Kosrat Rasoul's remarks hailed by Kurdish nation
Kurdishaspect.com - By Reza Mustafa
On a very odd occasion, Kosrat Rasoul, one of the most senior members in PUK leadership, has overtly voiced his strong support to our nation’s right to establish an independent Kurdish state, something in sheer contrast to what his party’s secretary general and Iraqi Kurdish president habitually vents.
During his recent interview with the al-Sharq al-Awsat newspaper, he stated that Iraqi Kurds equally reserve full right to independence among 22 Arab states. Of course, if 22 Arab states reserve the right to independence, so does Kurdistan! Why should the 40 million homeless Kurds be excluded?
He also alluded to Kurdish presence being way older than the Arabs in the region. The problem of Kurdish independence has not been falsely designed for the purpose of discrediting Iran, Syria, Iraq and Turkey, and questioning the legitimacy of their existence as nation-states. The Kurds are the autochthonic population of Kurdistan. They are an ethnic group that was formed in, and has prevailed since, ancient times with no ethnical resemblance to none of the surrounding inhabitants ( Turks, Persians or Arabs).
Remarks by Kosrat Rasoul, the deputy secretary general of PUK are widely hailed and encouraged by Kurdish populace all over the world. Known for his strong sense of patriotism, he enjoys broad support in both Kurdish military and security agencies. He is assumed to be the most fitting candidate to oversee Kurdish Peshmarga Forces.
Independence has always been the realistic solution and genuine ambition of every Kurdish citizen, group or administration. However, with the exception of certain influential individuals such as Kurdish Regional Governments President, Masood Barzani, or certain Kurdish organizations abroad, including: Kurdish National Congress of North America, there has not been sufficient thunderous expression and advocacy in international discourse for this cause for various reasons.
Kurds in North of Iraq have already created a de facto independent Kurdistan, and all they lack is a joint declaration strongly backed by all Kurdish political parties and official recognition of Kurdistan as a sovereign entity by UNO, US, EU and international community.
If Kurdish leaders truly wish, with bare minimum efforts and persistent doggedness, they are in a position to accelerate the materialization of this reality.
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June 21, 2011
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