"No one has the right to ignite a war and lead an occupation and armies to conquer people, invading them and make them suffer all kinds of torture, murder, expulsion, displacement, bombing and terrorism by different lethal prohibited weapons and then come and speak as the savior of the people or a defender of their rights."

"Anyone who seeks to be involved in politics should join hands with America."

"I am a part of the political process whether the multinational forces are present or not. Politics is serving the people, not chairs and positions."

"I don't want the chair of the government because it will be controlled by the U.S. and I don't want to be controlled by the U.S."

"I'm not really one of those people who believes that if you're a musician you can just leave that behind and start getting into politics."

"When they call the slightest spending reductions 'painful', we will say 'If government spending prevents pain, why are we suffering so much of it?' And 'If you want to experience real pain, just stay on the track we are on.'"

"There is so much that must be done in a civilized barbarism like war."

"The distance between ambition and reality is bridged solely by consistent effort. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows."