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

Every human must take responsibility for his actions.

Rather, it is through conciliation and compromise that we are building a fair Iraq, a just state for all its peoples.

To move any regime you need to have co-operation and co-ordination between Kurds, Shia Arabs, Sunni Arabs, the people and the army. Until we have this we cannot change the regime.

Iraq is not going to starve to death because of the absence of assistance from Arab countries.

Iraq is not occupied, but there are foreign forces on its soil, which is different.

Wishful thinking is one thing, and reality another.