Basra Quotes

What I would like to stress is that at this time -- when there are forces in Basra and all over Iraq -- such things are expected to happen. - Ibrahim Jaafari

We're working very closely with Iraqi officials in Basra and with the British government to determine who might be responsible for this heinous crime. - Pete Mitchell

We have run into our greatest danger in the south. We don't find it safe at all in Basra. It is completely dominated by different death squads who operate there with impunity. - Leslie Campbell

We have decided to form a supreme investigative committee in which some members of the Basra provincial council will join... The results will be presented to the government, council of ministers, the parliament and the people. - Bayan Jabr

We decided that in view of an extremely dangerous and volatile situation that we would have to temporarily close our offices in Baghdad and Basra. - Florian Westphal

We believe that the presence of the British military forces in Basra has led to the destabilization of the security situation in the city. The Islamic Republic of Iran demands the immediate withdrawal of British forces from Basra. - Manouchehr Mottaki

This underlines what people have been forecasting for some time, that Basra is a potential source of trouble, though easily dealt with by British troops until now. - Paul Beaver

This is about 500 fewer than at present, reflecting the closure of two small bases in Basra, the transfer of some training tasks to the Iraqi security forces and structural differences between the two brigades. - John Reid

The U.S. Embassy is working closely with local Basra police and the British forces in the south to determine the cause and hopefully bring to justice those who were responsible for this. - Pete Mitchell

The president is confident that as the security situation is enhanced, as the events unfold, just like what happened in Basra, that this amount of looting will diminish. - Ari Fleischer