Representative Pallone on Helicopter Sales to Turkey

by | Mar 9, 2000 | Speeches

Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. Statement in the House of Representatives “Proposed sale of attack helicopters to turkey would destabilize region, threaten human rights” Thursday, March 9, 2000 Mr. Speaker, the Clinton Administration is currently considering a $4...

Turkey and its Hezbollah and the Kurds

by | Feb 24, 2000 | Commentary

By Kani Xulam February 24, 2000 On January 17, 2000, members of the elite Turkish police, acting on a “tip” from intelligence agents, surrounded a house at Beykoz in Istanbul. What followed and was televised live on the Turkish televisions was a scene...

We Must Never Take Democracy for Granted

by | Feb 9, 2000 | Commentary

A Kurdish Response to the Stockholm International Forum on the Holocaust By Kani Xulam and Biseng Amed February 9, 2000 In organizing the Stockholm International Forum on the Holocaust to commemorate the 55th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz last month,...

Declaration of Writers, Nobel Laureates, and Artists

by | Oct 1, 1999 | Commentary

October, 1999 Editor’s note: The following declaration was signed by a number of prominent international writers and artists, including a number of nobel laureates, all of whom demand a peaceful resolution of the Kurdish Question. The letter will be distributed...

Red Cross Letter to AKIN

by | Sep 29, 1999 | Commentary

American Red Cross National Capital Chapter 2131 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20037 September 29, 1999 Mr. Kani Xulam American Kurdish Information Network 2623 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite #1 Washington, DC 20008-1522 Dear Mr. Xulam, Please accept our heartfelt thanks...