54 Quotes by Ayad Allawi

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    leave the holy sites quickly, lay down their weapons and return to the rule of order and law.

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    Since the state was dismantled in Iraq, institutions have disappeared and people have withdrawn into their clans and tribes.

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    Freedom and democracy are great goals we should achieve, ... We have great duties to face and stand up to.

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    What I said, really, was 'history is history, past is past' and we need to start afresh and open a new chapter and look to the future, ... We definitely want to forge a positive alliance with Europe.

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    Our principal drive is not to negotiate with hostage-takers and not to negotiate with terrorists, and this is where we find our strength is.

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    Out of responsibility for the protection of our dear people, I have ordered the authorities concerned of the Interior Ministry to chase the party that perpetrated this cowardly act and to put an end to their subversive activities,

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    I was fast asleep, 3 o'clock, and suddenly -- it was God's will -- I opened my eyes. And I saw these shadows at the end of my bed. There were two of them, staring.

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