I think the elections have gone well, although there is so much insecurity in Iraq. So far during the counting of ballots.
AKBAR HASHEMI RAFSANJANIThe Zarqawi groups uses car bombs, the Americans use other bombs. You also know what they do in the prisons.
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We don’t have any bad memories of the people of the United States.
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When al-Qaeda was on the run from Afghanistan crossing through Iran, some were arrested and they are imprisoned. Some of them are charged with some actions in Iran.
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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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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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If we have any problems, it’s always with the government of the United States.
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The important matter is freedom. When the people choose what they want, it is good for them and for us.
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This democracy… The elections in Iraq were held despite the American opposition.
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Condi Rice talks tough but she cannot be tough herself.
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Each department and institution has its own authorities and responsibilities, and they act on that basis.
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The possibility of a war under the current circumstances is not far-fetched and there is some evidence for that.
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The embassy was active here after the revolution. We didn’t have any problem with them. They started it.
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Things like unemployment, which the youth are suffering from, and the rate of inflation – these are chronic conditions and we have to solve them.
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I only know that the sole option is to leave Iraq to the Iraqi people.
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The United States is a big country but unfortunately it seems it has the brain of a little bird not befitting the greatness of the country.
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