Nov 29, 2015 Namo Abdulla of Rudaw discusses Mr. Elci’s assassination with Joshua Walker and Kani Xulam.
Tag Archives: Turkey
Sacred Roman Hens and Profane Erdogan Politics
Kani Xulam Oct 6, 2015 The year was 249 BC. Rome was snarled in its First Punic War against mighty Carthage. One of the two Roman consuls for the year, Publius Claudius Pulcher, thirsted for “glory” and wanted to humiliate the great Carthaginian naval power. The fact that Romans were new to seafaring and… Continue reading
The Human Skull Tower that Ahmet Davutoglu Forgot
Aug 13, 2015 Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu unfortunately talked out of both sides of his mouth last month in his Washington Post op-ed extolling his country’s battle against terrorism. Instead of letting the Post list his supposed credentials, he declared them himself, and in his opening lines no less: “A professor of history, diplomat… Continue reading
Amy Goodman of Democracy Now interviews Kani Xulam
Amy Goodman of Democracy Now interviews Kani Xulam on Turkish-American deal to take on the Islamic State… Continue reading
A Turkish Trojan-Horse Election?
Jun 6, 2015 It has been more than 3,000 years since the Greeks gave the world a new word: “Trojan Horse,” which has come to mean cagy deception. That’s because the Greeks—after failing to defeat Troy during a ten-year siege—left a huge wooden horse, as if they were offering a grand tribute to the victorious… Continue reading
How Should Kurds Address Armenian Genocide?
Most people of conscience feel a frightful crime of unspeakable brutality was executed against more than a million Armenians when they were horrifically slaughtered by the old Turkish Ottoman Empire beginning especially in 1915. We weren’t around then, of course, but some of our ancestors—it pains me to admit—unfortunately embraced the Turkish butchering orders, and… Continue reading
The War in Gaza and the Kurds
By KANI XULAM 8/3/2014 Tons of printer’s ink—as well as barrels of precious blood—have been shed over the bitter war raging in Gaza between Israeli Defense Forces and Al-Qassam Brigades. Although Kurds don’t have a dog in the fight, the combat has been a hot topic among Kurds in and outside of Kurdistan. Kurds in… Continue reading
Of Kurds and Those Who Observe Them
By KANI XULAM 6/7/2014 June was a good month for the Kurds. That is if you subscribe to the Hollywood adage: “There’s no such thing as bad publicity.” Kurds have had some bad news, for sure, but some good news too. First the good news: “The Kurds and Iraq: A Winning Hand,” ran a headline… Continue reading
An Open Letter to the President of the United States
March 17, 2013 “We are the ones we have been waiting for.” Barack Hussein Obama Dear President Obama, Like the sudden fall of Berlin Wall you showed up unannounced in my life. Like most Americans, I was not prepared for your spectacular entrance— exploding upon the national scene as the star-studded keynote speaker at the… Continue reading
A Cry For Freedom
They viciously snatched his body from the hospital and cruelly dumped it in the dirt road of the village where he was born—as if he were a filthy bag of rotten potatoes. Continue reading