Our gratitude to the American people is immense and we should never be embarrassed to express it.

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

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.

A greater international role is important to lift some of the burden from the shoulders of the United States.

Self-determination could mean independence, confederacy, federal and autonomy.

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

Wishful thinking is one thing, and reality another.