-Caveat Lector-
The problem we run into with the Kurds or the Serbs or the whoevers is the
unfortunate circumstance of dealing with the governments (recognised) and
extrapolating data about *their* conditions to that of the populations
under their control. The governments generally accommodate whoever is
paying the $$$, Marks, Pounds, Yen, whatever, in order to secure the other
(money paying) governments approval.
Myself, I lived through two coups in Turkey (remember only the second one
{age permitted}) and recall the Turks are NOT very partial to those who
don't play their game their way. Given I was there with the lifetimes of
many natives who remember the Ataturk days and perhaps even back to the
Ottoman days, nationalism was intense. We (non-nationals) were restricted
to our houses until the situation was resolved -- ultimately by hanging the
instigators {front page news for them -- a warning, nonetheless}. I still
remember the support chant as well as the Turkish soldiers on every corner,
standing sentry, in their woolen uniforms -- it was Spring or Summer.
All sides do have a point but the issues become blurred when those who
choose to participate don't realise how much is going on, for how long, who
the players are, and why the (often centuries old) rifts exist. Were it
not for the strong-arm tactics in many of the Middle Eastern nations,
there'd be untold shifts in the power -- much like the sand dunes in the
deserts ... very similar to what we are being committed to in the Balkans
as well as Iraq. For some reason, I liken this to Viet Nam; an involvement
in another country's affairs with no expectation of success.
My take on these issues is similar to the story of the two fellows who are
having a scuffle. The third (or so) guy(s) come along and want to be the
peacekeeper(s), want to break it up -- without even knowing what's up. The
fighting two decide the third (or so) guy(s) are interfering, so they stop,
shift the conflict to the intruder(s). Once the intruder(s) leave, they go
back to the original scuffle. One of them will prevail.
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: From: Prudence L. Kuhn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
: To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
: Subject: Re: [CTRL] Kurds: Who & Why Important
: Date: Thursday, February 25, 1999 10:52 AM
:
: -Caveat Lector-
:
: Thanks. I lived in Kurdish territory for some years, and as is often the
case
: in the Middle East, all sides have a point. This is probably some of the
: fairest discussion of the issue I've seen in a long time. Prudy
:
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