Comments on: Kurdistance: A Medley http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/02/08/kurdistance-a-medley/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Sun, 27 May 2012 16:56:01 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: eamad j. mazouri http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/02/08/kurdistance-a-medley/comment-page-1/#comment-739024 eamad j. mazouri Sun, 18 Feb 2007 21:10:22 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/02/08/kurdistance-a-medley/#comment-739024 I believe Kurdish intellectuals are straying away from their major issues or forgetting their priorities.Last week I wrote abrief note addressed to Kurdish people first and their friends about the latest Turkish efforts in lobbying the American public on the issue of Kirkuk and the moral responsibilit of Kurds to respond to such unsubstantiated Turkish claims.Now I see that most of the Kurds are busy critisizing each other clearing the way for the Turkish lobby to convey all kinds of fabricated lies to the American public regarding Kirkuk case.This Turkish campaign started about two weeks ago with the visit of a Turkish delegation led by MP Turhan Comez who is touring U.S. cities and universitied to spread their poisonous lies. Their objective is to block the upcoming Kirkuk referendum scheduled for the end of 2007 and defend the Turkish position in regard to Kurdish gains in Iraqi Kurdistan.They have went as far as hiring some pens to assist them in their unholy endeavor.These efforts have extensified lately with the visit of Turkish Chief of Staff Buyuknit who is opposing outrightly the implementation of article 140 of the Iraqi constitution.Thee is no single day that Scott Sullivan does not write an article in (The Conservative voice) where attacks Kurds and Kurdistan and defend the Turkish republic that is denying 20 million Kurds their very basic human rights. I thought just to remind Kurds of one of their priorities at a time like this. Kurds' opponents have always counted on their differences and so far they have succeeded in keeping Kurds down.Today, one of Kurds' priorities is to return their lands that was subjected to Arabization including Kirkuk.Therefore, this issue requires some effort from every Kurd to make the world aware of the historical background of the problem, and the real causes behind Turkey's attempt to perpetuate Saddam's policy of Arabization and the deprivation of Kurdistan of a part of her land that was ripped off forcefully when the whole world turned a blind eye. Perhaps it is time to right that wrong and bring to an end the ordeal of those Kurds who were evicted by force from their homes and are stll living in camps in Erbil and Sulaimania. I believe Kurdish intellectuals are straying away from their major issues or forgetting their priorities.Last week I wrote abrief note addressed to Kurdish people first and their friends about the latest Turkish efforts in lobbying the American public on the issue of Kirkuk and the moral responsibilit of Kurds to respond to such unsubstantiated Turkish claims.Now I see that most of the Kurds are busy critisizing each other clearing the way for the Turkish lobby to convey all kinds of fabricated lies to the American public regarding Kirkuk case.This Turkish campaign started about two weeks ago with the visit of a Turkish delegation led by MP Turhan Comez who is touring U.S. cities and universitied to spread their poisonous lies. Their objective is to block the upcoming Kirkuk referendum scheduled for the end of 2007 and defend the Turkish position in regard to Kurdish gains in Iraqi Kurdistan.They have went as far as hiring some pens to assist them in their unholy endeavor.These efforts have extensified lately with the visit of Turkish Chief of Staff Buyuknit who is opposing outrightly the implementation of article 140 of the Iraqi constitution.Thee is no single day that Scott Sullivan does not write an article in (The Conservative voice) where attacks Kurds and Kurdistan and defend the Turkish republic that is denying 20 million Kurds their very basic human rights.
I thought just to remind Kurds of one of their priorities at a time like this. Kurds’ opponents have always counted on their differences and so far they have succeeded in keeping Kurds down.Today, one of Kurds’ priorities is to return their lands that was subjected to Arabization including Kirkuk.Therefore, this issue requires some effort from every Kurd to make the world aware of the historical background of the problem, and the real causes behind Turkey’s attempt to perpetuate Saddam’s policy of Arabization and the deprivation of Kurdistan of a part of her land that was ripped off forcefully when the whole world turned a blind eye. Perhaps it is time to right that wrong and bring to an end the ordeal of those Kurds who were evicted by force from their homes and are stll living in camps in Erbil and Sulaimania.

]]> By: Shexmus Amed http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/02/08/kurdistance-a-medley/comment-page-1/#comment-704409 Shexmus Amed Sat, 10 Feb 2007 09:53:42 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/02/08/kurdistance-a-medley/#comment-704409 And this is how Rasti's naive giggle at Paul Wolfowitz expense was shot down. I hate doing this but it has to be done. Wolfowitz is not without friends among the Kurds. We at least owe him a debt of gratitude for helping us overthrow Saddam. Shexmus Amed http://rastibini.blogspot.com/2007/02/charity-case-gifted-with-turkish-socks.html sHx said... So Paul Wolfowitz wears socks that have holes in them. I just found out, thank you, and I love Wolfowitz even more for it. It has truly endeared Wolfowitz even more in my eyes. How? Well, just the way Hrant Dink's shoes, with holes in the bottom, made us weep even harder for him. Surely, Dink too should have been able to purchase a new or second hand pair of shoes cheaply. But that is not really the point. The point is these guys may well be thrifty or tightwad. But they may well be, and more likely to be, modest and humble consumers also, whose humility and modesty have been inadvertantly exposed. Dink's while he was lying dead, and Wolfowitz's while visiting a holy place. I too have a pair of socks and a pair of shoes with holes in them even though I could afford new ones. Is this something I should be ashamed of? What if they happen to be my favorite socks and shoes, or my "lucky pairs"? Don't you know that many people who have experienced poverty carry so much of their habits even if they become filthy rich? This is really an idle post, Rasti. You don't really have to write unless you have anything of substance to say, you know. From this blog, I expect you to worry about the PKK guerillas who have to climb up and down the stony, snowy mountains of Kurdistan with torn shoes, socks and gloves, Rasti, rather than giggle along with some Turkish industrialists over someone else's Kodak moment. 10:15 PM Mizgîn said... Just for you,Shexmus, but only because I'm using it for something else: Paul Wolfowitz: A man to keep a close eye on. There is absolutely no comparison between Wolfowitz and Hrant Dink or PKK gerîlas. In fact, Paul Wolfowitz more closely resembles a high-ranking member of the Third Reich than any member of the human race. I hope I live long enough to see him die. Then I'll have the chance to dance on his grave. 7:10 PM Shexmus Amed said... You are writing again just like a world activist on an ideological crusade, rather than a genuine Kurdish activist with a national cause to consider. Just what has Paul Wolfowitz done to Kurds or to the Kurdish cause that you consider him like a man of the third reich? Is he someone who, a la Henry Kissinger, engineered Saddam's tyranny over Kurds? Or could he by any chance be the intellectual force who eventually forced aside old Kissingerian policy establishment and built the willpower to take on and overthrow our people's bloodiest enemy since the time of Dehaq? Yes it was all for the American interests, but it also served Kurdish interests in Iraq too, and even the interests of the PKK and your beloved Dear Leader. Just why do you think the Turks hate Wolfowitz so much? Think about the Kurdish national interests always, Rasti, always. Your mind must tick by that criterion alone. Let others hate Wolfowitz for whatever wrong they can find or invent in his work or character. For me as a Kurd, for us as Kurds, the fact that he pushed the overthrow of Saddam and thus provided us with a glimmer of hope for a free and independent state is enough to show some gratitude towards him. He helped save our butts and perhaps even give us a chance to make the 21st Century, a century of re-birth for the Kurdish nation. Why would anyone calling herself a Kurd be so opposed to this change? Let's put Kurdish interests aside for now. I would have thought even a world activist on an ideological crusade would rather have a president who pulls on holey socks than one wearing a hundred dollar pair, while presiding over a bank that was supposed to help the poor. But who bloody cares? Hey, it is wolfowitz, the guy that everybody hates! Bash him! Oh by the way, I checked the link you provided. So much has been made of Wolfowitz and East Timor. So what does Jose Ramos Horta says about PW's presidency of the World Bank: "Those who have suspicions and reservations should not have them because Wolfowitz is very humane and sensitive," East Timor's Nobel Foreign Minister Jose Ramos-Horta, a Nobel peace laureate, told Portuguese news agency Lusa. "He if going to be an effective fighter for foreign debt forgiveness of less developed nations. I am very satisfied," he added. http://www.etan.org/et2005/april/01/06etwecm.htm You see, Rasti? When you dance on PW's grave, even the East Timorese won't be there. You'll only find enemies of Kurds around dancing with you, just as you giggle with them now over that "kodak moment". Youth and naivety are your only redeeming qualities at the moment. When you finally realise what "national interest" means and what Kurdish national interests are, perhaps then you'll realise your error with regard to Paul Wolfowitz. Don't hate me then for telling you now, "I told you so" Shexmus Amed 7:07 AM http://rastibini.blogspot.com/2007/02/charity-case-gifted-with-turkish-socks.html And this is how Rasti’s naive giggle at Paul Wolfowitz expense was shot down. I hate doing this but it has to be done. Wolfowitz is not without friends among the Kurds. We at least owe him a debt of gratitude for helping us overthrow Saddam.

Shexmus Amed

http://rastibini.blogspot.com/2007/02/charity-case-gifted-with-turkish-socks.html

sHx said…

So Paul Wolfowitz wears socks that have holes in them. I just found out, thank you, and I love Wolfowitz even more for it. It has truly endeared Wolfowitz even more in my eyes.

How? Well, just the way Hrant Dink’s shoes, with holes in the bottom, made us weep even harder for him. Surely, Dink too should have been able to purchase a new or second hand pair of shoes cheaply.

But that is not really the point. The point is these guys may well be thrifty or tightwad. But they may well be, and more likely to be, modest and humble consumers also, whose humility and modesty have been inadvertantly exposed. Dink’s while he was lying dead, and Wolfowitz’s while visiting a holy place.

I too have a pair of socks and a pair of shoes with holes in them even though I could afford new ones. Is this something I should be ashamed of? What if they happen to be my favorite socks and shoes, or my “lucky pairs”? Don’t you know that many people who have experienced poverty carry so much of their habits even if they become filthy rich?

This is really an idle post, Rasti.
You don’t really have to write unless you have anything of substance to say, you know.

From this blog, I expect you to worry about the PKK guerillas who have to climb up and down the stony, snowy mountains of Kurdistan with torn shoes, socks and gloves, Rasti, rather than giggle along with some Turkish industrialists over someone else’s Kodak moment.

10:15 PM
Mizgîn said…

Just for you,Shexmus, but only because I’m using it for something else:

Paul Wolfowitz: A man to keep a close eye on.

There is absolutely no comparison between Wolfowitz and Hrant Dink or PKK gerîlas.

In fact, Paul Wolfowitz more closely resembles a high-ranking member of the Third Reich than any member of the human race.

I hope I live long enough to see him die. Then I’ll have the chance to dance on his grave.

7:10 PM
Shexmus Amed said…

You are writing again just like a world activist on an ideological crusade, rather than a genuine Kurdish activist with a national cause to consider.

Just what has Paul Wolfowitz done to Kurds or to the Kurdish cause that you consider him like a man of the third reich? Is he someone who, a la Henry Kissinger, engineered Saddam’s tyranny over Kurds? Or could he by any chance be the intellectual force who eventually forced aside old Kissingerian policy establishment and built the willpower to take on and overthrow our people’s bloodiest enemy since the time of Dehaq?

Yes it was all for the American interests, but it also served Kurdish interests in Iraq too, and even the interests of the PKK and your beloved Dear Leader. Just why do you think the Turks hate Wolfowitz so much?

Think about the Kurdish national interests always, Rasti, always. Your mind must tick by that criterion alone. Let others hate Wolfowitz for whatever wrong they can find or invent in his work or character.

For me as a Kurd, for us as Kurds, the fact that he pushed the overthrow of Saddam and thus provided us with a glimmer of hope for a free and independent state is enough to show some gratitude towards him. He helped save our butts and perhaps even give us a chance to make the 21st Century, a century of re-birth for the Kurdish nation. Why would anyone calling herself a Kurd be so opposed to this change?

Let’s put Kurdish interests aside for now. I would have thought even a world activist on an ideological crusade would rather have a president who pulls on holey socks than one wearing a hundred dollar pair, while presiding over a bank that was supposed to help the poor. But who bloody cares? Hey, it is wolfowitz, the guy that everybody hates! Bash him!

Oh by the way, I checked the link you provided. So much has been made of Wolfowitz and East Timor. So what does Jose Ramos Horta says about PW’s presidency of the World Bank:

“Those who have suspicions and reservations should not have them because Wolfowitz is very humane and sensitive,” East Timor’s Nobel Foreign Minister Jose Ramos-Horta, a Nobel peace laureate, told Portuguese news agency Lusa.

“He if going to be an effective fighter for foreign debt forgiveness of less developed nations. I am very satisfied,” he added.

http://www.etan.org/et2005/april/01/06etwecm.htm

You see, Rasti? When you dance on PW’s grave, even the East Timorese won’t be there. You’ll only find enemies of Kurds around dancing with you, just as you giggle with them now over that “kodak moment”.

Youth and naivety are your only redeeming qualities at the moment. When you finally realise what “national interest” means and what Kurdish national interests are, perhaps then you’ll realise your error with regard to Paul Wolfowitz.

Don’t hate me then for telling you now, “I told you so”

Shexmus Amed

7:07 AM

http://rastibini.blogspot.com/2007/02/charity-case-gifted-with-turkish-socks.html

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