https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdistan_Democratic_Party#Allegations_of_corruption.2C_authoritarianism.2C_state_murder

"A State Department cable leaked by Wikileaks, meant as an overview of
the political landscape in Iraqi Kurdistan for diplomats, noted that
"The KDP consists of family clans, operating very much like a mafia
organization."

they have been trying to marginalise and squeeze out the anarchist kurds
while making deals with turkey:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Union_Party_%28Syria%29

in kobane, the PYD has been needing heavy weaponry and to allow their
fighters to pass from their other cantons. recently turkey "allowed"
fighters from the KDP peshmerga (nation-state wannabe and turkey ally)
to pass to help "defend" kobane.

here is text from the manifesto of the PYD:

"The democratic confederalism of Kurdistan is not a State system, it is
the democratic system of a people without a State... It takes its power
from the people and adopts to reach self sufficiency in every field
including economy."

On 11/04/2014 02:18 PM, Amir Taaki wrote:
> http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/nov/03/privacy-gchq-spying-robert-hannigan
>
> “I suspect most ordinary users of the internet are ahead of them: they
> have strong views on the ethics of companies, whether on taxation, child
> protection or privacy; they do not want the media platforms they use
> with their friends and families to facilitate murder or child abuse.”
>
> meanwhile in the middle east:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JrqfJ67GUM
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVISyjFwXAU
> http://www.catholic.org/news/international/middle_east/story.php?id=56481
>
> "In the same piece, Hannigan says Isis differs from its predecessors in
> the security of its communications, presenting an even greater challenge
> to the security services."
>
> they're loving it. isis is a great opportunity.
> turkey tacitly supports IS militias, and there's strong forces within
> the kurds to coopt their movement for state-agenda serving the regional
> and global powers such as the KRG which is suppressing other kurdish
> groups against popular will and making deals with turkey.
>
> it was western governments actions that have directly led to ISIS, and
> western governments are not bothered about really neutralising them
> insofar as they serve various agendas. this talk of attacking our
> liberty to save us is sickening to hear because of how bland the
> two-facedness is.
>
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