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Iraqi Assyrians Meet Top U.S. Administration Officials (19/03/2003)

On March 6, 2003, three Assyrians (also known as Chaldeans and Syriacs) including Dr. Emmanuel Kamber, Dr. Katrin Michael, and Ramsey Jiddou joined other Iraqi-Americans in meetings with Vice President Cheney, National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz, President Bush’s Envoy to Free Iraqis, Zalmay Khalilzad, …

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Final Statement from Ankara Meeting (20/03/2003)

The following is the official statement of the participating members of the Iraqi Opposition Groups:All participants agree that among their principle objectives regarding the future of Iraq are the following:— Enabling the Iraqi people to build a fully representative and democratic government that meets international standards, including free and fair …

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Zinda: Interview with Yonadam Kanna (20/03/2003)

Mr. Kanna’s strong and confident voice gave us great assurance that the Assyrian leadership is prepared for the uncertainty facing our people in the North and in Baghdad. Kanna: Greetings to your staff at Zinda Magazine and your readers wherever they may be. We are about to witness the greatest …

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Iraq’s Embattled Christians (19/03/2003)

“Iraq’s 1.2 million Assyrian Christians — remnants of the Assyrian empire and the only people who still speak Aramaic, the language of Jesus Christ — are once again the victims of circumstances beyond their control,” reported the February 27th Japan Times. “Unlike the Kurds, the Assyrians are all but ignored …

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GET OUT & SHOW THEM WHO YOU ARE (14/03/2003)

  This week several Assyrian organizations and churches are calling for public demonstrations in various cities across North America to demand equal rights for the Assyrians in a post-Saddam Iraq. Is your church or organization on this list? If not, then you should be calling your minister, club president, or …

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PRESS RELEASE: Assyrians Demonstrate in San Jose (13/03/2003)

About The Assyrian Christians in the Middle East & Iraq Today’s Assyrians are the direct descendants of the ancient Assyrian-Babylonian inhabitants of Mesopotamia, a land covering much of modern Iraq, Kuwait, southern Turkey, and Syria. They are predominantly Christian and are said to be the first people to accept the …

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