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NEWS/COMMENTARY
by Steve Tataii
What ethnic group in the world do you believe has the strongest case to become a nation? ("A Vital Question asked by CNN's Fareed Zakaria")
Steve Tataii's response:
Of all stateless nations Kurdistan in each 4
parts: 1- North Kurdistan. 2- East Kurdistan. 3- South Kurdistan.
4- West Kurdistan. or ideally all 4 parts combined as
KURDISTAN, has had the strongest case to become 4 Kurdish
nations or states for: 1)- 3 million ethnic Kurds in Kurdistan of Syria.
2)- 6 million Kurds in Kurdistan of the defunct
Iraq. 3)- 16 million Kurds in Kurdistan of
Iran. 4)- More than 30 million Kurds in Kurdistan of Turkey. Or all Kurds in ONE KURDISTAN (A single
Kurdish State, consisted of more than 50 million Kurds with their 12,000 years civilization in
their homeland "Kurdistan"). The Kurds have had, and by far have the
strongest case to their own recognized independent state or states on their own soil as
any other much smaller states, which have attained theirs since 1920
under League of Nations in the treaty of serves, or since 1945 under Leagues'
successor "United Nations" under many other post WWI & WWII treaties Freed from their
usurpers or on their own. KURDISTAN was usurped by 4 artificially
created states of Turkey, Iraq, Syria, and partly in West of Iran through the callous
disregard of two main colonial powers of Great Britain & France by 1923. Today
all other parts remain captive except in Iraq, which has been Liberated for both ethnic groups
of Kurds in Kurdistan, and Arabs of South though awaits World's Recognition yet to be
declared by the United Nations for the two nations in the defunct Iraq
“properly”, and the only way to end the war. Kurds, by far, have the Richest, and Oldest
cultures among their usurping ethnic States, and the world, which has been kept quiet
due to lack of an Independent Kurdish State. This would have enabled them to
introduce their history, and civilization through Embassies, and other state
to state cultural education around the world. In fact they are the majority
at 50 million Kurds as a whole, over each of the 4 usurping dominant ethnic
groups imposing their Rule from their 4 central Governments far from Kurdistan
with the worst forms of administrative indolence. This has proven to be maliciously intentional,
and deliberate to keep the Kurdish nation suppressed, and stateless since 1923. To say the Kurds have the strongest case to
become a nation becomes an understatement as the Kurds are a nation, and
have had the most deserving human rights among all other states since 1923 to
become a nation state. This is most apparent by looking at their long hard fought
history for Independence with captured defensive weapons from their aggressive
enemies keeping their Kurdish civilians suppressed. Their enemies, all of which
have been puppets of the superpowers or recent derivative from them, have used
vicious, and un-Islamic, un-Christian methods such as bombings, mass killings,
Genocides, destruction of tens of thousands of their villages, use of chemical weapons (the
most uncivilized, and barbaric of all), and lastly “the most cowardly of all”, death
by hanging against innocent Kurdish civilians by the un-Islamic Republic of Iran, when even
women, and children have bee hanged for simple crimes (only considered to the
regime, threatened by all other peoples), but in these un-Islamic instances,
solely because they are Kurds. United Nations stands to be the responsible
entity to allow these human atrocities against Kurds take place by inaction, and
silence since 1945. United Nations has become the largest useless bureaucratic entity of
its kind, a toothless tiger unable to do what its name refers to "United"
to maintain "Uniformity" in overlooking to end the Independent States' Tyranny, preventing,
and refusing to give membership to those states using their military power against
stateless ethnic groups they have illegally occupied, and instead of aiding
the peace loving stateless nations "the Kurds" in particular, the largest nation without a
recognized state today, and since 1923, hence it is for this reason; that I hereby call
for a complete overhaul or dissolving of the United Nations, to be replaced
with a sensible, and honest "Union" Representative of nations as
soon as it is possible. UN currently has been whipping up a
vicious anti-Kurd campaign within Iraq, and has already caused dozens of ethnic Kurds'
death, when Kurds have been forced to reach out to world's governments for help through
peaceful demonstrations turned bloody by terrorist elements. The Kurds in many cities
including Kirkuk, where a suicide bomber killed 36, did so to object delays of
article 140, and in opposition to the infamous Article 24 manufactured by Ba'asi elements within
Baghdad's "Iraq" parliament, in order to allow them to maintain Governing
over their own cities, primarily Kirkuk, left out from the "No Fly Zone's ridiculous
36 parallel line since 1992. Kirkuk, and all of her surrounding Kurdish cities,
towns, and villages, as well as all other similarly situated left out Kurdish cities,
towns, and villages from the callous way of drawing 36 parallel, should have already
been recognized to be under Kurdistan's Regional Province Government,
which has not been properly addressed with her Homeland's name "Kurdistan",
instead referred to as "North of Iraq" by many subversive Arab MPs, many other World's
existing Bigoted politicians, and the retired old Ambassadors with past colonial
mentalities. The Kurds demand all of their Kurdish
cities, towns, and villages within their clear "Kurdistan boundary" be immediately
recognized, and agreed to by the United States, and Baghdad, to be officially Governed by
Kurdistan Regional Government under the Leadership of Kurdistan Regional Presidency,
honorable Mesud Barzani, and his 16 years old Parliament, Ministries, and Government
administration. If anyone is looking for the ethnic group that has the strongest
case to become a nation, and miss this; he or she must be deaf, and blind or pretending
to be one. Short of that, UN, and other anti-Kurd entities or states shall once
again restart another round of wars, and destruction imposed on the peace loving
nation of Kurdistan (particularly in the North of the defunct Iraq). This should be on the top priority list of
our outgoing United states President George Walker Bush, who seems to continue to be
influenced by a few vicious-cold war-retired-American politicians,
who should not be allowed to have a say on Kurdish people's national internal
affairs, having been a part of all the past neglects, malicious anti-Kurd plans to help the
puppet regimes of Ankara, Damascus, Tehran, and Baghdad for all the wrong
reasons, turning a blind eye on the vicious Genocides, mass-killings, and ethnic cleansings,
which is beginning to reappear again (starting in a slow motion pattern).
The current failed offensive attempt to take the military control of Khanaqin with
"Iraqi" soldiers by Baghdad's PM Maliki is a shameful, and insensitive act of provocation
against Kurdistan's own military force. In this instance Baghdad has shown another
sign of aggression by his Arab dominated PMs, when even in Hussein's reign Khanaqin was
never questioned, while Kurdish army, Peshmarga forces, always controlled the
city, and its surroundings. This is what can happen; when UN's
foot-dragging to return Kirkuk's Official Kurdish Control to Kurdistan Region has created more
problems, and must end quickly, preferably, securing Kirkuk's Kurdish
Government control before November 2008. UN should not interfere with the political
process, while it has now failed to try, and Facilitate the process to go smoother, hence UN
facilitator, Demistura, should be replaced with a Kurdistan's facilitator appointed
by President Barzani or his parliament, to finish the job or Kirkuk, and all other
Kurdish cities, towns, and villages, as President Barzani has explained, shall come under
Kurdistan Region with or without a Referendum now that article 140 of the
constitution continues to be abused by anti-Kurds. Honorable President Bush must try, and
secure an Independent Kurdish state for the Kurds of the defunct Iraq, if not all the
other mentioned 3 Kurdistans, before the end of this year, and before leaving office
otherwise, he shall leave open the doors for decades more of atrocities,
and mass killings against the Kurds, and through the military might of the 3 usurper
states, financed, and equipped by the callous votes, and support of Mr. Bush's Old
Time Retired Politicians. This will no doubt damage President Bush's credibility, and
that of our American Foreign Policy in Liberating the defunct Iraq, a country
forcefully manufactured by the colonial powers of 1920s against the wishes of its two
main ethnic groups; primarily the Kurds of Kurdistan in the North, and the
Arabs of South, the way they had lived for thousands of years prior to 1920s minus the
necessity to have borders or membership as a Recognized State in the United
Nations, a more “Worldly” contemporary nations’ phenomena though not a
must under International Law. Any failure of this most Vital, and necessary
accomplishment shall lead to wars, and more bigger wars all over again, and may
even cause our US soldiers' sacrifices go in vain. This would be such a shameful way to
end the Liberation. I hope this does not happen, because ignoring Kurdish
nation's most basic Human Rights demand in being able to Govern their own
motherland-homeland, as we claim to believe in the right of any nation to
self-determination, also mentioned in UN Charters; when for thousands of years Kurds never
invaded sovereignty of other nations, will be catastrophic, and
unacceptable to the people of the world, and to the American people in Specific. There is no
doubt in my mind; that South Kurdistan has all the characteristics of becoming
a nation state of its own at anytime, but delays by her enemies will only make
it harder, and longer to achieve this noble cause. When Arabs have 22 nation
states, Turks have 6 nation states, and Persians have 3 nation states; why not Kurds have one nation state out of the 4? As the author of 3 recent books on Iraq Wars with
emphasis on Kurdistan I encourage all of you to read at least one or
all 3 books available through www.Amazon.com , www.bn.com
or www.authorhouse.com , and please visit my website at: www.tataiiforcongress.com to learn more on this topic, and about my current campaign for U.S.
Representative seat, as the UNOPPOSED candidate for 2008 Primary,
looking to win in the November 4, 2008 General God willing, and my supporter well
wishers in the United States, and around the world. You may also watch my most
recent 5 minutes speech for this 2008 elections by our Public Access
TV at: http://olelo.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?publish_id=221 Volunteers, and support for my campaign are welcome, and is
needed. May God bless all peace loving nations around the
World, and help Free their suppressed peoples from the hands of Tyrants, and vicious
puppet regimes. In closing I like to thank CNN's Fareed Zakaria
for asking this most significant, and vital Human Rights Question.
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