into the political process.
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I shall stand for freedom of thought and expression in a place where it has been trampled and penalized.
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The justice of our cause must be reflected in the manner in which we rectify the crimes of the past.
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Justice for the major perpetrators cannot be separated from the vindication of the rights of the individual victim.
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It was an agreement between (former Iraqi president) Saddam (Hussein) and the shah of Iran (ousted in 1979) and not between Iraq and Iran.
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Self-determination could mean independence, confederacy, federal and autonomy.
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We must provide all kinds of freedom, personal and economic, to all Iraqis. I will fight for that.
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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.
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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.
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Rather, it is through conciliation and compromise that we are building a fair Iraq, a just state for all its peoples.
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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.
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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.
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As president of Iraq, I shall strive to represent the diversity of a country that has too often in the past denied difference.
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My door will always be open to those who genuinely renounce violence and seek peaceful accommodation into our nascent democracy.
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We believe that an Iraqi founding national assembly, freely elected, must decide the future of Iraq.
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Our gratitude to the American people is immense and we should never be embarrassed to express it.
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The Kurdish people welcome the no-fly zone protection, contrary to the Iraqi regime that is against it.
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I always tell the Kurds who defend independence: Let's say we declared the independent Kurdish state and Syria, Iran, Iraq and Turkey imposed sanctions on us, without waging a war. How would we survive under those circumstances?
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A military coup needs a sacrifice and courage that you can't find in an army without morale.
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Military confrontation is not a suitable alternative in confronting terror and current security threats.