Jalal Talabani
Jalal Talabani
Jalal Talabaniis an Iraqi Kurdish politician who served as the sixth President of Iraq from 2005 to 2014. He was the first non-Arab president of Iraq, although Abdul Karim Qasim was of partial Kurdish heritage. He is known as "Mam Jalal" meaning "uncle Jalal" among Kurdish people...
NationalityIraqi
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth12 November 1933
CountryIraq
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There must be consensus over the constitution as a beginning for national reconciliation,
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Are we capable of dealing with a severe attack or another severe storm? That's a very important question and it's in our national interest that we find out exactly what went on so we can better respond,
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A premature withdrawal would be a disaster for the Iraqi people and a victory for terrorism,
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And the Iraqi people are liberated from the worst kind of dictatorship. Now they are enjoying their democratic rights, all kinds of freedoms, a free press.
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As for us, we have always expressed our compassion for Arab countries in their testing times,
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This is going to unify the nation and the people to work against terrorism,
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This is the first time that Ankara has confirmed the concept of federalism publicly.
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This is the first time a Kurd has been freely elected to be the president of an Arab country.
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This is the first constitution in our history in which all of the Iraqi people have taken part, ... I know there are gaps in the constitution, but only God is complete. The Koran is the only book that cannot be changed. The constitution can be amended.
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The United States of America is not the lawyer of the Kurdish people, it is a big state, with its own policy, and it has its own national interest.
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This delay will not shake the confidence of the Iraqi people, which stands behind its parliament,
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After the end of 2006, British troops can be pulled out step by step in cooperation with Iraq forces,
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I think the future of Iraq will be democratic, pluralistic and federal. After the toppling of the regime there will be a democratic system that will be fair for all its citizens.
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I think that there is no justification or excuse for the Sunnis to boycott,