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 will never surrender to the terrorists who despise democracy and distort religion. Never.
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First, we insist on democracy, they on dictatorship. Then there is the matter of the continuous ethnic cleansing policy in the Kurdish areas under the control of the Iraqi government.
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build the new Iraqi state on democracy and freedom.
approve democracy draft everybody people
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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We cannot have any laws not in keeping with the tenets of Islam and of democracy.
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I want to congratulate our people who struggled against dictatorship for democracy and freedom, ... This constitution is a first of its kind, written by representatives of important Iraqi factions.
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I think the Iraqi minister of human rights wanted to show them which kind of democracy now we have,
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I think we will be able to be the model of democracy and prosperity in the Middle East,
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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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Democracies, unlike dictatorships, are forgiving and generous, but they cannot survive unless they fight.
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We will set no timetable for withdrawal, Mr. President. A timetable will help the terrorists, will encourage them that they could defeat the superpower of the world and the Iraqi people,
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We will never forget the Iranian government and people's help to Iraq, and we hope our relations improve in all areas,
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We wish to strengthen our ties with Turkey on the basis of constructive and prudent dialogue and mutual respect.
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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.