"The Ba'ath Party is the party of all Arabs."

"We have weapons of mass destruction, but we will not use them against our own people."

"The mother of all battles is coming."

"I say, as I have said before, we are not waiting for victory, because it is in our hands... This is God's promise to the believers, and it is our right to achieve this victory."

"We will die here. We will die in this country, and we will maintain our honor, the honor that is required of -- in front of our people."