don't know who they are. Are they a race, a religion, a

country? As we see from the following example, even

Europeans who are much closer to the Kurds still do not have

a complete understanding of the Kurds or the middle east in

In the West, the left and liberal minded

people in general, especially in the Scandinavian

and Anglo-Saxon countries, have usually supported

or at least expressed some sympathy with the

struggles against both European colonialism and

U.S. policies in Vietnam. But as soon as the

problem shifted to Biafra, Southern Sudan,

Kurdistan or Eritrea - in short, whenever the

national question was raised within a third

world country - this section of the public opinion

has tended to remain silent and confuesed.1

This lack of knowledge about the Kurds and Middle East in

general is a major wall between resolution of the many

problems that exist in the Middle East. I would like to

give you a better understanding of what it is to be Kurdish

by describing to you the past and present condition of

Kurdistan, the state or territory that the Kurdish people

populate. A brief understanding of the history of the

U.S. help would be just a ploy to get an advantage on Iraq.

trend has reversed, and the Kurds are steadily making a

people have only survived in the mountains.6 The

the world with indigenous representatives in three world

about the current political activities surrounding Kurdistan

British changed their minds and shifted their attention

because of the complexity of the problem, "unless the

disbanded by the redistribution of their county at the end

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Approximate Word count = 2002
Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page double spaced)