When Saddam Played the CIA Like a Drum
We don’t normally think of American novelist Ernest Hemingway and former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in the same breath. But when you throw a CIA interrogator into the mix, curious things can pop out. It’s sort of like giving a small boy a hammer, noted American...
Can Murder Lurk Behind Poetry?
December 25, 2016 Is shooting an unarmed man courageous? Is shooting him in the back manful? That’s what one Turkish man did, whose name means courageous, manful, red-blooded and trustworthy in English. Cold-blooded, back-shooting murder is neither red-blooded nor...Fidel Castro Kürtler için bir model mi?
25 Aralik 2016 Küba lideri Fidel Castro’nun ölümünün ardından iki Kürt örgütü onu öven mesajlar verdiler. Halkların Demokratik Partisi (HDP) ve Kürdistan Topluluklar Birliği (KCK), Castro’nun gerçekleştirdiği özgürlük mücadelesine ve hayata geçirdiği demokrasiye...
Fidel Castro: A Role Model for the Kurds?
Two Kurdish organizations have lavishly praised Fidel Castro, the longtime Cuban leader who died recently. The Peoples Democratic Party (HDP) and the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) each issued statements hailing Mr. Castro for his contributions to “freedom” and...Kani Xulam
A native of Kurdistan, Kani Xulam is a commentator on the history and politics of Kurdistan, and advocates for the right of the Kurdish people to self-determination.
He is the director of the American Kurdish Information Network.
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