According to various reliable online sources Turkey bombed few Kurdish villages
in Southern Kurdistan, and Persia and Syria have escalated the arrests of
Kurdish human right activists again. Apparently all three countries wish to end
the Kurdish aspiration for a free Kurdistan, something that Saddam could not
accomplish even with chemical weapons. Interestingly their fourth partner in
Baghdad is doing a similar behavior again. The four infamous culprits are
frightened of freedom of journalists, intellectuals, human right activists, and
freedom fighters from various parts of
Kurdistan and expect KRG to behave similar to other regional
dictatorships in treating people. Instead of expecting everyone to change, I
rather blame the free world and the free Kurds who might tolerate critique and
learn from it.
Some countries in the free world have gained insight in to the malicious
behavior of the Middle Eastern regimes and might be considered as new friends by
the Kurds. Since these new friends could be naïve and preoccupied with short
term gains for themselves instead of long term benefit for all, they might not
let Turkey, Persia, and Arab countries down. They might close their eyes on the
manipulative and racist attitude of old Ottoman Empire which is now called
modern Turkey. They might think the world could benefit from primitive religious
rivalry between Sunni Arabia and Shiite Persia. They might not see that most
reasonable people in the Middle East are either silenced or have to be so
politically correct that they can not mention or do anything substantial. They
might not see that most politicians in that region attain power via force,
manipulation, and superstition of the masses. They might not see that the
superstitious masses have the potential of running Amok and killing each other
and everyone on their way, if one of their manipulative leaders declares holy
war on other.
As for Kurdistan, the main problem is the lack of national unity. The statement
of the Kurdish-Iraqi minister Hoshiyar Zebari is an example of the Kurds selling
out due to fear. According to Reuter, Zebari had stated "We fully understand
Turkish legitimate security concerns over PKK terrorism across the border…". PKK
might not be the savior of Kurdistan, but it is embarrassing for any Kurds at
this stage to call the fighters from other parts of
Kurdistan terrorists. The patriot of any other nation would have said we
have suffered enough and are willing to defend ourselves and our brothers and
sister in other parts of
Kurdistan against state terrorism. Zebari's statement regardless of
diplomatic reasoning is disappointing and most likely forced by some of the
corrupt NATO members.
Most nations would put differences aside and unite for their national interest
in times of emergency, such as bombing their people by an intruder. When in
crisis, the stateless and desperate Kurds tend to unite with one of their
temporary friends that are in reality unchanged old enemies. The only time the
Kurds in Southern Kurdistan made a significant difference in their movement was
when the main parties started trusting each other and formed a unity government,
called KRG. The progress is Kurdistan remains slow, if the Kurds from all parts
do not trust each other and form a broader union and work on a national agenda.
Since it is still impossible to make any real changes in three parts of
Kurdistan, the leadership in Southern Kurdistan and in Diaspora should take the
leading role in prompting
Kurdistan national unity. With the help of their friends in the US,
Europe, and other parts of the free world, the responsible Kurdish
leadership needs to prioritize creating a national body with representatives
from all parts of Kurdistan. Such a body could guide the Kurdish people how to
proceed with their inspiration for freedom and equality in times of peace and
how to negotiate peace with the enemies of Kurdistan in times of crisis.
