50 Quotes by Adnan Pachachi

Everybody seems to be imprisoned in their own sectarian or political affiliations. They don't seem to be able to rise above these things.

I think people are rapidly losing confidence in the political class, and I don't blame them.

We only had Kalashnikov rifles. Now we have more powerful weapons.

We will have at the end of this process a government that derives its legitimacy from the free desire of the Iraqi people,

You can imagine how everybody is scared. Finally it's sinking in that something has to be done. You can't let this thing go completely unattended.

Discussions are going on among all parliamentary lists to reach a conclusion on the main three posts before going to Monday's session of parliament.

And we hope that the new assembly will invite those parties that have not taken part in the election in joining us in writing the constitution. This will pave the way for a far more inclusive election... at the end of this year.

I spoke to the heads of all the political blocs and I sensed a true intent from all to push the political process forward. From now until the 17th of this month, we believe there will be an agreement on some of the problems.

The security forces are perceived by many Iraqis as being under the influence of these militias. There seems to be empirical evidence that especially the Interior Ministry have been infiltrated by these forces, no doubt.