Courtesy Morningside Parnters/FDCH Tuesday, September 13, 2005; 12:23 PM PRESIDENT BUSH AND PRESIDENT TALABANI HOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE SPEAKERS: GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES JALAL TALABANI, PRESIDENT OF IRAQ BUSH: Thank you all. It’s an honor to welcome the first democratically president of Iraq to the White House. TALABANI: Thank you. BUSH: …
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November, 2005
While the rest of Iran was enjoying a few superficial reforms implemented by the former president, Khatami, Kurdistan stayed under constant attack by the government forces, which resulted in many deaths and arrests up to the 2005 change that ousted Khatami. The mock candidacy of Rafsanjani and Ahmadi-Nejad and the sham Iranian presidential elections all …
9/11 changed the lives of everyone, in one way or other, not just the life of Americans but of many people around the world. That day turned into an official day for the start of the fight against terrorism internationally. It established a dividing line between two camps: the camp of those committed to a …
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The Kurdish National Congress of North America condemns the brutal suppression of recent demonstrations in the western cities of Iran. Kurdish youth took to the streets in Marivan, Mahabad, and a number of other cities and demonstrated against a regime that has stripped them of their most basic human rights. The Islamic Republic of Iran …
To the Roman Catholic Church, and Offices of Pope John Paul II: The Kurdish National Congress of North America extends our deepest sympathy to Roman Catholics worldwide at the passing of Pope John Paul II in the Vatican today. Pope John Paul II was a great moral leader and a champion of human freedom. His …
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3/26/2005 The Kurdish National Congress of North America (KNC) held its 17th Annual Conference March 25-26, 2005 in Nashville, Tennessee, home to the largest Kurdish population in North America. Speakers and participants gathered from all parts of North America, Europe and Kurdistan to focus on the Conference theme: Kurdish Independence, Democracy and Regional Stability. The …
The current negotiations for the formation of a new coalition-government in Baghdad will set the tone for the next phase in Iraq, namely the drafting of the Iraqi constitution. The complexity of Iraqi politics and the diversity of views between Iraq