"Remember the valiant Iraqi peasant and how he shot down an American Apache with an old weapon."

"I said I'm the president of Iraq... I did not say deposed."

"We are not intimidated by the size of the armies, or the type of hardware the US has brought."

"I am not going to answer to this so-called court, out of respect for the truth and the will of the Iraqi people. I've said what I've said, and I'm not guilty."

"Baghdad is determined to force the Mongols of our age to commit suicide at its gates."

"We are ready to sacrifice our souls, our children and our families so as not to give up Iraq. We say this so no one will think that America is capable of breaking the will of the Iraqis with its weapons."

"Allah is on our side. That is why we will beat the aggressor."

"If you are Iraqi, you know who I am... and you know that I do not tire. I am the president of Iraq and I refuse to answer these questions because this court is illegitimate."

"Those who fight in God's cause will be victorious."

"I didn't say 'former president,' I said 'president,' and I have the constitutional rights according to the constitution, including immunity from prosecution."

"Politics is when you say you are going to do one thing while intending to do another. Then you do neither what you said nor what you intended."