"Iraq has no weapons of mass destruction whatsoever. We challenge anyone who claims that we have them."

"We are not weak, and because of the war, we did not want our position to be taken as a sign of weakness, that we were begging. At the appropriate time we will tell the Americans, 'Come.'"

"I am a simple man from the village."

"If you rule, rule in a fair way, and don't let your heart take part in the ruling, or let a criminal who cannot be rehabilitated escape punishment."

"It's in God's hands."