I am confident that you brothers in parliament will champion the will of the people over that of the occupier.

God willing, the occupation forces will be driven out as happened in Vietnam.

I wish to be a martyr, and I don't fear death.

I will continue to defend Najaf as it is the holiest place. I will remain in the city until the last drop of my blood has been spilled.

If the government fails to listen to your demands, then you will decide what is best for you.

I seek the spread of freedom and democracy in the way that satisfies God. They [Americans] have planned and paved the ways for a long time, but it is God who is the real planner - and the proof of this is the fall of the American twin towers [...] a miracle from God.

So, if I were arrested or if I were killed, then after me the issues that American fears about me wouldn't exist anymore - and I couldn't tell you what those issues are