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Abu Quotes

A name that shows up in very different stories.

These Abu quotes include a personal memory of growing up partly in Abu Dhabi alongside stops in Greece and Kuwait. See our After quotes for related reflections.

My dad was a brilliant civil engineer. My parents later divorced, but we lived in Abu Dhabi, Greece, Kuwait.

Quotes by Yasmine Hamdan

The face of terrorism in Iraq is dead. Abu Musab al Zarqawi brutalized, tortured, and killed thousands of innocent people, forcing Iraqis to live in fear. The Iraqi people finally had enough, and gave up his whereabouts to the Iraqi...

Quotes by Tim Murphy

The elimination of the barbaric terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is good news for the world.

Quotes by Spencer Bachus

4Shbab has been dubbed Islamic MTV. Its creator, who is an Egyptian TV producer called Ahmed Abu Haiba, wants young people to be inspired by Islam to lead better lives. He reckons the best way to get that message across...

Quotes by Shereen El Feki

After Quotes

The track in Abu Dhabi is special; this will be our third Grand Prix there.

Quotes by Sebastian Vettel

In 2005, the last year of his life, Ahmad Abu Adass was 22 and still living with his parents in Beirut, Lebanon. He was kind and liked people, his friends later told investigators, but none of them thought he was...

Quotes by Ronen Bergman

In October 2008, American commandos launched a cross-border raid into Syria to capture an Islamic militant known as Abu Ghadiya. He was accused of being one of al Qaeda in Iraq's main smugglers of fighters and money between Iraq and...

Quotes by Richard Engel

It seems nothing good comes out of Abu Ghraib.

Quotes by Richard Engel

Whether or not Americans supported George W. Bush, they could not avoid learning about Abu Ghraib.

Quotes by Rebecca MacKinnon

Being Quotes

I truly believe Abu Dhabi is one of the world's best film locations, and I can't wait to come back.

Quotes by Prabhas

I don't know anyone at the highest levels who approved Abu Ghraib. If President Barack Obama for a moment thought that somebody at a high level had approved it, he would go after them.

Quotes by Peter T. King

The rise of ISIS starts with a Jordanian thug named Abu Musab al-Zarqawi who founded ISIS' parent organization, al Qaeda, in Iraq. What gave Zarqawi the opportunity to create al Qaeda in Iraq? It was, of course, George W. Bush's...

Quotes by Peter Bergen

I am encouraged by the news today that United States special operations personnel found, identified and killed the terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the operational commander of the al-Qaeda led insurgency in Iraq. Al-Zarqawi was the public face of the insurgency.

Quotes by Mike Fitzpatrick

Dubai has got very little oil; it is Abu Dhabi that has got the oil. Dubai has very small resources, and it is running out, so the government's plan has been to relieve Dubai of any dependency on oil at...

Quotes by Maurice Flanagan

Best Quotes

Regrettably, it has become clear that torture of detainees in United States custody is not limited to Abu Ghraib or even Iraq. Since Abu Ghraib, there have been increasing reports of torture.

Quotes by Marty Meehan

The actions we took in the aftermath of 9/11 were harsh but necessary and effective. These steps were fully sanctioned and carefully followed. The detention and interrogation of top terrorists like Abu Zubaydah, Khalid Sheikh Muhammed and Abu Faraj al-Libbi...

Quotes by Jose Rodriguez

We are ready to train new Iraqi forces outside Iraq. We did it in Abu Dhabi.

Quotes by Joschka Fischer

In light of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, critics are arguing that abuses of Iraqi prisoners are being produced by a climate of disregard for the laws of war.

Quotes by John Yoo

The effort to blur the lines between Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib reflects a deep misunderstanding about the different legal regimes that apply to Iraq and the war against al Qaeda.

Quotes by John Yoo

Dangerous Quotes

It is important to recognize the differences between the war in Iraq and the war on terrorism. The treatment of those detained at Abu Ghraib is governed by the Geneva Conventions, which have been signed by both the U.S. and...

Quotes by John Yoo

Frequently Asked Questions

What personal detail appears in this topic outside of politics?
One entry recalls a childhood spent moving between places including Abu Dhabi, Greece, and Kuwait, with a father who worked as a civil engineer.
Does this topic include family or upbringing themes?
Yes, that same entry frames an international upbringing shaped by a parent's career and, later, the parents' divorce.
Does this topic touch on historical conflict or national-security discussions?
Some entries reference historical conflict and national-security debates from the post-9/11 period, discussed here only in broad, general terms.
Does this page take a position on any interrogation or military tactics?
No — this page does not endorse, evaluate, or characterize any specific historical tactic; it simply reflects that such discussions appear among the source material.
What topic pairs with this one?
Our Dangerous quotes are a related read, since several entries here touch on high-stakes, high-tension situations.

Other entries reference historical conflict and national-security events from the post-9/11 era in general terms, without endorsing any specific action described. Pair this with our Being or Dangerous quotes.