Reports And Opinions

*A Glimpse at Evil in America
Kani Xulam.  April 23, 2002
*From Inside Iraq, A Plea for U.S. Action
Michael Rubin.  April 14, 2002
*Threats of deportation
Dr.N.Hawramany. April 13, 2002
*Saddam's Offensive
William Safire.  April 8, 2002
*The Great Terror
In northern Iraq, there is new evidence of Saddam Hussein's genocidal war on the Kurds and of his possible ties to Al Qaeda.
Jeffrey Goldberg.  April 3, 2002
*Again Kurds Are At Crossroads
Dr. Mohammed  Ahmed. April 1, 2002

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  April 30, 2002
Kurdish Group Says Inclusion on EU Terrorism List Means "War"

April 28, 2002
*Chomsky saves Turkish publisher from conviction

April 27, 2002
*Turkish Film Festival Bestows Honors 

April 26, 2002
*Iraqi Kurdistan Mission to the EU welcomes Parliament Breakthrough
*EU to Put PKK on Terror List -Diplomat 
*Baghdad Accelerates Apartheid, Ethnic Cleansing
*Two Days Before Saddam's Birthday : Mass Slaughter in Saddam's Jails

April 25, 2002
*KDP Comes up With Blueprint For New Constitution
An informed KDP source told Kurdistan Observer today that the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) has drafted a new constitution for Iraq calling for Iraq to become a united federal state called the "United Republic of Iraq".

April 24, 2002
*KDP, PUK Summit Irons Out Differences 
The source who asked not to be named said Kurdistan Democracy Party (KDP) leader Barzani and Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) chief Talabani also briefly discussed the future of Iraq but vehemently denied that they had committed northern Iraq as a launching ground for a military operation against Saddam Hussein

*U.S. Postpones Conference on Post-Saddam Iraq 
*Turkish Generals want Iraq fuel trade stopped -paper

April 23, 2002
*Tariq Aziz: The Kurdish groups Are Not the Northern Alliance
*HADEP's 'calendar' case continues at DGM

April 22, 2002
*Barzani, Talabani And US Officials in Secret Talks Near Berlin to Plan Anti-Saddam Strike
Leaders of the two main Kurdish parties that control northern Iraq met with U.S. officials last week to coordinate efforts to remove Saddam Hussein from power, according to Iraqi dissidents and Arab press
*Germany Confirms Iraqi Kurdish Leaders Visited Berlin Last Week
The German government on Monday confirmed that Iraqi Kurdish opposition leaders met in Berlin last week but said it was not aware of reported meetings with US officials here.
*The unknown future of the forcibly displaced Kurds
The Iraqi policy of Arabization and displacement of Kurds and other minorities from the Kurdish regions which are under Iraqi control, continues to raise serious political, social and humanitarian concerns in the Iraqi Kurdish-ruled region.
April 21, 2002
*Saddam 'sends troops to help bin Laden men

April 20, 2002
*Turkey launches military operation after PKK name change
*Village guards object to lifting of guarding system

April 19, 2002
*Kurds hold conference on Anfal campaign of genocide
*Turkish PM rejects Kurdish rebels' reform bid as "deception"
*One killed, 21 injured in Duhok police hunt

April 18, 2002
*Four Kurdish rebels sentenced to death in Turkey
*Turkey urges Bulgaria to crack down on Kurdish group
*When Ecevit Uses the Word Genocide

April 17, 2002
*Resolution on the 8th congress of the PKK
*A new era in Kurdish politics
*Genocidal campaign against the Kurds is unfortunately not new to me
*URGENT: Bergama Villagers need your support

April 15, 2002
*New party to replace PKK, says Ocalan's brother
*Kurdish refugee killed in Channel tunnel camp

April 13, 2002
*Barzani to Arrive in France via Syria Instead of Turkey

Apri 12, 2002
*Khaddam and Barzani Emphasize Lifting Embargo on Iraqi People
*Turkey Goes Insane Over Air Medes
*KDP’s Zebari: Opposition Conference in June
*Mukarram Talabani visits Talabani and Barzani 
*Verdict on Kurd leader Ocalan likely in 2002-court
*Iraqi Kurds say diesel trade with Turkey halted

April 8, 2002
*PUK Authorties arrest Islamist suspects in murder plot
*Iran denies presence of senior Kurdish rebel commander in its soil

April 7, 2002
*Kurdish Leader Survives Saddam Assassination Bid
*Will You Please Reach Out to Your PEN!
*Hollywood and ...YES...the Kurds!
April 5, 2002
*Barzani: We Are With You With All Our Means To Uproot Terrorists
*WKI President's Statement on Barham Assassination Bid
*Status Quo Is Least Of Evils

April 4, 2002
*US State Department Team Meets Kurdish Officials in S. Kurdistan

April 3, 2002
*Barham Salih: The Assailants Were on a Suicide Mission
*Turkey Tracking Reports Top Kurdish Rebel in Iran
*Honour Killing' Father Gets Life

April 2, 2002
*Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Dr. Barham Salih unharmed after assassination attempt.
At 16:10 Local Time in Suleimani, two armed terrorists opened fire outside the residence of the KRG Prime Minister Dr. Barham Salih. The resulting shootout left a few members of Dr. Salih’s security killed. When Dr. Salih’s security returned fire, both of the terrorists were killed.
*Publisher charged over U.S. reporter's book on Kurds

April 1, 2002
*Saddam Hussein’s 1988 chemical attacks on the Kurds

Journalist Jeffrey Goldberg wrote an article in the current New Yorker Magazine about Saddam Hussein’s 1988 chemical attacks on the Kurds. There is also new evidence of Hussein’s ties to al Qaeda. Goldberg has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 2000. His specialty is foreign reporting with an emphasis on Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Goldberg came to The New Yorker from The New York Times Magazine, where he reported from Africa and the Middle East. By: NPR
 

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