Mahmoud Othman
Mahmoud Othman
Mahmoud Ali Othmanwas a member of the Interim Iraq Governing Council created following the United States's 2003 invasion of Iraq. A Kurd and Sunni Muslim, Othman was a member of the Political Bureau Kurdistan Democratic Party. He then founded the Kurdish Socialist Party. He was also the Chief Negotiator in the 1970 agreement with the Baath Party. He is now a leading member of the Iraqi National Assembly...
agree difficult reach tomorrow
It's very difficult to reach something that the Sunnis can agree to. Tomorrow will be crucial.
double standard unfair vote
It's unfair and I didn't vote for it. It's a double standard and it shouldn't have happened.
civilians driver explosions happens life near security situation tragedy victims
Everyone is nervous. The security situation is not good. There are so many explosions at the checkpoints and near the convoys. The Americans are afraid. And when the driver doesn't see them, it happens sometimes that civilians are killed. It is a tragedy that most of the victims are civilians. It is making life more difficult. But this is our situation. It is very dangerous.
consulting decision last turkey visit
The visit to Turkey showed that he makes decision without consulting anybody, like during the last Cabinet. That has ignited a new dissatisfaction.
clarify help
It is very important to clarify - an investigation could help defuse tension.
balanced cooperate good prime rule step strong
It's a good step forward, and we will cooperate with him. I don't think he's a strong sectarian. Now he's a prime minister, and he has to rule all Iraq, he has to be balanced and objective.
agreed forming meeting national parties president principle security yesterday
Yesterday (Sunday) the meeting of the president with the other parties agreed on the principle of forming a national security council.
explained progress stance sticking
There is no progress. We are sticking to our stance and they explained their stance.
side somewhere
We should not be with one side or the other, but somewhere in the middle.
act afford country decision fragile grasp lead progress quickly running seem situation wisely worse
We are quickly running out of time. We are making very little progress in our negotiations. The situation is fragile and not one where we can afford to be divided. What the politicians don't seem to grasp is that if we don't act wisely and quickly, our decision could lead the country into even worse chaos.
hard work
Americans are working very hard to work out something.
afraid change constitution furious maybe vote
They made this change because they were afraid the constitution would be rejected. But now it may be counterproductive: they made the Sunnis so furious that maybe more of them will vote no.
decision divided quick reach reason
They are divided and that is the reason why they are not able to reach a quick decision on the candidate.
lose
Any day that passes, we lose a day of work.