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2014-12-01 The Grand Turk

Kurdish Leader Hopeful for Turkey Peace Deal Within 5 Months

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Posted by trailing wife 2014-12-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Ocalan is somewhat of a cult figure for the Turkish Kurds. And he has recently turned away from the old communist rhetoric toward capitalist ways of working in light of Iraqi Kurdistan's success, and his stint in prison with plenty of time alone to think.

Problem is that the Turks under Erdogan are especially untrustworthy (As opposed to their normal backstabbing genocidal ways). So the Kurds do have their work cut out for them. The Turks should jump at this if they were even half way rations -- its a way to prevent a civil war they will not lose but cannot win (and thus both sides will eventually lose, the Turks losing more).

Posted by OldSpook 2014-12-01 06:34|| 2014-12-01 06:34|| Front Page Top

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