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November 10, 2005
You may have noticed. . .
Iraqi Kurdistan has a new public affairs campaign to:
A) Say "Thank You" to the United States for liberating them from the tyrannical regime of Saddam Hussein who used poison gas on Kurdish villages, relocated then murdered over 180,000 Kurdish citizens (in just one campaign, not related to the gassings), destroyed 4,000 Kurdish villages and generally conducted a campaign of ethnic cleansiing upon the Kurds for over 30 years.
B) To educate the world about Iraqi Kurdistan, Kurdish History and the Kurdish people in general.
C) To demonstrate that Iraqi Kurdistan has been a practicing Democracy for 10 years, protected by the U.S. even while under Saddam's heel.
D) Is safe, secure and growing economically since the Liberation of Iraq
and finally
E) To encourage foreign investment and tourism into the region of Iraqi Kurdistan by demonstrating the tolerance of the Iraqi Kurds in terms of ethnicity, nationality and religion. The campaign also emphasizes the free market economy developing in the region, the potential for investment, imports and exports and the significant natural resources and food production capability of the region.
The campaign is centered around three television commericals directing the viewer to their website "Kurdistan: The Other Iraq", which is quite comprehensive and informative on topics relevant to the region. Of particular note are three videos which tell the story of Iraqi Kurdistan ending with an appeal to investors.
Well worth your time to view the videos(each about 10 minutes long) and visit the site.
Chapter 1: Who are the Kurds
Chapter 2: Relationship with the West
Chapter 3: Economic Environment
There is SO SO SO much more going on within Iraq than we're delivered by the Mass Media, great strides for freedom and democracy have been made and progress in the region has actually been phenomenal. Sure there are problems, and there will be problems for some time in that region of the world, but rebuilding nations and fostering democracy takes time, to think that these things can happen overnight is just dishonest (after all, we're still in Germany, Japan and Korea, because they WANT and need us there, not because we're occupiers, but because we are partners in democracy).
You'd be well served to visit Kurdistan: The Other Iraq, yes it's a PR campaign, but it's a pretty honest one that not only pumps up the positives, but recognizes the difficulties of the past and present while trying to present a positive picture of what Iraqi Kurdistan hopes and desires their region of the world to become. Hopefully Iraqi Kurdistan can become a model for future democracies in the Greater Middle East.
--Jason
Posted by JasonColeman at November 10, 2005 8:40 AM
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