There is no real Arab empathy with the hundreds of women and children in Iraq killed on a daily basis at the hands of criminal terrorists who come from the Arab countries -- These criminals and executioners, who consider the Shiites -- who constitute the majority in Iraq -- to be infidels, and consider the Kurds - the second largest nationality in Iraq-to be traitors, are glorified by the Arab press.

There is no excuse for Arab Sunnis to boycott the vote now that we have responded to all their demands and suggestions,

I think that the majority of Iraqi people, including some Arab Sunnis, will vote for 'yes' in the referendum.

As for us, we have always expressed our compassion for Arab countries in their testing times,

This is the first time a Kurd has been freely elected to be the president of an Arab country.

Iraq as part of Arab society follows Arab League's decisions,