Tariq Aziz quotes

Tariq Aziz was an Iraqi politician and diplomat, best known as the longtime Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister under Saddam Hussein. As a close confidant of Saddam, he played a key role in representing Iraq on the international stage during times of conflict and sanctions. He became a prominent face of the Iraqi government, especially during the Gulf War and subsequent events. Here are 6 of his quotes:

The Dujail case is part of a chain of assassination operations against officials and I am one of the victims, the president of the state in any country, if faced with an assassination attempt, should take procedures to punish those who conduct and help this operation. According to the law, people who support this assassination can also be convicted.

Tariq Aziz

These Americans are cowards, because if they were courageous, they would have confronted us face-to-face, rather than coming at us from behind.

Tariq Aziz

Do you expect me, after all my history as a militant and as one of the Iraqi leaders, to go to an American prison – to go to Guantanamo? I would rather die.

Tariq Aziz

I'm a victim of a criminal act conducted by this party, which is in power right now. So put it on trial. Its leader was the prime minister and his deputy is the prime minister right now and they killed innocent Iraqis in 1980.

Tariq Aziz

It is imperative that there is intervention into our dire situation and treatment ... We hope that you will help us. We have been in prison for a long time and we have been cut from our families. No contacts, no phones, no letters. Even the parcels sent to us by our families are not given to us. We need a fair treatment, a fair investigation and finally a fair trial. Please help us.

Tariq Aziz