Tariq Aziz

He thought that this war would not lead to this end.

A few weeks before the attacks Saddam still thought the U.S. would not use ground forces. He thought they would not fight a ground war because it would be too costly to the Americans.

I did not hurt anybody and my page is clean. So I am not anxious about the trial.

Singling out the question of inspectors is wrong. There is the Iraqi issue, and in that issue, there are many items, there are many areas, and some of them are very, very important to the Iraqi people.

Many people don't agree with that kind of condition, ... We will not condone terrorism, but at the same time we are not with the American government.

We provided logistical support ... So what we did was a responsible, positive, limited operation to help our people.

These signs are the beginning of the collapse of the embargo, ... America might have its opinion, but it cannot impose its will on all.

They are telling wrongly the American public opinion and the world that Iraq is reproducing weapons of mass destruction, ... That's not true.

is specific in its nature, very precise.

I don't say Iraq didn't make mistakes against this or that, but everybody has committed mistakes, ... If we all apologized to each other for all the mistakes we have committed, then we will be ready ... because apologizing is not a shame between brothers.

minor issues which make no sense from the angle of disarmament.

If anybody can have a magic solution, so that all these issues are being dealt with together, equitably and reasonably, we are ready to find such a solution and we are ready to co-operate with the United Nations.

We are not the kind that will surrender to them (coalition forces) just to live a wretched life for two or three years.

We are all in control. Each one of us is in complete control over our ministry or sector of responsibility.

no matter what the sacrifices and consequences are.

either creating a superficial pretext to justify the American aggression or he is trying to confuse and undermine the comprehensive review.

I have to condemn strongly the statement of President Clinton about his government's plans to overthrow the government of Iraq, ... This is a flagrant violation of U.N. resolutions and international law.

Saddam was concerned about internal unrest amongst the tribes before, during or after an attack by the US on Baghdad.

An attack on Iraq will not be an American picnic. Instead, it will be a fierce fight where Americans will suffer losses that have not been seen for decades.

President Mubarak assumes a role for himself which both Washington and London have not given to him, ... In reality there is no noble, fair and intelligent person in Egypt, in the Arab homeland or the whole world sharing Mr. Mubarak in his deduction.

an attempt to avert war at any cost and to further put pressure on the U.S. administration to act responsibly.

aggression by the American administration of evil.