Posted on 04/12/2012 10:01:43 AM PDT by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
A political party in Iraq's Kurdistan region called the Donkeys' Party has unveiled a statue of its four-legged namesake in dress attire.
The bronze statue shows the head and shoulders of a donkey dressed in a suit, collared shirt and tie.
Five feet high and three feet wide, it took Kurdish sculptor Zerak Mira seven months to create and cost £2,500.
It is located on Nali Street, Sulaimaniyah, which is named for a famous Kurdish poet who wrote a well-known poem about donkeys.
The statue was unveiled at a ceremony attended by a number of Kurdish artists and intellectuals.
Donkeys' Party Secretary General Omar Kalol said he hopes the statue will encourage people in Kurdistan to better treat animals, especially donkeys.
"The statue of the donkey has more than one meaning," said Mr Kalol.
"The donkey played a very distinguished role in the Kurdish armed liberation movement ... and it was the only friend of the Kurdish fighters in the mountains of Kurdistan during the struggle for Kurdish rights," he said, referring to decades-long guerrilla war in northern Iraq and Iran.
The Donkeys' Party was founded and officially authorised in 2005.
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You can’t make this stuff up.
“When are the worlds political parties going to get appropriate symbols; snake, louse, jackel, trash can, clown face, dollar bill with wings........”
P.J. O’Rourke
yeah. heh heh
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