The problem is that the Iraqi people are facing atrocities from both sides – Zarqawi and also the American troops at times.
AKBAR HASHEMI RAFSANJANIIt is wrong to even compare such actions to what is done in Guantanamo or elsewhere by the Americans. They do not stand on a high moral platform to preach to others.
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We do not trust the goodwill of the U.S. They have cut the ties.
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Iran is determined to use peaceful nuclear technology and no intimidation or threat can make us give it up.
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There is no doubt that America is a superpower of the world and we cannot ignore them.
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We don’t have any bad memories of the people of the United States.
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This democracy… The elections in Iraq were held despite the American opposition.
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It was the will of the Iraqi people and the religious authorities. [The elections] were the result of pressure by Ayatollah Sistani, by the Iraqi religious authorities, and by the fighting forces in Iraq on America. They left the US no choice but to allow the elections.
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Each department and institution has its own authorities and responsibilities, and they act on that basis.
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If (the West) shows its rigidity by making unjust decisions and putting their threats into practice, the Iranian people will not be the only ones to pay the price.
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I only know that the sole option is to leave Iraq to the Iraqi people.
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We did not treat the Americans badly. They left Iran in a relaxed mood.
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Condi Rice talks tough but she cannot be tough herself.
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I have no idea what the U.S. intends to do further there and what would be the reaction of the Iraqi people.
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We don’t have a major problem right now in our country, and life is normal.
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They should not expect an immediate reaction in return for their positive measures. It will take time.
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Since they had a lot of property and controlled an empire of propaganda, they made the European governments helpless.
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