tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19312979.post8370570324186796044..comments2024-01-23T11:00:45.457-08:00Comments on Rastî: LESSONS FROM HISTORYMizgînhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01850990661771197094noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19312979.post-33387400854946635322007-01-16T20:41:00.000-08:002007-01-16T20:41:00.000-08:00Well, then, it appears that we can agree on certai...Well, then, it appears that we can agree on certain things, Anonymous.<br /><br />I have serious reservations about Kurdish troops being sent to Baghdad, though--whether they're called pêsmerge, INA, or any other Newspeak term.<br /><br />I do think that a federal arrangement is a beginning and I agree that we are getting nothing all at once, and since the US is in an even worse position now, in my opinion, vis-a-vis the Başûrî, I still think a serious talk with the SCO is something that should be done.<br /><br />By the way, the Greek generals and the Turkish generals appear to be making kissy-kissy with each other right now. But that's probably because Buyukanit has such a warm, friendly, charismatic personality.<br /><br />Check this <a href="http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=63888">link</a> for more on that.<br /><br />Note: TDN appears to be down at the moment, but I'll check it later to make sure the link is working.Mizgînhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01850990661771197094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19312979.post-8283454119058828302007-01-15T20:21:00.000-08:002007-01-15T20:21:00.000-08:00Of course I have read The Discourse, and I am of t...Of course I have read The Discourse, and I am of the persuasion that The Prince was a highly sarcastic work. <br /><br />My gripe is that the colonels confronted the ethnofascists in Turkey. They fought a war with the ethnofascists in Turkey. The democratically elected government of Greece today is the foremost proponent of the ascension of Turkey into the EU. Their only issue, which is very minor, is with Cyprus ports. Strange, isn't it, that a leftist government in Greece doesn't give two ----s about the Kurds, but a rightist government up in Denmark does. <br /><br />This is like when our boy Qadir was arrested in South Kurdistan. We all went to such lengths to get him released--we do support human rights, afterall. And his first article upon release was about how Mustafa Barzani was a Soviet puppet.<br /><br />My question: who cares? Who cares if Barzani was a Soviet puppet? His son also allied with Saddam, and now he is the biggest proponent of Kurdish independence among the Iraqi leadership. Who cares if the Mahabad Republic was Soviet engineered? As a Kurd, I no longer care about ideology. I already tried that route, and it doesn't work. It hasn't worked for us for over a century. <br /><br />If we're going to be free, if we're going to have our own nation, if we're going to take on those ethnicities (Persians, Arabs, and Turks) that have committed genocide and outlawed our very existence, then we must do it by any and all means necessary. I don't support the PKK because I agree with their ideology (those it does seem quite fitting for the northern Kurds), I support them because they fight the Turks. They fight for freedom. I don't support Barzani because of anything that corrupt old man has done, I support him because he has 100,000 peshmerga ensuring that anyone who dares touch the southern Kurds will pay dearly.<br /><br />It is not becoming easier to get independence in this world. Nationalities are becoming synonymous with ethnicities. We no longer have a Soviet Union to fund separatist groups around the world, and China surely has no interest in filling those shoes. We're not going to get it all at once. We may have an independent nation in a small area with corrupt leaders, but that's a start. From there, inside, we can achieve anything we want because it sure as heck isn't happening on the outside.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19312979.post-63401385792676453872007-01-13T22:48:00.000-08:002007-01-13T22:48:00.000-08:00Did you read the post, Anonymous? Were you not ab...Did you read the post, Anonymous? Were you not able to tie in the references to history with the quote about history?<br /><br />Or have you read Machiavelli? The interesting thing is that the quote at the head of this post is from the great and serious work of Machiavelli, <i>The Discourses</i>. It is a great and serious work of political philosophy, unlike <i>The Prince</i>, which was a quickly written tract designed to gain favor with the Medici.<br /><br />In <i>The Discourses</i>, Machiavelli proposed a system of checks and balances and three branches of government. Machiavelli was a believer in the superiority of democratic republics over principalities. Since he was imprisoned and tortured when the Florentine republic fell, I doubt that he would have supported any military junta--especially one backed by a foreign state for the purpose of its own national interests. <br /><br />In addition to being a republican (Note: Not <b>R</b>epublican), Machiavelli was also an Italian patriot who desired to see a unified Italy.<br /><br />So, instead of bellydancing your way around Machiavelli, why don't you come out and say plainly what your gripe is?Mizgînhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01850990661771197094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19312979.post-50628688011330525352007-01-13T20:48:00.000-08:002007-01-13T20:48:00.000-08:00Haha, we have a so-called Kurdish patriot that was...Haha, we have a so-called Kurdish patriot that was against the Greek military junta. And to think, he starts the post out with a quote from Machiavelli, a pragmatist who would have allied with the colonels and had Kurdish independence by 1975.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19312979.post-4980886974309047522007-01-13T18:17:00.000-08:002007-01-13T18:17:00.000-08:00You are most welcome, Sor. When I am reading news...You are most welcome, Sor. When I am reading news, I am reminded of things from history and I feel I have to mention them because I don't know if others realize that there is a certain, established pattern of behavior--criminal behavior, in this case.<br /><br />I hope that Kurdistan will take advantage of this kind of knowledge, and not naively believe the propaganda. Unfortunately, I don't think anyone is listening, especially when I see that Kurdish Iraqi Army units will be sent to Baghdad. As far as I'm concerned, this is no different than sending pêşmerge. BOTH ARE KURDS.<br /><br />Baghdad is NOT Fallujah. Let the Sunnis and Shi'a fight it out.<br /><br />Vladimir, Sor basically replied as I would have, so I second those comments,and I would add that any operations against Kurdistan, by American, in the future, must be replied to by force of arms. <br /><br />But, what is your opinion of this American act of aggression against the Kurdish people? Does it bother you that the Turkish general staff has exapnded its business interests in South Kurdistan?Mizgînhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01850990661771197094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19312979.post-38435122333707189412007-01-13T13:16:00.000-08:002007-01-13T13:16:00.000-08:00Vladimir, as a Kurd, I hate to see any Iranian Con...Vladimir, as a Kurd, I hate to see any Iranian Consulate operating in Hewler. But that's not the point. The point is that the Americans completely disregard the Kurdistan Regional Government's authority. This is this first step to de-legitimizing the Kurdish officials in Southern Kurdistan and they will continue to proceed in that direction unless the Kurds show them that they will no longer work as American slaves and will protect Kurdistan against the world no matter who the attacker is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19312979.post-815342516607257092007-01-13T07:07:00.000-08:002007-01-13T07:07:00.000-08:00Don't you think the Iranian officials are linked t...Don't you think the Iranian officials are linked to the revolutionary guard..Wladimir van Wilgenburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14385344748812614455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19312979.post-5877218721367992752007-01-13T02:02:00.000-08:002007-01-13T02:02:00.000-08:00Excellent post and wonderful combination of refere...Excellent post and wonderful combination of references to history that bring us a better understanding of the current situations for Kurds and Kurdistan.<br /><br />Her biji Mizgin!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com