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We should counter Turkish invasion
11.6.2007
By Ali Kurdi. Contributing Writer
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June
11, 2007
When Saddam carried out crimes against humanity,
more or less, the entire Islamic world commiserated
with him and the world powers shrugged off their
humanitarian responsibilities to muscle in. They did
not demonstrate a modicum of desire to imperil their
interests for the sake of salvaging few million
dispossessed Kurds until the invasion of Iraq in
2003.
In the wake of Turkey’s refusal to authorize
American forces to use its airbases, the American
administration became heavily obliged to
involuntarily hinge on Kurdish assistance. As a
substitute, the Kurds were assured more freedom and
a greater sovereignty.
The scale of autonomy that the Kurds have enjoyed
has become extremely alarming to Washington and
particularly the neighboring countries. A
self-determining Kurdish state has virtually
crystallized. Even though Pentagon has bluntly
proclaimed that it has no interest in the
implementation of such a strategy, it appears to be
too late to avert it.
Wedged in a new quagmire, the defense is sifting its
focus from promoting sectarianism to patriotism in
futile bid to rally diverse Iraqis groups under one
national umbrella. Counterbalancing Kurdish
progression toward absolute self-rule is the key
goal of US military strategists in Iraq.
Turkish military forces are advancing into Kurdish
autonomous region and targeting villages around
Duhok and Erbil, deep inside Iraqi territory. Iraq
has lodged an official complaint to Turkey for
shelling Kurdistan, warning against any attack. Some
Iraqi political figures and factions have also
voiced their objection and condemned the raids.
The Kurds strive to seek cooperation from central
government to deal with Turkish threats. But with
the ruinous ethnic and sectarian war, it seems
almost impossible for the feeble central government
to be able to mobilize a force to counter attack
Turkish groundless strikes. United States
reservation toward Turkish recent attacks on
Kurdistan indicates that the Kurds should take the
plunge on their own.
Kurdistan is under attack. Once again crimes are
committed against the masses of Kurdistan. This time
by the dictator Turkish Army, not Saddam. In both
cases, Kurds are the ones being victimized.
The protection and preservation of Kurdistan
security is primarily the task of Kurdish Peshmarga
forces. Abandoned by Allies and opposed by many
enemies, the Kurds should not pause a second for
aid.
It is incumbent upon all Kurdish parties and
individuals to defend their country and counter
Turkish unpardonable invasion.
Ali Kurdi, You may reach the author via email at:
alikurdikurdistani (at) yahoo.com
** The use of the term "Kurdistan" is vigorously
rejected due to its alleged political implications
by the Republic of Turkey, which does not recognize
the existence of a "Turkish Kurdistan" Southeast
Turkey.
Kurds are not recognized as an official minority in
Turkey and are denied rights granted to other
minority groups. Under EU pressure, Turkey recently
granted Kurds limited rights for broadcasts and
education in the Kurdish language, but critics say
the measures do not go far enough.
Others estimate over 40 million Kurds live in
Big Kurdistan (Iraq, Turkey, Syria, Iran, Armenia),
which covers an area as big as France, about half of
all Kurds which estimate to 20 million live in
Turkey.
Turkey is home to over 25 million ethnic Kurds, some
of whom openly sympathise with the Kurdish PKK for a
Kurdish homeland in the country's mainly Kurdish
southeast of Turkey.
Before August 2002, the Turkish government placed
severe restrictions on the use of Kurdish language,
prohibiting the language in education and broadcast
media.
The Kurdish alphabet is still not recognized
in Turkey, and use of the Kurdish letters X, W, Q
which do not exist in the Turkish
alphabet has led to judicial persecution in 2000 and
2003
The Kurdish flag flown officially in Iraqi Kurdistan
but unofficially flown by Kurds in Armenia. The flag
is banned in Iran, Syria, and Turkey where flying it
is a criminal offence"
Southeastern Turkey:
North Kurdistan ( Kurdistan-Turkey)
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