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
struggle iraq trying
We are trying to persuade all the Iraqi opposition to come breathe freedom in Iraq and use liberated Kurdistan as a base for our common struggle.
determination mean self
Self-determination could mean independence, confederacy, federal and autonomy.
determination self people
The Kurdish people have the right of self-determination like every other nation in the world.
iran iraq agreement
It was an agreement between (former Iraqi president) Saddam (Hussein) and the shah of Iran (ousted in 1979) and not between Iraq and Iran.
appeals born completed components constitution early hasty interact iraqi issues items keen manner people proper regarding
We should not be hasty regarding the issues and the constitution should not be born crippled, ... We are keen to have an early constitution, but the constitution should be completed in all of its items in a proper manner that appeals to all components of the Iraqi people so that the whole people interact with the whole constitution.
dialogue hope solve
We still hope that by bilateral dialogue we see that we can solve this problem,
intimidate troops
We need American troops to intimidate our neighbors.
daily duty engage far forces operations people sacrifice special work
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.
democratic principle support
We support the principle of democratic change, even with American assistance.
federalism obstacles relation religion south
There are no obstacles but discussions on federalism in the south and the relation between religion and state.
arab boycott demands excuse vote
There is no excuse for Arab Sunnis to boycott the vote now that we have responded to all their demands and suggestions,
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There is no excuse or justification for the Sunni brothers to boycott after we accepted all their demands and suggestions without changing a letter in them, ... Their task now is to participate with us and vote 'yes' for the constitution, and cooperate with us to fight terrorism and the people who want to destroy the country.
basis claims form intend phantom
There is no basis for the phantom claims that the Kurds intend to form their own independent state.
kiss
What do you want us to do, go kiss them?