I think the elections have gone well, although there is so much insecurity in Iraq. So far during the counting of ballots.
AKBAR HASHEMI RAFSANJANIIt 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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Condi Rice talks tough but she cannot be tough herself.
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I was president then. I’m not president now. When I said it, this would be a sign of goodwill to begin the talks.
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There has not been a significant complaint. We have to wait to see what the outcome of the counting is.
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If we have any problems, it’s always with the government of the United States.
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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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Since they had a lot of property and controlled an empire of propaganda, they made the European governments helpless.
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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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Each department and institution has its own authorities and responsibilities, and they act on that basis.
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It 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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The Zarqawi groups uses car bombs, the Americans use other bombs. You also know what they do in the prisons.
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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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We do not trust the goodwill of the U.S. They have cut the ties.
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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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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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The embassy was active here after the revolution. We didn’t have any problem with them. They started it.
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