1. a) Who is the President of Iraq? 
b) What is his ethnicity?

2. a) What warning did President Talabani give to Iran, Syria and Turkey during his trip to the U.S.?
b) Why was his warning significant?

3. a) Why have both Iran and Turkey recently attacked areas of northern Iraq?
b) Why doesn't that give them the right to attack northern Iraq?

4. How is President Talabani's warning different from what he has said in the past?

5. How did Mr. Talabani's son, Qubad Talabani, explain the reasons for his father's change in attitude toward Syria, Iran and Turkey?

6.  How does the Shiite majority in the government view President Talabani's beliefs?

7.  What response have Iraq's neighbors made to President Talabani's remarks?

Read about the Kurds here or here.