Al-Qaeda is still the biggest threat for Iraq and the region. - Nouri al-Maliki

Our respect for human rights requires us to execute him.

I'll be frank and say that we were deluded when we signed the contract [with the U.S.]. We should have sought to buy other jet fighters like British, French and Russian to secure the air cover for our forces; if we had air cover we would have averted what had happened.

We pray to God almighty to give us strength so we can meet the ambitious goals of our people, who have suffered a lot.