“Are they committed to change? The answer is no. They have to give the impression of free and fair elections. But practically, they are very far from that.”
“When you look at everything that is happening, I am sure, I have no doubt, this is out to crush the party and him personally, at least until the elections are over.”
“Iraq is a miracle -- having a psychopathic dictator to a situation where at least we have a political process going on was something that could have taken 30 years.”