The Kurdish people welcome the no-fly zone protection, contrary to the Iraqi regime that is against it.

Justice for the major perpetrators cannot be separated from the vindication of the rights of the individual victim.

Wishful thinking is one thing, and reality another.

All I wanted was to be a university teacher.

Military confrontation is not a suitable alternative in confronting terror and current security threats.

As president of Iraq, I shall strive to represent the diversity of a country that has too often in the past denied difference.

We must acknowledge that for scores of years the Iraqis have offered martyrs and victims but have not been able to change the regime.