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To: epicure who wrote (247249)	11/3/2007 9:58:59 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

"Please provide ANY proof of that statement, because I've seen zero zip and nada to substantiate what you just said. Just so you don't have to remain zipless any longer... I don't think I ever claimed there was democracy in Iraq only that there had been the potential and interest in it. Strong interest IMO. Democracy is fairly new, where it has been encouraged and supported, it seems to have gotten off to a good start. Where brutal tyrannies rule unfettered, less so. ================= The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) (Kurdish: Partîya Demokrata Kurdistan (PDK)) was founded by Mustafa Barzani, the legendary Kurd who fought numerous revolts against Baghdad with success. The party was established in Eastern Kurdistan in 1946 upon the creation of a Kurdistan Republic of Mahabad, which lasted for less than a year. On 16 August 1946, a congress was formed in which the formation of the KDP was announced. In this congress the KDP stated the political and economic situation of the Kurds in Iraq were different from that of Iran. It demanded autonomy for the Kurds of Iraq. Mulla Mustafa Barzani was elected as the president of the party, Kaka Ziad and Sheikh Latif were appointed as vice presidents. Hamza Abdullah was elected its Secretary-General. en.wikipedia.org