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.

The Iraqi people are suffering just as if they were still under Saddam.

I beg you not to resort to demonstrations, for they have become nothing but burned paper.

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.

The resistance will be exclusively conducted by only one group. This new group will be defined soon by me.

Saddam is a war criminal and there are no two people who can argue over this.

We don't kill Iraqis - our hands do not kill Iraqis. But we target only the occupier with all the means of resistance.