The embassy was active here after the revolution. We didn’t have any problem with them. They started it.
AKBAR HASHEMI RAFSANJANII think the elections have gone well, although there is so much insecurity in Iraq. So far during the counting of ballots.
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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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I think the elections have gone well, although there is so much insecurity in Iraq. So far during the counting of ballots.
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Condi Rice talks tough but she cannot be tough herself.
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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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When I talk about the assets, that was at the beginning of the talks.
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If we have any problems, it’s always with the government of the United States.
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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 problem is that the Iraqi people are facing atrocities from both sides – Zarqawi and also the American troops at times.
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We have no problems with Jews and highly respect Judaism as a holy religion.
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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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There has not been a significant complaint. We have to wait to see what the outcome of the counting is.
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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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I think that Americans should gradually begin to adopt positive behavior rather than doing evil.
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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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The Zarqawi groups uses car bombs, the Americans use other bombs. You also know what they do in the prisons.
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