Turkish borders must not changed,or bloodshed will not stop
Well OK. if we go back that far you are right,no one belongs to anywhere,Like I said before I love Kurdish people and many Kurds enjoy very happy life in Turkey,and many of then in Turkey do not want to be independent, before, there were no investments in Kurdish areas .and this is changed with Turgut Ozal in 1980 ,35 Billion Gap project and 4 Billion Ilusu dam and Antep Adana Highway and many more investments are been made in this areas to in rich the Kurdish populations income and many other freedoms are implemented.
It takes time ,not to long ago Turkey was divided and almost destroyed by West , and since our independents 1923 west still trying to just that,so Turks have to be very careful..
Erdogan's government is doing fine many areas however they are also trying to bring some fundamentalist ideas in to the country which Turks fought many years to accomplish exactly the opp site .however little God's fear, in the harts and minds , certainly doesn't hurt the ruling parties to doing the right thing.
Turkish situation is allot different than many countries, Turkey must have strong military and this Military establishment has no other agenda but to keep the nation under the same borders ,same flag and reforms that Ataturk made.for example; I moved all the way to USA to make a life for myself and did very well ,but l am not here to change this country or start unrest. but to be productive member of this country,even, if it to be attacked ;l will fight for US, that's how l define my character.and patriotism.your home is where you eat.Kurds must fight for their rights but in the legislative branches,not with guns.they have to be loyal to Turkey ,where they made their home for years.but this issue of northern Iraq is not ethnic issue it simply economic, Turkey desperately needs energy source, if Iraq rejects PKK and offers a partnership to Turks in oil, I think all the people in the area will
benefit and so the rulers with their happy voters,when it comes to USA ,USA will deal with ,who ever secure the safe passage for oil.
My word is PKK must be disarmed and employed,Turks must recognized the freedom of expression and equal rights for equal votes.
Thank you.
M.Takman
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Peter's mailbag
Dear Mr Takman, thank you for your kind words, I know you are a reasonable man and someone I can talk with and I thank you for being willing to engage with this website so we can discuss issues openly as friends. I have no argument with the Turkish people as subsequent paragraphs will explain. You Sir, have my respect and I will always listen and consider everything you say.
There is a fundamental disagreement in our two positions though. Whilst I have great faith in Erdogan as a fair-minded human being, the military still controls Turkey and, when Abdullah Gul's AK Party wins a victory in the elections of July 22nd, I will be watching with interest. I am sure you are wondering just what the military will do.
I do not think the military elite in Ankara share your liberal views regarding Kurds. I know, because I have witnessed it first hand on the occasions I was across there in your beautiful country. I also spoke with one of your Senior military representatives when he was on the same Istanbul-London flight as me, en route to a NATO meeting just before the invasion of Iraq. He was a total gentleman and, when I was totally open about my support for the Kurdish nation's independence, conceded that "We, as Turks, have to reconsider our view of the Kurds". If that
gentleman is, by some remote possibility, reading this: thank you for all of the very wonderful things you said. He basically would not cede North Kurdistan land but he said Kurdish language should be legalised, and Turks should get less stressed about open expression of "Kurdishness". He could have had me arrested and beaten to a pulp for pro-Kurdish sentiment in Attaturk airport. He wasn't frightened of "Kurdishness", he welcomed it and he was part of the Turkish military hierarchy. What a gentleman.
On the Kirkuk issue, it must be pointed out that the reason Turkey "accepted" Kirkuk's inclusion in the English-French creation of Iraq is that Turkey had just lost the war. Turkey had no choice. I am a Scot so I take no pride in the fact that the English used our people in that conflict and certainly no pride in victory over Turkey because the victory was English/American.
Iraq was an entirely artificial creation but the Turkish "historical" argument for its inclusion in Turkey's Ottoman domain is countered by the vastly older Persian claim that I have also been presented with by Iranians. "History" doesn't work in Turkey's favour as an argument in what is called Kurdistan by the Kurds and by myself as an independent thinker with no Kurdish blood in my body. Again, please Mr Takman, look at where the Turkish people actually came from and at what stage in history they arrived in Asia Minor. Kurds had been there, clearly identified ethnically and culturally, for thousands of years before.
On the issue of Arab Christians leaving Iraq and moving north to Kurdistan and finding at least tolerance if not a new home, may I say that this does not surprise me.
Whilst I know that, in every culture (including my own Scottish/Irish society) you will always find some religious, racial or cultural prejudice, my experiences of Kurdish and Turkish people in this area are simply inspiring.
I went to Ankara as a complete stranger and, within a day or so, I was welcomed into the Turkish community. These guys knew already that we shared the same God, the same concerns for our families etc. I was given three weeks of heaven in Ankara, a beautiful and underrated city due to the hospitality shown to a "Christian" by some really lovely Muslim families in the Turkish capital.
With the Kurdish community at home in Britain or across in North Kurdistan, the same was true. 100% welcome as a total equal. I think both Turks and Kurds should be very proud of their current state of religious tolerance. I know the British were not so understanding of the Muslim faith of Kurds or Turks, even before 9/11 etc. I read the Quoran and had good guidance from Kurdish Mullahs, for the most part it repeated what I already knew from my Christian upbringing. I don't really class myself as Muslim, Christian, whatever, I just believe in God and I know
all people (Turks or Kurds for example) are MY people. I am not, however, afraid to say what I believe in issues between peoples when it comes to political or territorial disputes.
On the issue of Roy Barnes' message to me. Roy I would love to help so tell me what I have to do. Please anyone who knows of Halak Sayan, contact this website to say when you saw him last. There must be nothing more heartbreaking than not knowing where your relative is and what has become of them.
If anyone in the PDK or Turkish security forces knows what has happened to this man, please contact this website (anonymously, no problem) and please Ardalan (my Editor and Boss) just send it straight to me so I can give Roy the information. Also Ardalan, could you give Roy my personal email address so we can deal direct. I think the family just wants "closure", they want to know what happened to their son, their brother, their husband.
I wish I had your first name Mr Takman because I see you as someone I can do business with, a potential friend for the future. I'm not anti-Turkish, you are not anti-Kurdish. We're all humans. Whether people are reading the Quoran or the Bible, they are getting the same message and you must admit, even grudgingly, that PKK have been a worthy enemy for the Turkish military. They have fought your guys with nothing and created chaos.
Halak Sayan is a member of PKK and a human being with people who love him. It is important that his family finds out where he is or what has happened to him, regardless of what cause he represented. Roy, I will do whatever I can mate.
Meanwhile, God bless Kurds and Turks and I pray we find a way through the current problems.
God bless you all,
Peter Stitt
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Is drawing lines in the ground is this important
Peter, sometimes you make sense sometimes you just do not.
Turkish borders will not chance ,you have to kill every living Turk first to do that.
So let's be realistic about this.if the iraq kurds want to have their own country in Iraq, as long as Iraq will allow it than fine,but l highly dought that, but remember this Kerkut was given away conditionally to Iraq, if there is no Iraq than Turks has every right to take it back ,don't you think. and if the Turkish-Kurds want to join them in Iraq borders are open ,they can all go in Iraq and live there.(yeah right) after the dust sattles we can be like EU and everything will be honky dorky.isn't that sweet?
Do you believe that.if not, stop writing.
M.Takman
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Missing Australian Kurd
Hi All,
I write to you all, but especially Mr Peter Stitt given that he seems very much to articulate the voice of reason. I am resident in australia and, for nearly a year now have been assisting a Sydney lawyer in his search for his brother HALUK SAYAN, a Kurd who went missing between Arbil and Salahaddin in late 2001. Sayan was a PKK member and also a founding executive of Europe-based MED-TV. He was very much on Turkey's 'wanted' list but rumour has it that it was the KDP that detained him initially. It is my belief that the KDP handed him over to the Turkish Authorities - after all he meant nothing to the KDP and they would have gained some kudos for handing him over to Turkey.
I desperately need people, voices, anything and anyone in northern Iraq to assist. It is very difficult to conduct such a search from the other side of the planet. Please let me know if you can help in any way.
Much love from Australia
Roy Barnes
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Turkey right now
Thank you Aram for your response and I will be pleased to meet you at Suleimani airport should Turkey be foolish enough to launch a large scale attack upon South Kurdistan.
There is, however, one source of optimism for the time being: the Turkish elections. The Ottoman, religiously driven, AKP Party is likely to win a majority on July 22nd. If so, the Turkish military then has a problem on its own doorstep, one that could result in chaos within greater Turkey (especially Anatolia), Abdullah Gul as President elect but deeply opposed by the military.
Unless the Turkish military acts soon against South Kurdistan, it may well be dealing with problems closer to home before it gets the chance for a Kurdish incursion.
I think the major point is that Turkey, at some point, will use PKK as a pretext for undermining the KRG. Let's face it, the Turkish military loves the existance of PKK because it allows it to continue its anti-Kurdish practices and justify Turkey's military expenditure, it justifies the military's existance. They are two sides of the same coin.
We know the Turkish military wishes the KRG to cease to exist, now we must make contingency plans. I have written to both major South Kurdistan Parties to request assistance with my plans and I await their replies. If this idea is not required now it will certainly be useful later. We shall see how events unfold.
God bless Kurdistan
Peter Stitt
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Peter Stitt
I wish Kurds have had a few thousands of strong supports as Peter Stitt is. I have posted his article on my blog and I ask him to send me his photo so I'll have it with his article.
Peter I will meet at Sulaimani International Airport once Turkey becomes so foolish and crosses the border into South Kurdistan.
Aram Azez
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Dear Mr Bill Delaney,
The last thing the Kurdish people needs is another Salahadin, a man who turned his back on his Kurdish roots and supported an Arab dictatorship and invasion.
You've got to be American, nobody else, other than an American anti-war protestor, would be so stupid as to make such a suggestion.
Kurdistan occupied by Americans? Thank God the rest of Iraq has an American presence, got rid of the guy with the big moustache didn't it? I thank God for George Bush and the invasion of Iraq, right decision, wrongly handled, should have happened eleven years earlier, blame George Senior.
South Kurdistan is autonomous and no thanks to Salahadin who wanted it to be part of an Arab empire. Kurds ain't Arabs, they are very very different in so many ways. Why do clowns post articles and emails when they have no comprehension of the actual situation?
Salahadin was a great military leader for the Arabs, in nationalistic terms he was a complete c**t. I do not rate the guy beyond his military achievements because they were all for what purpose? Kurdistan? Never. He sold out to the enemy.
I prefer to remember Mullah Mustapha Barzani. Now there was a Kurdish patriot and leader.
Mr Delaney, shut up idiot.
Peter Stitt
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PKK
Kurdistan is a beautiful country and an ancient people under the oppression of American, Turkish and Iraqi forces. We need a new Salahuddin!
Bill Delaney
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PUK and PKK
Referring to the article "PUK accused of assisting Turkey in Kidnapping PKK leaders" I have a question.
It is stated that MIT esported the parts of a helicopter to South Kurdistan to be used in the kidnap because Turkish aircraft cannot fly over South Kurdistan. Once they had reassembled the helicopter were the MIT agents going to drive it down the street with the PKK leaders they had just kidnapped? Surely the business of not flying over South Kurdistan still applies.
I am interested in the sources of this story because it seems very woolly.
Peter Stitt
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Turkey and Kurdistan
Well, Mr Takman, that was pretty forceful. And Alex, that was equally powerful.
I really believe that all parties need to tell the truth about the past before anyone can move forward, rather like the peace and reconciliation process in South Africa.
You have two successful models to work on, South Africa and Northern Ireland. Something has to change because, whilst political and ethnic disputes continue, normal people (Kurds, Armenians, Turks, Arabs, Israelis etc etc suffer).
I am quite happy to admit Britain's historical contribution to the chaos that is now the middle-east. There are certain things in all of our histories that nobody can be proud of and we have to be prepared to admit them rather than remain insecure and hide our nations' crimes.
This is the only way forward because it creates an atmosphere of honesty (no matter how personally hurtful it is) and admits the right to humanity and rights of the other people in the debate.
Most of us share similar religious views, Turks, Kurds, Armenians, Jews and Arabs (and me), and I would have thought our religious convictions would have made honesty (no matter how painful), peace and reconciliation more easy for us than people who do not have a shared morality and belief system.
Peter Stitt
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Turk's do NOT lack of anything but good neighbors.
Even under the Ottoman Empire region enjoyed the freedom of religion and self respect and had the longest period of peace, Until Armenians and Arabs cut a deal with Russians and British and stabbing the Turks from the back, after years of friendship.
Since then region suffers from uncertainty. And Oil has been the one of the biggest reason and the Arabs not letting the Israel to have peaceful existence.
Turks has no choice but to be strong and united and let us not forget the Armenian revolt that killed 100 thousands of Turks.1914 we should not concentrate on the past and look to the future, and I say, to all who harbors the hatred against the Turks. PEACE AND ECONOMY STUPID.
Thank you.
M.Takman
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Barzani
Replying to the article "Masood Barzani is a national idol" by Rezgar Ali, I have to ask if the author is talking about Nelson Mandela or Ghandi because, the description of the heroic and all-representing leader in the article sure as hell doesn't sound like our Massoud.
Let's get real, no real democrat is impressed with the current shower
of Kurdish political leaders.
Peter Stitt
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The problem with turkey
Illiteratcy in turkey is 70%,henceforth the army dictates the countrys policies.As long as their people remain ignorant,they can be easily controlled.The Armenians,Greeks,Kurds, are a threat to them,because they know the program.turkey has been lying about Genocides,mass killings for years.They also lack integrity,at least the Germans admitted to the holocaust.
Alex Postallian
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What we think is,west is trying to divide us
There are many other forceses outside of our region who likes to see us (Turks and Kurds) fight eachother,for that reason alone l think it would be very vise for PKK to come to terms with Turkish govrement and prove that they have nothing to do with it,this bombing in Ankara could be work of Greek or Armenians group to weaken
Turkey and Put Turks against Kurds so that they can achive their objectives, Greece benefits from Turist trade and Armenians have different agenda as to regain some of Turkish land.please l urge you to sit on the table and resolve this issue or we will loose at the end, if PKK is not responsiable then PKK must disarm and come to peaceful coexistence.
Thank you
M.Takman
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The Right Policy Towards The PKK
I applaud the article "The Right Policy towards the PKK" by Dr Showan Khurshid as a beacon of rationality in a usually emotionally charged subject area.
If my brother committed a murder I would still love him but I would not hesitate in handing him to the police because there is a moral duty that goes beyond family or ethnic duty. I know from previous writings that Dr Showan Khurshid always shows an awareness of this greater moral imperative and I welcome such free thinking in any Kurdish debate. It is healthy and rational.
Peter Stitt
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If Iraq is a sovereign country, what are the US troops doing there?
"Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih told reporters after meeting with a Turkish delegation in Baghdad that Iraq would not accept a breach of its sovereignty."
Ali
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California judge withdraws her own judgment favoring PKK and LTTE in a 16 page verdict
It is very sad to see that the judge did a u-tunr on her own verdict. What is the real reason?
Sad! Sad! sad!
Vadivelu Germany.
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US should help kurds and Afghanistan.
Get out of bagdad and let the sunnis and shite go at it. They did not appreciate our help and should be abandoned. The people who could have changed things left. If they can't die for their city or country why should USA. When enough people die they will be willing to talk. Nobody gets everything their way. We can all just get
along.
HAROLD BOLLINGER
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Regarding Duaa's killing----
I think its time that the government should act on cases like Duaa's or do something about it. This is not accepted in humminty or any religoin period. This is the culture and the socity that belive's it accepts these kind of killings. Women had been voileted against their rights and against humminty for long time in the past.
It's time to look forward not look backward. Especially women shold fight against issues like Duaa's not supported Because this could be any one or any family. I urge everyone to wake up and hold hand together to solve probelms in better away, killin woulnt do anything accept sahme for the kurdistan, Iraq. Kurdish law's should be tougher, government should be doing their job right other wise they will not succed. Everone will get what they deserve just like Saadam. What the government did was a big mistak hand in the girl over when the government knew she was going to get killed. Kurdistand will never be Kurdistand until the killing
stops.
Sarah
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Worcester Telegram - By Gary L. Gienger
What trite self-congratulatory nonesense. Kurds have "won" any war in the north since autonomy in 1991. And whether even that war has been "won" is open to debate with an autocratic two party political establishment.
I also do not feel that the US or we in Britain should be boasting about anything given that our countries fully supported Saddam's regime and even supplied it for many years with the insidious weapons he used so ruthlessly against the Kurdish people.
I supported the war but certainly didn't expect our leaders to be so ignorant of the cultural/religious/ethnic chaos that would erupt to fill the vaccuum left by the fall of the Baathists. We should not be bragging about anything given the way the "peace" has been conducted. I do not think America can claim credit for what already largely existed in Kurdistan before we went after Saddam.
Peter Stitt
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Turkish-Kurdish relations
Dear Brothers from Turkey, I have visited your country three times and been afforded the greatest hospitality and friendship I have ever known in my life. I have no doubt in the hearts of the normal people of Turkey. I also applaud the efforts of Kak Erdogen to build bridges between Turks and Kurds, I think he is a very courageous man.
My issue is not with your people or your nation but with the people who control the "real" power in Turkey today. Behind the scenes, there is an elite of ex-generals and current generals who control the military. They are not democratically elected. They just recently released "word" that they would not accept Gul as President even though the people voted for him. I find that worrying. I can understand their fear of militant religion (my family was involved in the northern-Irish conflict) but they have no legal or moral right to impose their will over a nation, especially one as important as Turkey.
I see Kurds and Turks working together as colleagues and friends regularly, in Britain and in Istanbul (surely the most beautiful city on earth). The problem is not with the people, it is with the politicians on both sides, Turkish and Kurdish, and, particularly, the forces that drive them.
To any Turk I say that I love your country and I love your people but I believe in Kurdish independence. Why? Well, before your country even existed there was already a Kurdish population that had a language and a culture that was distinctive from anything else around it, a very well developed culture, centuries old in fact.
Despite the best efforts of Iraqi, Syrian, Iranian and Turkish governments to destroy the Kurdish language I, as a Scottish man, am proud to speak Kurdish, it is still here, still cohesive and coherent. It was damaged and corrupted by Turkic, Arabic and Farsi words but it is still natural Kurdish. Kurdish language still exists and I want to learn full Kurdish because I think there is a nation that deserves to be realised and one I will happily devote my life's work to given the love the Kurdish people have shown to me and to my family. My unconditional support for Kurdish nationalism does not make me an enemy of Turkey however.
Anyone who knows my writing is aware of my feelings towards PKK after the despicable murder of Kani Yilmaz. Having been involved (very indirectly) in the northern Irish situation, I know (as everyone does) that TAK is PKK so they are now murdering Turkish civilians and foreign tourists. I am most certainly not anti-Turkey. I fully suport Turkey in bringing those terrorists to justice. I just wish the KRG had the guts to sort out the Qandil mountains issue, it is inviting disaster and
conflict by not doing so.
The irony about Kani's murder is that he had determined and stated that political dialogue was the way forward and he was murdered through violence, the very thing he denounced. Clearly the people at the PKK didn't want to hear what the man was saying and wanted to "shut him up". Well PKK, your murder of Kani Yilmaz has created a million of us and we will all say exactly what Kani was saying, you cannot and will not win. Everytime you butchers kill one of us another million will emerge. Haven't you seen "Fantasia" by Walt Disney, the Sorceror's Aprentice? We multiply us rebels.
To the Turkish people who are privy to this "family conversation", I must emphasise that I and the Kurdish people, are not your enemy. I pray for good things for Turkey because I love the country. I just want a reasonable situation for my Kurdish brothers and sister. It's up to all of you guys to sort out whether that means separation from Turkey, not my business, I just want everyone to have a voice. That's the most important thing here and Kurds have not had a voice in Turkey but the freedom is continuing due to Erdogen. Turkey is beautiful, I just want it to "move on".
God bless all Turks and Kurds,
Peter Stitt
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Turkey and Iraq's Kurds
The Kurdish people are together with the Turks as one and have been for many many centuries. The division of them was caused by British aspirations in old Turkish Mesopatamia(Iraq) The Kirkuk and Mosul areas really should be part of Turkey as it was originally planned as the allies sought to dismember the Muslim Ottoman Empire.
Most Arabs and Kurds would have rather stayed inside of the Ottoman fold but it was all to clear what value oil had.
The Kurds are foolish to wish to become independent or such. That would be as absurd as Oregon and Washington forming Pacifica......
Crush the rebellions is what I would tell the Generals in Ankara. It is mostly selfish agitators and not the people.
Steve K
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Kurdish Aspect
I like this website. Unfortunately; most Kurdish websites are nationalistic and really primitive. But this site seems to be very respectable.
I am a Kurd originally from Kars (Qers, North) and I want to apologize for SOME Turks who wrote such ugly things.
Please know that the majority of real ethnic Turks are not the enemies of Kurds-this is my experience.
The nationalistic "Turks" are almost all originally Georgians, laz, Circassian, Bosnian, Armenian, Albanian, Abkhaz,etc.
SIMKO
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Poetry
Thanks for the translations of Kurdish poetry.
It would be really good to see the original poems transcribed in the Latin alphabet beside each translation.
Best wishes.
Owl
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We, Turks and Kurd need to work to establish peace
I am Turkish and I think this new approach by Erdogan is a positive, now if we do not help him with this than military will be proven right. We don't want that. Remember when Clinton said "Economy Stupid" that statement got him elected. Turkey and All minorities will benefit from oil in the area. If peoples lives will improve than people will reject extremists in both sides. We need your positive participation as a news organization to promote this new peace initiative.
Thank you
M. Takman
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Kurdish alphabet
Dear friends,
I am a linguist and I receive many Kurdish channels on satelite TV. I am struck by the fact that Kurds in Turkey and in Iraq have completely different alphabets, making it impossible for the two branches of the Kurdish lkanguage to communicate in writing.
Look at the Turkic languages: they discarded the Cyrillic alphabet and they use the Roman one, an act which tremendously increased the inner unity of the various Turkic languages.
Why don't Iraqi Kurds use the Roman alphabet as well? Wouldn't it be wonderful for Kurds in Diyarbakir to read books and newspapers published in Erbil and vice versa?
Please feel free to translate my comment into Kurdish and send it all competent Kurdish authorities.
All the best,
yani oicon
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Kurdistan is just a dream
I love "real" Kurds except those who seek separatism. We have been living together in peace and tolerance for a long time. But I don't believe that Kurdistan will ever be a free state. Separatist Kurds are and will be convicted to be dependent on Iraqi Government as it has been for thousand years as it was in the Ottoman period. Turkey will never let the Kurds be free.
There is no state in the world that was established by the help of "other states" in the history. If Turkey and Iran shut the borders, how will the Kurds export "their oil"? Iraq is in need of cooperation with Turkey. As long as Turkey doesn't recognize Kurdistan, Kurdistan will never survive.
I will keep on listening to your other unrealistic dreams...
P.S. I guess the admin of this site won't dare publish this entry. But you should respect others' views, right?
Yalcin
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Islam on the Couch
I am a muslim from Malaysia.
After reading the article "Islam on the Couch -Terrorism and Islam from the Perspective of an Evolutionary Political Theory" by Dr Showan Khurshid and other Kurds' opinions I conclude that renouncing Islam has become part of Kurds general beliefs. It must be the wars and oppressions that caused Kurds to turn against Islam in protest. In addition the 'so-called' Islamic government in Turkey, Arab countries, former Saddam government gave bitter experience to the Kurds. Instead of striving to gain strength by firming their belief in the religion and the Creator Kurds have been failed times and times again by people whom they view as beholders of Islam. (Although some of the authors may not have seen the atrocities by his/her own eyes)
It is not too difficult to see the above. When people are in difficulties they may either come closer to God or abandon Him.
As a person who lives in a peaceful country (Alhamdullillah may Allah preserve) I pray to Allah for steadfastness in my belief in Him and Islam. In whatever situations and difficulties I may face latter in my life I wish to die as a Muslim.
As-salamu 'alaikum wa rahmatullah.
Abu Ahmad
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I am so glad to have found this site. I signed the petition for an independent Kurdistan. I have believed that Kurdistan should be independent for years! The Kurds are a real people! Could you clarify for me, please, however, your position on the Kurdish organization (can't remember the initials at the moment) that is branded as a terrorist organization by Turkey? If the Kurds could gain their independence and the young Iranians can overthrow the mullahs (God willing), then we could see some great changes in the Middle East. By the way, I live in Israel.
Chaya Eitan
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Doing oil infrastructure Iraq-Kurdistan
I am among those who welcome the opportunity to work with local drilling & production contractors. Those who may have interest in drilling & production equipment please contact me. I am to work temporary assignment in Kuwait soon.
Barry Bryan
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I have only just seen your article of 10th October but I still feel an explanation is required.
Esperanto is not intended to be anyone's national language but as a second, auxilliary language for all mankind
Brian Barker
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The accepted genocide of Kurds in Turkey
Dear Mr. Fatah,
Congratulations on a most excellent article. As long as your list of Turkish atrocities, genocides and ethnic cleansing are, of course it is much-much longer. The list is really endless.I hope to see a GREATER KURDISTAN in my lifetime, continue your good work.
Soterios Gardiakos
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I am Turkish and I love Kurdish people.
Peace and economical progress through representation, it is the only answer. That’s how the west solved their differences, but they deny this right to us. So that we can keep on fighting each other and they can keep on selling their weapons. Remember their motto DIVIDE AND RULE. Don’t let the west interfere. Look at Iraq or at anywhere they stick their nose in.
Matthew I Takman
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I refer to your article in which you purported to record Ayn Rand's criteria for war. The first is correct, the second is not. The second criterion is that it must be in a nation’s rational self interest to do so.
It is not enough that a nation violates the rights of its citizens or threatens the rights of its neighbors. If that was all the USA would be obliged to invade most of the world!
Stuart Macdonald
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Congratulations to the Kurdish Aspect for printing John Hosking's proper and sensible analysis of US involvement in Iraq!
It may have been necessary and wise for the US to neutralize Hussein's government. Had the US gone after Iran, which is a much more important enemy, Hussein may have launched a 'rear attack'.
The US should not nation build by charity. It was MacArthur's approach to Japan that is proper: conquer and command the emplacement of a proper government respecting rights to life liberty and property.
Richard
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I read your article (Kurdish phobia….), you did a very good job in exposing Turkish Government’s unrealistic approach to Kurdish issue.
I have two points;
- The issue of refugee in Kurdistan, the PKK members are not refugees. The refugee stats require meeting certain criteria (register with UNHCR, live in UN designated camps, and no weapons). The reason I think this issue is important is the legality of PKK present in Kurdistan region. I think you should compare their present with the Turkish military not only on the border but in downtown Amidi. I think the KRG should call for Turkish military withdrawal.
- The second issue in comparing PLO with PKK is good, but I think for American to understand, the IRA and their successful negotiation with British Government would give you stronger argument.( may be for your next article on (Peaceful Solution to Kurdish Issue in Turkey ).
Hawrie
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I am a Turkish Kurd and I don't believe there is such thing as Kurdistan. I don't ever think Turkey will ever allow such thing to happen in Iraq. It is nothing but a dream. Sorry
Musa Senocak
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If Assyrians are being honored then why are they leaving? Oh. I get it....They are being honored so much they can't stand it and leave right? Who are you trying to fool? You actually believe your own lies.
Odah Gabriel
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