I was so happy to read that the EU court has taken the PKK off
the terrorist list.
I have worked in Kurdistan for some time and have some friends from that country
including some currently living Kurdistan. I would like to express my objection
to the US Government for maintaining this stance against the PKK.
It would appear that the US changes sides on a regular basis when it is in their
best interests. The pattern evolves when circumstances change....as an example
in the military sense when a matter involves a fellow NATO member the US takes
side and support them. The reason for such quick changes is obvious.
The US are not prepared to clash with their own forces and therefore turn a
blind eye when such a country violates the sovereignty of another. This type of
action is extremely sad and one could ask the question how would they feel if
forces kept crossing the US borders as and when they choose to and carry out
acts of aggression. How would they feel if such a violation took place when
another country set up base within the confines of their country on an almost
permanent basis such as the army base at Sersing? I also ask the question as to
why this has been allowed by the Iraqi's and the Kurdish Government themselves?
Finally we come to the question of commercial gain or the quest for oil.
Again the US can change their support as and when it is in their best commercial
interests. As an example they were very supportive of all Kurds during the
initial invasion as were the British and other nations and the base in question
Sersing became a stepping stone for their forces during the invasion. We now see
these same people turn a blind eye to such groups as the PKK, who were their
friends at one stage and now label them as terrorist. The PKK also attracted
attention from the US and many other governments at the time with their
knowledge and location of the oil within the land, including the UN who met with
many Kurdish tribal people at the time.
Now you have a despicable situation where one one hand the US call them
terrorist and then send very senior officials such as Dick Cheney and
Condoleezza Rice to Kurdistan. When will the US identify that they have got it
wrong and fall in line with the verdict of the European Court that has removed
the PKK from the terrorist list and stated that their actions are perfectly
justified based on their historical struggle for Kurdistan and its people. Well
done the PKK and I sincerely hope that one day you will receive justice and
recover your pride and become part of the international wider community.
Finally I would like to see more of the PKK on the Web...do they have a web page
in Kurdistan? Kind Regards
