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Turkey's vindictive charges against KNC
22.2.2008
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February 22, 2008
For years and with more frequency in the past few
months the Turkish regime and its intelligence
services have generated vicious and false media
propaganda to silence voices speaking against their
human rights abuses and the invasion and attack on
the peaceful people of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
The Turkish regime has repeatedly labeled the
Kurdish National Congress of North America (KNC) and
other US based organizations of being fronts for the
Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). We strongly condemn
these smear tactics and false accusations. |
Kurdish National Congress of North America |
The KNC is a patriotic American organization whose
members originates from different parts of Kurdistan
or has close ties with the people there. The KNC is
a non-profit, member-driven organization
representing Kurds from all parts of Kurdistan
living in the United States and Canada. The KNC was
founded in 1988, soon after Iraqi chemical weapons
attacks on Halabja and other Kurdish cities and
villages.
The KNC has been a voice for all the oppressed and
suffering Kurds throughout the world by bringing
their plight and oppression at the hands of their
occupiers to the attention of the world community.
The KNC is an independent organization and is not
affiliated with any other organizations, including
the PKK. The KNC has been built on the principle of
advocating human rights and self-determination for
Kurds through peaceful and democratic means. We do
not advocate nor condone the use of violence to
resolve conflicts.
We repeatedly have denounced any form of violence
between the Turkish military and Kurdish opposition
freedom fighters. We have called on the Turkish
regime and the Kurdish opposition to solve the
Kurdish question within its territory in a peaceful
and democratic way. Fortunately,www.ekurd.net
at times, the Kurds have
responded positively to our plea and unilaterally
declared a cease-fire. Unfortunately, Turkey has not
been willing to do the same, and has used every
means to discourage our people from pursuing their
human rights. The Turkish government not only
continues its aggression against the Kurds in
Turkey, but also interfering with the future of the
Kurds in other parts of Kurdistan and around the
world.
We might not be able to control what Turkey does in
its territory, however we expect our governments in
the United States and Canada to send a strong
message to Turkey,www.ekurd.net
that is, to stop these
irresponsible and false accusation against peaceful
and democratic American organizations and to start a
dialogue with the Kurds and find a peaceful and
democratic solution to the Kurdish question. That is
the only viable and lasting solution that will bring
peace and stability for them.
Without a doubt some of the closest allies of the
Kurdish people are the secular, democratic, and
peaceful Turks. We continue to extend our hand of
friendship to those people and hope together we will
promote real democratic changes in Turkey and the
rest of the Middle East.
Public Relations Committee
Kurdish National Congress of North America
www.kncna.org
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