In a speech delivered to the Italian parliament on May 21st, some Kurdish spokesmen voiced their hopes for a thriving Kurdish Democracy to be formed after all they had endured.
The Kurds have been oppressed and terrorized for generations, and in many countries all over the world. With constant struggle and threats of violence, it can be very difficult for a democratic nation to be formed. The Kurdish people have taken strides to becoming more independent, yet those attempts have been thwarted by arrests and other forms of extreme actions.
Kurdish leaders have been arrested in Turkey and many have been massacred under the rule of Saddam in Iraq in the early 90’s.
The Kurdish people came together to establish a parliament formed when they took control of a section of Northern Iraq in 1991, and have tried to become a self governing independent nation, one that could potentially live in peace with the neighboring regions.
The speakers stressed that little help was given to the Kurdish people in helping them form their own nation, but has an opportunity to play an active role by keeping an eye on the situation and using their moral judgment on the situation. The west should recognize that its most important role would be to be critical of the developing nation’s leaders and encourage them to be truly democratic.
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