Kurdish Life articles from January 2005

Kurdish Life archives from January 2005

On the road of no return.(kurds)
January 1, 2005... "There are some tendencies for independent Kurdistan, but I believe that I will overcome these as our influence increases. I was a Kurdish Iraqi, now I will be an Iraqi Kurd." Jalal Talabani, Zaman 2.27.05 Jalal Talabani's...

'Free and fair' elections, a fable.(IRAQ election and united states troops)
January 1, 2005... "... a dangerous ambition more often lurks behind the specious mask of zeal for the rights of the people than under the forbidding appearance of zeal for the firmness and efficiency of government. History will teach us that the former has...

Memento mori.(WAR: Iraq)
January 1, 2005... In an editorial for Informed Comment on the first day of February, this year, William Fischer wrote: "A few years ago, many of those who now serve George W. Bush launched their 'Project for the New American Century (PNAC).' Its stars included...

On Washington's beaten track.(IRAN: terrrorism)
January 1, 2005... Last fall a former "high-level" intelligence official told investigative journalist Seymour Hersh: "This is a war against terrorism, and Iraq is just one campaign. The Bush administration is looking at this as a huge war zone. Next we're going...

Taking credit for the climate.(SYRIA)(Government resistance)
January 1, 2005... Days prior to the assassination of Rafik Harriri, former prime minister of Lebanon, the Beirut-based Daily Star reported that Syria was prepared to abide by UN Resolution 1559 to remove its troops from Lebanon. After visiting Damascus, EU...

Man is always liable.(ISRAEL: Palestinians)
January 1, 2005... In Israel when the Sharon government approved funding for 100 projects in settlements slated for evacuation under the "disengagement plan," settlers took to wearing orange badges to protest the evacuation. "I understand the feelings of the...