Sanctions are hurting not Saddam Hussein, it’s hurting a lot of poor people, old people, pregnant mothers. You are not doing anything good by punishing them for something they are not responsible for.

Foreigners who once colonized us, who have done nothing to help us, these foreigners have no good intentions,

Businesses, large and small, have been bankrupted. The social well-being of the people has been disrupted.

It shows that we are tough. We had promised to take action against terrorists, whether they are locals or foreigners creating trouble in our country, we detained them,

This means that democracy will not exist and dictatorship by foreign powers with their puppet governments will be the system of the world.

They must never claim they are the chosen people, who cannot be criticized at all,

I wish to announce I am resigning from UMNO and all positions in the National Front,

The West is very impatient. You want an overnight change,

Not our teaching. … Islam is not wrong, but the interpretations by our scholars can be wrong.

Europeans killed 6 million Jews out of 12 million, but today the Jews rule the world by proxy. They get others to fight and die for them.

He can do that at some other time. But APEC is not the time,

The financial turmoil has underscored the many challenges inherent in globalization, … Even as we embrace it, we must be wary of the dangers which accompany it.

That is their system. It is not corruption at all.

example of selfless devotion to charity. I hope she can be a good example to all charity workers and philanthropists.

In today’s world, we wield a lot of political, economic and financial clout, enough to make up for our weaknesses in military terms,

It’s an old-fashioned idea, but he thinks whites are superior to colored people. So since we are brown people, we must be stupid,

that he was prepared to step down after 17 years as prime minister of Malaysia, once the economy stabilizes.

It is the good life that democracy brings that counts, not democracy per se.

deviated from Islam and should be condemned to hell.

I’m a fundamentalist in the true sense. That is to say, I follow the fundamentals of religion… But for over 1,400 years people have been interpreting and re-interpreting the religion to suit their own purpose!...

I read that the investigation is not complete. Statements have yet to be recorded from several other people,

All that is needed is to be more gentle when faced with recalcitrant nations and people,

Today they can see that the fruits of reformasi . . . are not so appealing,

They hate Malaysia, especially the current leadership, and hate it extremely.

We were also able to clear up a few minor bilateral issues regarding trade and some logging issues, … There is some problem about logging at the border, trading at the border, border crossings et...

I’m not going to lose any sleep … My conscience is clear,

That was the whole tone of my speech, but they picked up one sentence where I said the Jews control the world.

I initially asked for a month (transition) but that was not accepted. I then decided on 16 months so that I could also see through the OIC (Organisation of Islamic Conference) meeting. At the same...

I am quite sure the court has given this sentence because the court thinks that is the right punishment for whatever,

It’s their country, so I don’t know what we can do about it. Of course I’m upset. I am not a thief, I am not a terrorist,

Now Australia is basically European and it has made clear to the rest of the world it is the deputy sheriff to America.

The Europeans killed six million Jews out of twelve million, but today the Jews rule the world by proxy. They get others to fight and die for them,

We can predict that in the future, the borders of independent nations will be breached at the whims and fancies of the superpowers,

I have decided, … It’s been a long time.

No, … That’s not for me.

Conventional war cannot overcome terrorism and defeat terrorists, it can only result in innocent people becoming victims,

We sympathize with them, we were very sad to see how the Jews were so ill treated by the Europeans.

It is possible to impoverish a country merely by reducing the value of their currency, … What we have grown is still there, but the value of our wealth has diminished 50 percent.

Whether the attackers are acting on their own or on the orders of their government; whether they are regulars or irregulars, if the attack is against civilians then they must be considered terrorists,

If I am required at the court and it is relevant, I suppose I will have to go. That is the law. There is nothing I can do about it,

In my speech I condemned all violence, even the suicide bombings, and I told all Muslims it’s about time we stopped all these things and paused to think and do something that is much more...

I have promised not to interfere in politics and I have not said anything about many things which were done wrong.

I think this is good because we can exchange the information about the movement and the activities of these people,

I’m not going to lose any sleep, … I still believe that he’s guilty. My conscience is clear.

It is obvious that we are short of scientists. With what we have, it may not be possible for us to compete (in terms of) innovation,

Praise Allah, we must be thankful for the situation in our country because a transition of power in the government would normally be plagued with all sorts of problems, chaos, power struggle and so forth,

The attack on the World Trade Center on September 11; the human bomb attacks by Palestinians and the Tamil Tigers; the attacks against civilians by Israeli forces; the killings of Bosnian Muslims and others, …...

I was also following something my mother taught me. When you are enjoying a real good meal, stop when the food is still good. So, I guess it’s good for me to stop now,

some sort of transplant from another region.

I just don’t think I should be around interfering with things.