Iraqi Kurdish Official Backs Self-Determination
Iraq, or more poignantly Kurdistan, is back in the news after a prominent Iraqi Kurdish leader insisted on the Kurd’s right to self-determination, an issue that has roiled the region’s politics for the past … well, forever it seems. —JCL Al-Jazeera English: A prominent Iraqi Kurdish leader has called for the right to self-determination for his region, the AFP news agency says. Massoud Barzani’s remarks on Saturday came as Nuri al-Maliki, Iraq’s prime minister-designate, is attempting to form a cabinet, in which Barzani’s bloc is expected to obtain several ministerial posts. Speaking at a congress of his Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), Barzani said “the issue of self-determination”, which he considered “a right”, would be presented to those attending the conference “to be studied and discussed”. Read more Related Entries November 26, 2010 Brazil’s Real War Against Drugs November 6, 2010 Bloody Battle in Mexican Border Town
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Iraqi Kurdish Official Backs Self-Determination
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