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
democratic principle support
We support the principle of democratic change, even with American assistance.
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We are finding new mass graves every day. Saddam Hussein committed a crime by using chemical weapons... He waged two wars on Iran and Kuwait. He murdered and executed hundreds and hundreds of Iraqis.
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Today, Iraq is facing one of the most brutal campaigns of terror at the hands of the forces of darkness,
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We have the right to be proud in saying that today was a day of national consensus, ... So congratulations to our people for their constitution.
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Time and again the U.S. has given the world its most precious resource in the cause of freedom, the lives of its most talented and courageous young men and women.
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Furthermore, the Iraqis do not want to be more Palestinians than the Palestinians themselves,
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I expected that one day when Iraq becomes a country where citizens are equal that a Kurd would be a president, and why not?
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I explained to the United States officials here that the Iraqi opposition, Kurds included ... have tens of thousands of armed people,
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I am here to further develop the history-honored relations between the two countries. I also come to thank the Iranian government and nation for their sincere help to Iraq,
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I am a man of principles. I cannot forego my principles for the sake of my post. If there is a clash between the post and the principles, I will give up the post and keep the principles,
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I believe that we are about to face a new strategy of the neighboring countries, especially by the brothers who support Iraq and the Iraqi people.
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I believe that the reaction should be one of public support and public welcome. Even the inhabitants complained and are annoyed by the delinquent operations.
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I am sure you will turn this sadness and agony into a feeling of hatred toward the killers,
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But, we must understand this reality-the leadership of any people is responsible for their own policy, and must not put responsibility on the shoulders of others.