Speech delivered at the officers' club (June 16, 1959).

We do not wish to become subordinate to any power. We will be friends with the powers of the world. We will be sincere friends to the powers that are sincere in their intentions and their friendship to us.

— Abd al-Karim Qasim

What It Means

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Abd al-Karim Qasim

About Abd al-Karim Qasim

Abd al-Karim Qasim (21 November 1914 – 9 February 1963) was the Prime Minister of Iraq from 1958 to 1963.