“Each department and institution has its own authorities and responsibilities, and they act on that basis.”

There has not been a significant complaint. We have to wait to see what the outcome of the counting is.

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.

We did not treat the Americans badly. They left Iran in a relaxed mood.

The Zarqawi groups uses car bombs, the Americans use other bombs. You also know what they do in the prisons.

Europe resolved a great problem-the problem of the Zionist danger.

If we have any problems, it’s always with the government of the United States.

I think that Americans should gradually begin to adopt positive behavior rather than doing evil.

There is no doubt that America is a superpower of the world and we cannot ignore them.

I was president then. I’m not president now. When I said it, this would be a sign of goodwill to begin the talks.

The embassy was active here after the revolution. We didn’t have any problem with them. They started it.

The possibility of a war under the current circumstances is not far-fetched and there is some evidence for that.

The problem is that the Iraqi people are facing atrocities from both sides – Zarqawi and also the American troops at times.

Passing a tough resolution or threatening Iran will not bring about the desired outcome.

I have no idea what the U.S. intends to do further there and what would be the reaction of the Iraqi people.

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.

They should not expect an immediate reaction in return for their positive measures. It will take time.

It began early in the revolution. It was a process that was unfolding on a daily basis. We expected the system to be dispensing justice, but every day that passed by.

The whole basis of my singing is feeling. Unless I feel something, I can’t sing.

I refuse to be released on the basis of a ‘condition for negotiations’ and I will not accept the price for my freedom to be several meters of the land of Palestine, the land that we have fought for and been imprisoned for.

This is your court and you possess the force to celebrate the trial and convict me on the basis of your lists of accusations.

The religions of the world must be assessed, not on the basis of their convoluted theologies, but in terms of the extent to which they serve as forces of liberation and empowerment.

It is only on these principles that we will be able to establish (“pourront être édifiées”, Fr.) the real basis of morality.

These are moral imperatives which we must work towards and think about on a daily basis.

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