New Kurdish party in Iraq

No because these jash baathists don't have any support. Zebari tribe is one of the most corrupted Kurdish tribes that exist. They worked together with the terrorist Saddam, what do you expect?

Posted June 26, 2007 5:57 PM

Welatemir: it is a pity that the Kurds will have to deal with the tensions and internal fighting as the sunnis and shiias. As far as I am concerned the Kurdish areas of Iraq are the most peaceful and on the fast lane towards economic development. If Zebari's tribe and others will start fighting each other it will have repercussions on Kurds living in Syria, Iran, Turkey etc.

Posted June 26, 2007 6:03 PM

Didn't the PUK also use Saddam's support? Or was that the KDP? You know, in the civil war in '92,

I've heard murmurs through the Kurdish community in Dallas about mostly PUK but also KDP corruption. Whatever gives the KUrds more options is a good thing.

Posted June 27, 2007 1:26 PM

Seguin: As far as I know it was the KDP that worked closely with Saddam. PUK and its Peshmerga are in this context the good guys. But in the end its not just black and white. If interested check these two pieces on Kurds in Iraq: http://www.michaeltotten.com/archives/001055.html
http://www.michaeltotten.com/archives/001407.html

Posted June 27, 2007 1:48 PM

It sounds like Bob Shrum is his political adviser.

Posted June 27, 2007 1:58 PM

It sounds like Bob Shrum is his political adviser.

Posted June 27, 2007 2:01 PM

Arshad Zebari used to be Saddam’s jockey now is nothing but a Turkish puppet; I do not see any popular support for a person who has blood of his own people, Kurds, on his hands. Ideologically and morally corrupted individuals can not be expected to have any credence among the Kurdish population of south Kurdistan.

Posted July 3, 2007 10:57 AM

pushdaree: Perhaps. But the issue is that Zebari will do his best to divide the kurdish community and that it itself is a big headache.

Posted July 4, 2007 2:50 AM