January 22, 2008

Keeping up the watch on KURDISTAN Speedlinks

There are as many reasons to watch Kurdistan as there are Kurds - and US occupying forces to watch them = and that's not counting all the neocolonialists over there to take advantage of a poor situation. So may factors. I don't analyze - I just supply the dots.

If I were in the diplomatic corps and I had a choice - despite the craziness going on - I really think I would not mind being stationed there. It's VERY interesting.

So here are google's latest, great hits on Kurdistan. The Ocalan item should raise some eyebrows if you've read the story - it's on the links here, btw.

Greek report: Öcalan to sue Greece for helping his capture
Today's Zaman - Istanbul,Turkey
Abdullah Öcalan, the leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), is preparing to sue Greece for its alleged assistance in his capture, ...
See all stories on this topic

BAGHDAD OBSERVER BLOG: Kurdish lawmaker expresses resentment toward US
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
But he is angry at the US policy on the Kurdistan Worker's Party, the PKK, a militant Kurdish nationalist group that wants an independent Kurdistan in parts ...
See all stories on this topic

Iraqi inflation falls to lowest in over 17 years
Reuters - USA
... have fuelled high unemployment and low growth. But along with higher oil prices, business is booming in the country's more stable northern Kurdistan region.
See all stories on this topic

Three PKK members surrender in Turkey
Xinhua - China
ANKARA, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Three members of the banned Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) surrendered to Turkish security forces in the southeastern province of ...
See all stories on this topic

Addax Petroleum announces update to continued appraisal program at ...
Canada NewsWire (press release) - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
We are pleased with the positive and proactive nature of our partners in the Kurdistan Regional Government and we are delighted that Addax Petroleum has ...
See all stories on this topic

Analysis: US puts Kurds on terror list
United Press International - USA
21 (UPI) -- Kurdish groups are angry that the US National Counter-Terrorism Center included the symbol of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan -- the political ...
See all stories on this topic

US-Iranian escalation threatens Iraq economy
Alsumaria - Iraq
Iranian-US military escalation and oil contracts crisis between Kurdistan region and the central government in addition to the three plus one agreement, ...
See all stories on this topic

Former minister calls for dialogue with Iraqi Kurds
Today's Zaman - Istanbul,Turkey
Türkmen was referring to the refusal of the government to talk to Iraqi Kurdish leaders, criticizing them for supporting the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' ...
See all stories on this topic

Turkey Asks UK to Pressure Iraqi Kurds on PKK, Vatan Reports
Bloomberg - USA
... Kurdish administration in northern Iraq to do more to deal with militants of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, the Vatan newspaper reported. ...
See all stories on this topic

Google Blogs Alert for: Kurdistan

ISLAMIC IRAN - GET ARRESTED AND DIE MYSTERIOUSLY
By Alan Peters(Alan Peters)
An Iranian student detained in the capital of Iran's Kurdistan Province has died in prison under circumstances described by his family and human rights activists as "suspicious," Radio Farda reported. ...
Anti-Mullah - http://noiri.blogspot.com/

Disputes between Iraq’s national government and Kurdish region ...
By Iraq Oil Report
The national Oil Ministry intends to move forward on developing the oil and gas sector, while it cuts out companies who have signed with the Kurdistan Regional Government, deals Baghdad calls illegal. Meanwhile there’s no sign of any ...
Iraq Oil Report - http://iraqoilreport.com

Lionel Beehner: The Case for Non-Violence Against Terrorists
By Lionel Beehner(webmaster@huffingtonpost.com)
Like Turkey's conflict with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) or Israel's recent skirmish with Hezbollah, war will be primarily fought in the unruly frontiers of countries and entail cross-border incursions by Special Forces or surgical ...
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raw_feed_index.rdf

US puts Kurds on terror list
21 (UPI) -- The US National Counter-Terrorism Center says it was a mistake to include the symbol of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan -- the political party headed by Iraqi President Jalal Talabani -- on a list of "terrorist logos" that ...
Democratic Underground Latest... - http://www.democraticunderground.com

Is Iraqi Kurdistan a Good Ally?
By farquar
Yale professor's opinion: On a strictly emotional level, US support for Iraqi Kurdistan makes sense.[1] In the wake of World War I, the Kurds missed their opportunity for statehood when other peoples gained their independence. ...
Investor's Iraq Forum - http://www.investorsiraq.com

Greek report: Öcalan to sue Greece for helping his capture
Today's Zaman - Istanbul,Turkey
Abdullah Öcalan, the leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), is preparing to sue Greece for its alleged assistance in his capture, ...
See all stories on this topic

BAGHDAD OBSERVER BLOG: Kurdish lawmaker expresses resentment toward US
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
But he is angry at the US policy on the Kurdistan Worker's Party, the PKK, a militant Kurdish nationalist group that wants an independent Kurdistan in parts ...
See all stories on this topic

Iraqi inflation falls to lowest in over 17 years
Reuters - USA
... have fuelled high unemployment and low growth. But along with higher oil prices, business is booming in the country's more stable northern Kurdistan region.
See all stories on this topic

Three PKK members surrender in Turkey
Xinhua - China
ANKARA, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Three members of the banned Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) surrendered to Turkish security forces in the southeastern province of ...
See all stories on this topic

Addax Petroleum announces update to continued appraisal program at ...
Canada NewsWire (press release) - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
We are pleased with the positive and proactive nature of our partners in the Kurdistan Regional Government and we are delighted that Addax Petroleum has ...
See all stories on this topic

Analysis: US puts Kurds on terror list
United Press International - USA
21 (UPI) -- Kurdish groups are angry that the US National Counter-Terrorism Center included the symbol of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan -- the political ...
See all stories on this topic

US-Iranian escalation threatens Iraq economy
Alsumaria - Iraq
Iranian-US military escalation and oil contracts crisis between Kurdistan region and the central government in addition to the three plus one agreement, ...
See all stories on this topic

Former minister calls for dialogue with Iraqi Kurds
Today's Zaman - Istanbul,Turkey
Türkmen was referring to the refusal of the government to talk to Iraqi Kurdish leaders, criticizing them for supporting the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' ...
See all stories on this topic

Turkey Asks UK to Pressure Iraqi Kurds on PKK, Vatan Reports
Bloomberg - USA
... Kurdish administration in northern Iraq to do more to deal with militants of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, the Vatan newspaper reported. ...
See all stories on this topic

Google Blogs Alert for: Kurdistan

ISLAMIC IRAN - GET ARRESTED AND DIE MYSTERIOUSLY
By Alan Peters(Alan Peters)
An Iranian student detained in the capital of Iran's Kurdistan Province has died in prison under circumstances described by his family and human rights activists as "suspicious," Radio Farda reported. ...
Anti-Mullah - http://noiri.blogspot.com/

Disputes between Iraq’s national government and Kurdish region ...
By Iraq Oil Report
The national Oil Ministry intends to move forward on developing the oil and gas sector, while it cuts out companies who have signed with the Kurdistan Regional Government, deals Baghdad calls illegal. Meanwhile there’s no sign of any ...
Iraq Oil Report - http://iraqoilreport.com

Lionel Beehner: The Case for Non-Violence Against Terrorists
By Lionel Beehner(webmaster@huffingtonpost.com)
Like Turkey's conflict with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) or Israel's recent skirmish with Hezbollah, war will be primarily fought in the unruly frontiers of countries and entail cross-border incursions by Special Forces or surgical ...
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raw_feed_index.rdf

US puts Kurds on terror list
21 (UPI) -- The US National Counter-Terrorism Center says it was a mistake to include the symbol of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan -- the political party headed by Iraqi President Jalal Talabani -- on a list of "terrorist logos" that ...
Democratic Underground Latest... - http://www.democraticunderground.com

Is Iraqi Kurdistan a Good Ally?
By farquar
Yale professor's opinion: On a strictly emotional level, US support for Iraqi Kurdistan makes sense.[1] In the wake of World War I, the Kurds missed their opportunity for statehood when other peoples gained their independence. ...
Investor's Iraq Forum - http://www.investorsiraq.com


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