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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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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God willing, the draft will be ready by tomorrow as many of the contentious issues have already been resolved,
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If God is willing, tomorrow it will be ready,
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The meetings are still going on and we have gone forward, ... There is a meeting today and another meeting tomorrow, and God willing we will finish the job tomorrow.
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Indeed, we do not seek to export our political ideas or experiences, a practice that has too often led to instability in the Middle East.
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In any place in the world, when the country is facing difficulties, beside the army, the people depended on the militias and the partisan groups.
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Efforts have been made to reach agreements, but this is a historic issue that needs more study, ... We need more time.
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Efforts are being made to reach a consensus over the draft constitution during the coming hours,
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The big majority of it has been agreed but three articles remain, ... Now we will give a chance to members of the national assembly to look at it and I hope within three days these problems will be solved.
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Once his (Saddam's) interrogation is over, he will go before a tribunal, ... I will not sign it,
Once his (Saddam's) interrogation is over, he will go before a tribunal,
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I'm grateful to you for coming, ... I'm here to listen to your demands. I agree with all of them. I will do my best.
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I hope this is the beginning of a new kind of cooperation among all Iraqis,
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I met the investigator who questioned Saddam, ... He said he had extracted important confessions from Saddam Hussein and he signed them.