The Other Iraq is an advertising campaign created to promote commerce in the Kurdish region of Iraq. It is run by the Kurdistan Development Corporation to promote investment and trade.
Part of their promotions include a series of advertisements thanking the United States, the United Kingdom, and their allies for removing the regime of Saddam Hussein. The advertisements can be viewed from the promotional website.
Individuals and advisors involved
H.E. Masoud Barzani, the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq said: "The United States has never wavered in its quest to help Iraqis build a democracy that rewards compromise and consensus. The ever generous American people have paid a tragic price, the lives of their finest men and women, to advance the banner of freedom and democracy, a sacrifice for which we are profoundly grateful."
Others
Douglas Layton, - Originator or THE OTHER IRAQ concept and public relations campaign and the Country Director of Kurdistan Development Corporation during the campaign
Michael McNamara, – Penumbra /IMS – Video Production of Thank You America commercial, and related ads and mini documentaries
Sal Russo, – Founder Russo Marsh and Rogers – Public Relations and Distributor
Nijyar Shemdin, Kurdistan Regional Government Representative to the US, Canada and the United Nations
Brendan O'Leary, Constitutional Adviser to the Kurdistan Regional Government
Karol Sultan, member of the Department of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland, College Park
Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman, Kurdistan Regional Government Representative to the United Kingdom and Chairman of the Kurdistan Development Corporation
Khaled Salih, Political Advisor to the Kurdistan Regional Government
Nicholas Somerville, Executive Director of the Kurdistan Development Corporation
Peter Galbraith, Adviser to the Kurdistan Regional Government
William Garaway, documentary producer William Garaway
Matthew Freedman, long time Kurdish advocator and supporter
