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2004-03-13 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Syrian security forces kill 30 people during clashes

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Posted by Phil B 2004-03-13 8:16:17 AM|| || Front Page|| [10 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I agree with your comment, Phil B. We carved Poland and Czechoslovakia out after World War Two, and they are our friends forever.

Posted by Mike Sylwester 2004-3-13 8:54:21 AM|| 2004-3-13 8:54:21 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 An independent Kurdistan would be nice if Turkey wouldn't go to war over it.

Posted by Tresho 2004-3-13 9:59:24 AM|| 2004-3-13 9:59:24 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 You may think that "PKK" should go out of business, but what you see is that itÂ´s PKK people involved in this REVOLT in Syrian Kurdistan. Check pictures in www.amude.com. We will also publish more news in DozaMe.org.

Ok, MARXISM is out of business, but when the PKK changed name to KADEK, they also got rid of the Marxism-Leninism. This was the pure reason for changing name the first time. The second time they changed from KADEK into KONGRA-GEL, was to get rid of the LENINISTIC organization structure inside KADEK (Central Committee, etc.) And now, KONGRA-GEL is a CONGRESS and not a party and if you ask me, we (Kurds that support KONGRA-GEL and Abdullah Ocalan) have done GREAT leaps toward a democratic structure WITHIN ourselves. But it doesnÂ´t matter how WE look, the enemies are the same..

By the way, KDP and PUK media doesnÂ´t cover the revolts in Syrian Kurdistan. It seems that they donÂ´t want to risk their "diplomatic" ties with the Syrian Baathists.

Posted by Berxwedan 2004-3-13 10:04:03 AM|| [http://www.dozame.org] 2004-3-13 10:04:03 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Would an independent Kuridistan which should of been created after World War One control the headwaters of the Tigris and or Euphratues. What about Lake Van. The Middle East waters wars are coming. To many parched mouths, not enough arable land and not enough water.

Posted by Cheddarhead 2004-3-13 10:05:56 AM|| 2004-3-13 10:05:56 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Is that you RC?

Posted by Shipman 2004-3-13 10:26:05 AM|| 2004-3-13 10:26:05 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 An independent Kurdistan would be nice if Turkey wouldn't go to war over it.

The Turks had their chance to be a player and blew it. Going to war against a US backed Kurdish state would be a mistake of truly of massive proportions. It would mean the end of Turkey as as the current geographic entity it is. Turkey would lose about half its territory.

Posted by Phil B 2004-3-13 10:33:22 AM|| 2004-3-13 10:33:22 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 Kurds missed an historic opportunity during WW1, instead of rebelling against the Turks or at the very least remaining neutral they did much of the dirty work during the Armenian genocide. End result is that the allies considered them ennemy. That does not mean 2004 Kurds have to pay for the deeds of 1916 Kurds, specially since they have grow, wary of panarabism, islamism and any other form of Arab supremacism.

Posted by JFM 2004-3-13 10:43:38 AM|| 2004-3-13 10:43:38 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 More detail in an e-mail from the Reform Party of Syria (an exile/dissident group) which is quoted by Kathryn Jean Lopez at National Review's "The Corner."

Posted by Mike 2004-3-13 11:29:18 AM|| 2004-3-13 11:29:18 AM|| Front Page Top

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