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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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.
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But those who are pro-Saddam are very difficult to reach agreement with, because they are still dreaming to bring back the dictatorship, which is of course refused by the big majority of the Iraqi people.
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build the new Iraqi state on democracy and freedom.
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but everybody had reservations. This is part of democracy. If the people do not approve it, we will draft another constitution.
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Lose in Iraq and then all of the gains that democrats and dissidents have made across a vast swathe of the Islamic world, not just the Middle East, will be lost,
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Many countries in the world have such council as it is an advisory one, which studies issues and submit its suggestions and recommendations.
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Mr. President, you are a visionary, great statesman. We salute you. We are grateful to you. We'll never forget what you have done for our people.
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No political decision to eliminate Saddam Hussein has been taken and the judiciary is independent.
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Now we are living in a country with a very democratic climate.
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What I stated was that the Kurdish people are ready to welcome American forces in order to protect the Kurdish people in the region.
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According to our knowledge and information all over Iraq, especially in those places who are in direct contact with American soldiers dealing with the people, they are very friendly,
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It's our duty to sacrifice for our people and for our country,
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deserves to be executed 20 times a day.