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Kurds brawling Kurds!
2.7.2010
By Baqi Barzani, for ekurd.net |
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July
2, 2010
After six year of rupture in ties, out of the blue,
Massoud Barzani, the president of South Kurdistan
[Kurdistan region of Iraq], dubbed a tribal leader
while ago, receives a bravura official invitation
from the Turkish officials in the capacity of a
president and summoned to the capital city for
bilateral talks on various issues.
Barzani characterized the nature of his visit as
normalizing relationship with a neighborly, key ally
and boosting trade and economic prospects, however,
the fact of the matter utterly indicates on the
opposite.
Posed a question by a Kurdish journalist, he refutes
the fact that Turkey and Iran attained prior
authorization for their daily bombings, killing
innocent civilians and expelling them forcibly out
of their lodgings. The question of Turkish, Iranian
jets intruding the airspace of North Kurdistan
(Iraq) is not a rocket science. Americans have set
up Forward Operating Bases (FOBS) along all Iraqi
border lines and are monitoring every move with
superior satellite systems. They have installed
surveillance and espionage apparatus all over Iraq,
and are conscious of the slightest occurrence. The
increasingly competent Iraqi Air Force has been
supplied with enough highly-developed technology to
be able to detect any intrusion. Perhaps, our
military needs to garner more intelligence on Iraq’s
alarming military capabilities.
During Barzani late visit, Ankara had prepared a
listing of expectations in reciprocation for
economic incentives and partial diplomatic
acknowledgment of his rule (KRG), among which
binding cooperation in confronting PKK was the first
proviso.
No more than 24 hours elapsed from his comeback, our
president overtly denounced Kurdistan Workers’ Party
or (PKK) rhetoric and actions, trying to distance
himself and indirectly enticing public to disparage
PKK. The unexpected denunciation was very highly
eulogized by Tehran and Ankara that in the next day,
Turkish trade minister hurriedly flew to South
Kurdistan (Iraq) for apparent talks on trade
affairs.
In view of bilateral trade income amounting 9
Billion and continuing to skyrocket, growing
antagonism of Iraqi central government, US firmness
on drawdown plans, an already existing trilateral
US-Turkey-Iraq treaty against PKK in effect, the
vilification of PKK in the terrorist list, prodding
from the United States and most vitally salvaging
the status quo in South Kurdistan (Iraq) for the 6
plus million Kurds, the president was not left with
plenty of alternatives. However, the views he
couched regarding other Kurdish political parties
striving to achieve the trodden rights of their own
people for decades was a big blunder that he could
have easily avoided.
Kurdish Regional Government already enjoys broad
international recognition. Prior to his visit, world
consulates, institutions, trade companies were
already represented in South Kurdistan. Turkey has
already alienated herself from the west and there
was no need for the president to compromise. As for
further enhancing the economic state of South
Kurdistan (Iraq), the adjacent neighbors are more
poverty-stricken and dependent. With another round
of sanctions enforced, Iran is on the verge of
economic collapse. The rapprochement effort more
seemed like personal trade self-indulgence and
seeking more popularity for his KDP party than
attempting to gain something for the nation.
Today, Turkey touts economic integration with South
Kurdistan in a bid to distract our focus from the
issue of Kirkuk and ward our leaders off from
contemplating about our independence. The pledge of
economic benefits seems like an innovative,
effective stratagem designed by Ankara to exploit
Kurds versus Kurds.
Kurdish olden times are overflowing with betrayals,
struggles, resistances, uprisings, and triumphs. In
every up-and-coming opportunity in any part of
Kurdistan, the mere motive the enemies succeeded in
failing us was by dividing us. The same picture is
being replicated. Without receiving aid from Kurdish
Regional government, Turkey will no longer be able
to undermine Kurdish struggle in North Kurdistan
(Turkey), nor will Tehran succeed in collapsing our
Republic of Mohabads in Eastern Kurdistan.
We are and we should continue to advocate Kurds in
any part of Kurdistan as we have. Undermining any
part of Kurdistan insinuates undermining Kurdistan
Regional Government (KRG),www.ekurd.netand
undermining Kurdistan Regional Government means
destroying any optimism for every part of Kurdistan.
Our cooperation with Turkey, Iran, and Syria in
repressing our fellow-Kurds is a betrayal to our
nation. It might for the interim serve one part of
Kurdistan, but in the long run, it will destroy all
parts, especially now that all of them are in
pathetic position.
Expressions asserted by our leaders even though not
truly purported, can bear devastating negative
impacts as it was the case with Barzani’s remarks
being promptly published in Turkish and Iranian
state-owned press. The mistake that KDP committed in
1996 (Embracing Saddam in) is still regarded a black
blemish, tainting KDP’s credibility.
Actions taken and words articulated affect our
destiny. Sometimes political parties try to empower
their respective party’s status by offering
compromise at the expense of their nation. They
overlook the interest of the overwhelming majority
of people. It is the people who should remind their
parties of their wrongdoings and it is the very
people who should also be prone to face the
consequences from the criticized parties.
Baqi Barzani is a
Kurdish citizen of Sought Kurdistan [Iraq]. He
advocates the notion of " establishing an
independent Kurdish state". He contributes to
various Kurdish media outlets, especially ekurd.net.
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