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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We cannot wait for years and years of terrorist activity because we haven't enough government forces.
cannot democracy islam keeping laws
We cannot have any laws not in keeping with the tenets of Islam and of democracy.
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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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Of course, some opposition members who failed in the elections, or some who did not take part in the elections must have something to say. They cannot admit the facts and the realities, but these are the facts and the realities.
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Our Sunni Arabs brothers made a big mistake when they boycotted the elections. But they are an important group and we cannot ignore them and therefore they must take part in the democratic process.
book cannot changed
The only book that cannot be changed is the Koran.
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They cannot have Islamic government. In Iraq, Islamic government is impossible.
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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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This will leave a scar in our souls and will be remembered with those who died in the result of terror acts,
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The parliament session has been delayed as the leaders are still in the meeting,
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We believe that an Iraqi founding national assembly, freely elected, must decide the future of Iraq.
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This will be Iraq for all without discrimination among Iraqi citizens, or ethnic or sectarian discrimination.
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We don't want British forces forever in Iraq. Within one year, I think at the end of 2006, Iraqi troops will be ready to replace British forces in the south.
believe iraqi popular states united united-states
Believe me, the United States is very popular now in Iraqi Kurdistan.