The world is full of peoples and nations whose rights are denied illegally and unconscionably. Twenty million South Africans have just now gained the right to vote in their own homeland. Just consider the plight of Australian Aborigines, Tibetans, Kurds, Palestinians, Native Americans, Cossacks and many others. None of them expect to gain their rights by marching to the U.N. with petitions in hand. Zowaa has approached the U.N. and foreign governments, not to plead for our rights, but to declare that Assyrians are engaged in a just struggle for their legitimate national rights, and are worthy of support to continue their struggle.
Pacifism is yet another wishful solution.
Its proponents believe it possible for us to peacefully pursue our rights within an improving political system that ensures human rights and freedom of all of iraq's citizenry. Most Iraqis wish it were possible to rehabilitate the regime and peaceably usher in democracy. Yet, stubborn facts have produced an Iraqi and international consensus that the Baghdad regime is not capable of embracing democracy. This is a regime that has lived by the sword and will only leave at the sword. Progressive Pragmatism Zowaa offers a progressive and pragmatic political program for achieving our legitimate national rights.