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“We were surprised with Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim's declarations today. Time is running out and such declarations should be much more calm. We don't have time for such maneuvers.”
Saleh al-Mutlaq
“I expect that the constitution would be finished before Monday. Negotiations are still under way and everybody is determined to finish it before the deadline.”
“Americans are more concerned about the sacred deadlines rather than the contents of the constitution.”
“I expect that the constitution would be finished before Monday.”
“They will surprise us in the final hour. We will reject it and the people will be angry, the street will be angry and as a result we will be back to square one.”
“We are outside all of the negotiations these two days. They want to pass the constitution without us.”
“We are not planning to withdraw. We don't care if it will be extended for a month. We just want a good draft.”
“This constitution is full of land mines that would explode on Iraqis. This constitution will divide the country.”
“If they will issue a constitution without our agreement, we will hamper the political process and move to postpone the transitional government. That will mean another year without stability.”
“We want a constitution that the people will accept and have a greater possibility that the voters will say 'yes' to.”
