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2007-06-05 Europe

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Posted by Steve White 2007-06-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Why can't the PKK be 'encouraged' to pursue their goals inside Iran instead of Turkey? Then we could sell more popcorn.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-06-05 07:58|| 2007-06-05 07:58|| Front Page Top

#2 IIRC, the Kurds in Iran have greater freedom than the Turkish Kurds. The Turks have outlawed everything Kurdish. The Kurdish language is banned, Kurdish social activities are restricted, and Kurdish culture and tradition are proscribed. The Turks treat all non-Turks that way - just look at their history with the Armenians living in Turkey. The Turks started the problem, and the Kurds are merely responding in kind. I don't think the Iraqi Kurds are "aiding and abetting" the Turkish Kurds, but there probably some blood ties that exist. I have no sympathy with the Turks - they created their problems and now they need to learn to live with them, or solve them in a reasonable way. Genocide is not reasonable, but that's the Turks' preferred answer to problems they have with non-Turks.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2007-06-05 20:42|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2007-06-05 20:42|| Front Page Top

#3 IIRC, the Kurds in Iran have greater freedom than the Turkish Kurds. The Turks have outlawed everything Kurdish. The Kurdish language is banned, Kurdish social activities are restricted, and Kurdish culture and tradition are proscribed. The Turks treat all non-Turks that way - just look at their history with the Armenians living in Turkey. The Turks started the problem, and the Kurds are merely responding in kind. I don't think the Iraqi Kurds are "aiding and abetting" the Turkish Kurds, but there probably some blood ties that exist. I have no sympathy with the Turks - they created their problems and now they need to learn to live with them, or solve them in a reasonable way. Genocide is not reasonable, but that's the Turks' preferred answer to problems they have with non-Turks.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2007-06-05 20:44|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2007-06-05 20:44|| Front Page Top

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