Sunni Newspaper Criticized Iraq's Kurds

[Rumtaya]

(UPI) -- "We need to make it clear that the Kurds have outlined their agenda since the U.S.-Iraq clashes in 1991 and they decided to be apart from the bigger homeland, forgetting that they only have stones and mountains," the paper said.

The editorial said the Kurds forgot a country like Turkey has more than one problem with them.

"The reality is that the U.S. has encouraged the idea of the breakaway of the Kurds especially during the Gulf War in 1991," it said.

The paper said the Kurds were trying to involve Iraq in the crisis with Turkey though Iraq has nothing to do with it.

"The Kurds are trying to, though ? Iraq has to carry on another fight, hurl Iraq with Turkey," it said.

On the U.S. role in the issue, the editorial said Turkey is the "real" ally of the United States.

"It is very clear if we study the situation after the destruction of the western part of Iraq due to the occupation, it ? (will) affect the southern and northern parts of Iraq," it said.

The paper asked who was behind the violence in Iraq and what the motivations were.

"No doubts that the occupier is behind all of this. ? Not long ago, the occupation forces 'with cold blood' killed hundreds of Iraqis in Anbar province and other places," it said.

Al Sabah Al Jadeed newspaper carried an editorial Thursday with the headline: "Give us a home -- Minorities within minorities."

It said Iraqi minorities demanded "the best solution to the situation in Iraq is to give a territory to each minority."

In details, the paper said Iraqi Turkmen and Assyrians in Kirkuk wanted a territory similar to Iraqi Kurdistan.

"What is the solution for the 300 million Turkmen who live in this area? The solution will be announcing a Kirkuk territory with international supervision," the paper quoted a Turkmen spokesman as saying.

The paper disagreed with the Turkmens' demand and said: "What the Turkmen and Assyrians are saying is that there is no future for democracy in Iraq. They just don't believe in it."

The editorial said that regarding minorities it was best "not to rely on Turkey or the U.S. because the help that comes from a foreign side won't serve your interests. ? And not to rely on the international community; consider what happened in Sudan, Kosovo and Congo."

By Hiba Dawood

http://www.aina.org/news/20071101194359.htm

 

[GGBW]

It also criticizes Assyrians for the Administrative Unit plan, which is expected.

Sunnis, Shia's, Assyrians, Turks, etc. must accept the existence of Kurds, and must accept Kurds will never, ever stop in any country they are in (Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, etc.) until they get Kurdistan.

Eventually, no one is going to be able to stop this, nor should we:  all people have the right to self-determination.

What isn't acceptable is their tyranny over our people.  They will argue it is the only way to deal with their enemies around them (i.e., Saddam was such a b*stard because it was the only thing that "kept shi'as and kurds in line").  And maybe that's true, maybe the only way to deal with Islamists and Ba'athists is tyranny, but this translates into tyranny for all, including us, and that's unacceptable.

They are demanding de-arabization and normalization, and want their lands back.  So do we, on our terms.  The excuse of "we are not high in number" is a coward's response:  even one Assyrian demanding his home back is worth a fight.

The excuse that we can't govern ourselves - even in a local way - is ridiculous, insulting, and wholly unnaturally true.

A democratic Iraq, as the Sunni writer says, is of course the goal; but she is dealing with people who have intimate and ancient ties to cities and villages dating back almost 7,000 years.  It must be taken into account, and accepted, that indigenous minorities are always unique, especially when their lands are being usurped and their culture being arabized or kurdified.

 

[GGBW]

theoretically, everyone has the right to self-determination, but practically, how? the kurds want to "self-determine" themselves on our land. so not everyone has this right. either they do and we dont, or we do and they dont?

You're right, they want self-determination on our land.  And?

No one is raising Assyria, but when villages and lands have been legally returned by federal Iraqi courts, and the Kurds flat out refuse to abide by law, then it's your responsibility to raise hell until it's enforced.

Don't underestimate the power of exposing what they are doing.  It hurts them more than you can imagine.  And the only way they are successful now is not because of Peshmerga, it's not because they outnumber us:  they have two things helping them:  The U.S. need for their peshmerga to help our soldiers maintain security, and our people's complacency (and in some cases, aiding and abetting).  This isn't going to last forever.

 

[Aga]

we know that already, they dont like kurds why shouldnt they criticizing them. The sunni arabs will do evrything to prevent kurds to build their Kurdistan.

they mentioned assyrians on that paper too,its abovuisly true, they hate assyrians too, becuase they are christians, the arabs will do anyting to prevent assyrians doing the same thing as kurds do, you know why?  If assyrians get their own region that mean christians on the world will have good conections with them which mean the arabs will be concerning about relations betwen ARG and US,thats why arabs will never ever allow a christans free region inside their Iraq, not only Iraq even in Libanon.  :bangin: :bangin: :bangin: we have to face it..thats how its..