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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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.
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We should have a consensus between the three groups -- Shiites, Kurds and the Sunnis,
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All the Iraqi groups got support and help from Syria. And now we have reached the position of rule, Syria should continue its support of these groups, the current ruling groups in Iraq that are friendly to Syria.
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We can depend on this militia for a while, then send them to the army or back to their jobs.
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We want that American forces will be special guidance, not to engage in daily work or operations ... We want Americans to be far from the daily sacrificing. It's our duty to sacrifice for our people and for our country.
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We reached agreement today for parliament to open on March 16.
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We honor the sacrifices the United States has made.
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The regional plots that pushed some Kurdish parties against other Kurdish parties are about to come to an end.
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Therefore, it is right to work for ending this regime whose hands are red with the blood of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis.
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I will try my best to convince my colleagues that we must have a comprehensive policy towards those who are fighting the regime.
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I wish that all Iraqi Arabs, Kurds and others vote 'Yes' to the draft constitution which represents their ambition to build a democratic, federal, united and independent state,
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I think most of the Arab Sunnis have agreed to this constitution. And those who do not agree with it do not represent the Arab Sunnis,
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It is legitimate for you to think about withdrawing your troops, but it must be done gradually and in consultation with the Iraqi government.
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I will not sign, neither his sentence nor that of anybody else,