-Caveat Lector- In a message dated 10/31/01 7:19:41 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< Who is badder? Israel vs the Palestinians, or Turkey vs the Kurds? Joshua2 >> Well, dear, some of my best friends are Kurds. That doesn't mean that Kurdistan is going to happen. Don't think for a moment they would be happy with a chunk of Turkey. They want a chunk of about four other countries as well. I lived in Diyarbakir for quite a while, and the Kurds are everywhere. Ataturk who loved the Kurds because they were such great fighters disbursed them all over Turkey. It was that or kill them, because they have a lot of power, and there's even more when they are all together in their particular families. The Turks never really understood the Kurds very well, but they have made a lot of concessions. The Kurds can now wear their own particular sharvlar, they can speak their language, and they can play their music. They did all these things before, but now they don't have to be careful about it. The Kurds get in their share of licks. One of our friends (Turkish) was a colonel in the Turkish military. His helicopter was brought down by Kurds and he was killed. The fight always goes on. And yet, the Kurds serve in the Turkish military, and they are very good soldiers for Turkey. I've always said that if you want to turn a Kurd into a Turk, scratch him with a Greek. The Turkish government is fighting some Kurds, not all of them. I wish I could remember the name of the group they are fighting, but it started in a local high school right there in Diyarbakir not too long before I lived there. The most tragic thing is what happens in some of the outlying villagers. If the government thinks they are helping the Kurds, the government arrests or kills them. If the Kurds think they are helping the government, the Kurds kill them. It's difficult, but the Kurds are wonderful people, and the Turks are wonderful people. And while the fight goes on, nobody bulldozes anyones house, keeps them from working at decent jobs, denies them medical care, or refuses to let them have real education. Amazing isn't it? Prudy <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
