Adnan Pachachi
Adnan Pachachi
Adnan al-Pachachi or Adnan Muzahim Ameen al-Pachachiis a veteran Iraqi politician and diplomat. Pachachi was Iraq's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 1959 to 1965 and foreign minister of Iraq from 1965 to 1967 during the Six-Day War with Israel; he again served as permanent representative to the UN from 1967 to 1969. After 1971, he spent a long period in exile. Since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Pachachi has been an important figure in Iraqi politics, often described...
NationalityIraqi
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth14 May 1923
CountryIraq
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We found him tired, haggard, and obviously a spent force,
We found him obviously tired and haggard, unrepentant, even defiant, justifying crimes saying he was a just but firm ruler, our answer was that he was unjust ruler responsible for death of thousands of people.
We are on the verge of taking a major step in our political path.
You can imagine how everybody is scared. Finally it's sinking in that something has to be done. You can't let this thing go completely unattended.
We were disappointed, naturally, because of the very small, low turnout in many areas, ... It made it impossible for us to be represented on the National Assembly.
We have to tell the world there will be no civil war among the Iraqi people. The risk is there.
We have to prove to the world that a civil war is not and will not take place among our people. The danger is still looming and the enemies are ready for us because they do not like to see a united, strong, stable Iraq.
This contest between the secular and religious visions of government is really the main choice to be made. It won't be decided in one election, but it is a basic choice between an open and progressive Iraq and one that is backward and continues to fall behind.
Until and unless we could disband these militias, this country won't be able to function properly.
An apology for the actions of some troops who, of course, are not representative of the majority of the armed forces here, I think that would have been useful and it would have helped to some extent.
If the security forces continue to be dominated as they are now by political groups or sects, then the people won't trust in them - and the result will be civil war or fragmentation of the country.