I was informed that there were 173 detainees held at an Interior Ministry prison and they appear to be malnourished,

I was informed that there were 173 detainees held at an Interior Ministry prison and they appear to be malnourished. There is also some talk that they were subjected to some kind of torture,

In my view, federalism is already a fact on the ground (for Kurds) but others in other provinces should have the same right,

Saddam's trial date is scheduled for October 19 and it is not possible to postpone this case which has already been pending for too long,

We have not seen any Arab envoys in Baghdad while foreign officials are coming here one after another, ... have no right to cast doubt on Iraq's (political) experience.

In some countries, even rain can cause abstentions. But the Iraqis have shown they can vote under gunfire and under attack,