I.                   Kurds and Kurdistan

                                                             a.      Middle East

                                                            b.      Kurds

                                                             c.      Linguistic Tree

                                                            d.      Linguistic Map

                                                             e.      Land and Culture

                                                              f.      People

                                                             g.      Kurdish Colors

II.                Modern History

                                                             a.      Shiekh Mahmoud Kingdom

                                                            b.      Barzani Revolution

                                                             c.      March 1970 Manifesto

                                                            d.      Shah-Saddam Agreement of 1975

III.             Displacement and Destruction

                                                             a.      Mass Internal Displacement (1975-2002)

                                                            b.      al-Anfal Genocide Campaign (1987-89)

                                                             c.      Mass Exodus (1991)

IV.              Self-Rule

                                                             a.      Kurdish Political Structure

                                                            b.      Elections and Freedom (1992-94)

                                                             c.      Kurdish fighting (1995-97)

                                                            d.      Two Administrations

                                                             e.      Kurdish Life (1991-2002)

                                                              f.      Oil-for-food Program (1998-2002)

V.                 Kurdish Status post Conflict

                                                             a.      War Outcomes

                                                            b.      Iraqi Political Structure

1.      Kurdish Demands

2.      Shiite Arab (opposition) Position

3.      Sunni Arab (opposition) Position

                                                             c.      Foreign Positions

1.      U.S. Position

2.      Turkey Position

3.      Iran Position

4.      Arab Counties Position

VI.              Iraqi Oil

VII.           U.S. Objectives

VIII.        Political Future of the Kurds

IX.              Security vs. Stability

X.                 School vs. Fighting