I am the Kurd from
Armenia, the Kurdish writer, and the journalist, chairman of board of Advice of
Kurdish intelligentsia in Armenia. I am 71 and my life experience allows me to
address to you with the open letter. The reason that has induced me to undertake
this letter became the Baker-Hamilton report in which the rights of Kurds of
Southern Kurdistan are ignored.
I am assured, that you know very well to what persecutions and
oppressions the Kurdish people were exposed for all its century-old history. I
shall not begin to write about it. All that evil and persecutions which were
brought down on our people by oppressors, was seen with all world but to a great
regret, all world community continued to remain deaf and mute. This silence and
inactivity last long - till 1990. Before it, in 1988 it has been destroyed 200
thousand Kurds during the Anfal operation in the south of Kurdistan. Exactly
after that in 1990 under the initiative of the USA and the Great Britain the
resolution of the United Nations was adopted, according to which half the
territory of Southern Kurdistan has been accepted to be declared a zone of
interdiction for flights of aircraft of Saddam Hussein. Owing to protection of
the USA and the Great Britain the part of our people has sighed freely and has
managed to start creation of a peace life. Within last 16 years this part of the
south of Kurdistan, which USA and the Great Britain have taken under the
protection, it became an isle of democracy, freedom and independence in Near and
Middle East. It became possible owing to a position of your country, and it
knows and appreciates each Kurd-patriot.
We, the Kurds, living outside the native land, were happy and proud
when you have accepted the President of Southern Kurdistan, dear Mr. Massoud
Barzani in the White House and you have stated a worthy estimation to its
affairs and as a whole to Kurds of Southern Kurdistan. It has given a hope to
our hearts, that the USA will never turn away from the south of Kurdistan any
more.
It seems to me that you trust that on Near and
Middle East you do not have more devoted friends than Kurds. Fidelity is the
integral feature of Kurdish character, and they never can be named ungrateful
because they remember and appreciate the rendered good.
Having read through the Baker-Hamilton report I had doubts whether its
authors can really distinguish friends and enemies of America from each other
truly? In their report all those achievements and successes to which Southern
Kurdistan has reached, are ignored and it is not specified any true way for the
decision of a problem of Kirkuk. All the world knows, that in Southern Kurdistan
are created and successfully function the parliament, bodies of board, justice
and judicial system. In Southern Kurdistan various political parties operate
freely and without all barriers. Does it have no value for them really? Is there
anything similar in the countries next to Iraq and in Iraq (its Arabian part)?
I have been twice in Southern Kurdistan and I saw with my own eyes,
how much our people are free, testing no fear and horror of oppressions there
yet. I saw how the press, radio and TV not only of the political parties but
also of the different nationalities, occupying this region as well, are free.
Dear Mr. George W. Bush!
I trust in your political wisdom and foresight and I hope, that you do
not admit realization of the Baker-Hamilton plan (in particular concerning
Kurds), which again can put Kurdish people before threat of physical
destruction.
I am assured that you do not admit it, other wise the prestige of the
USA can suffer in the opinion of the world community. You must not admit, that
your and our enemies have triumphed, and friends have lost courage. All our
looks are turned only on there - to Southern Kurdistan and the events concerning
it should excite us.
Till 1990 Kurds often said: "Our friends are only
our mountains". This statement is familiar to both of your generals and the
high-ranking officials as well. And they assured during the numerous meetings
with the people of Southern Kurdistan: "Your friends are not only mountains, but
we are your friends too".
Also has now come to prove time it in practice.
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Amarik SARDAR,
The Kurdish writer,
The deserved journalist of Armenia,
Chairman of board of Advice of Kurdish Intelligentsia of Armenia.
