If I remember correctly the Turks do treat the PPK pretty much like the Israelis treat Hamas. Probably worse.
On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 4:44 PM, Michael Dinowitz <[email protected]> wrote: > > I was going to make a humorous post about an Israeli peace flotilla to > occupied Cyprus but the Kurds beat me to it. (Turkey invaded Cyprus in > '73 and has yet to leave) > > Kurds to Send Flotilla Against Turkish Occupation > http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/187441 > > The Free Kurdistan Movement, human rights group, says it is planning > the first international flotilla and motor convoy to reach > Turkish-occupied Kurdistan. > > "We want to break the siege and raise international awareness about > the prison-like closure of Kurdistan. We hope to pressure the > international community to review its sanctions policy and end its > support for the continued Turkish occupation," said the group in a > statement to the press. > > I'm not sure if this is a joke or not but it gets right to a point. > What will Turkey do? > > As a total aside, the PKK launched rockets at a Turkish military base > a few days ago. Will Turkey treat them the same way that they want > Israel to treat Hamas? If a Palestinian state becomes a reality, can > Kurdistan be next? > > "The PKK, listed as a terrorist group by Turkey and much of the > international community, took up arms in 1984 for self-rule in > Turkey's Kurdish-majority southeast, sparking a conflict that has > claimed some 45,000 lives." > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:320286 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
