On this week's global research News Hour we take a look at the recent independence vote in Iraqi Kurdistan and the overwhelming endorsement of separation from the rest of iraq and what it means for Iraq, the larger region and the world, and whether it is the Kurdish people or larger imperial powers that benefit from the overall situation. We'll get a historical perspective from PROFESSOR Henry Heller, we'll get the view from Nametuwllah Emre a Canadian of Kurdish extraction, and we'll hear from veteran foreign affairs journalist Joe Lauria who was in the capital city of the Kurdistan Region during the referendum vote Who will offer his thoughts about activities on the ground, and the motivations of the larger powers.