We tell our supporters that they had a government under religious authority and look what happened. Everything got worse.

If we can elect a speaker tomorrow then the Parliament can start functioning normally. People feel they have been let down and that is eroding their faith in the whole political process.

This bloc, if it comes together will have real weight.

The country is going through dangerous times, it faces challenges, and the perils come from every direction. Sectarian tensions have increased. We have to prove to the whole world that there will not be civil...

I think the Shiites want a theocracy.

We intend to have continued meetings for days and nights.

People have to be convinced that these two men are in fact killed and are no longer a threat to the peace of the country,

We are on the verge of taking a major step in our political path.

It’s quite possible, also, that the legal proceedings against him may be postponed for a while if he complies with the other conditions. This is what I heard.

It has been decided to leave the session open pending political agreement on the designation of a speaker and his two deputies.

An apology for the actions of some troops who, of course, are not representative of the majority of the armed forces here, I think that would have been useful and it would have helped to...

We found him obviously tired and haggard, unrepentant, even defiant, justifying crimes saying he was a just but firm ruler, our answer was that he was unjust ruler responsible for death of thousands of people.

[After the handover of sovereignty, the multinational force will be in the country] with the approval of the Iraqi government, and anything it does has to be done in consultation with the Iraqi government and...

It’s a good thing. It’s a safety valve in a way. Decisions will be taken in which all major political parties will be part of. No one will accuse the prime minister of making decisions...