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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY!

"I am strongly in favor of using poisoned gas against uncivilized tribes. The moral effect should be good...and it would spread a lively terror.... "-- Winston Churchill commenting on the British use of poison gas against the Iraqis after World War I

 

Arab tribes of Kirkuk say they are ready for controntation

Around 500 Arab leaders in the Kirkuk area met yesterday in Hawija (50 km west of Kirkuk city), including leaders of the Abeed, Jabbur, and AlbouHamdan tribes, and heads of local awakening councils. Their spokesperson, Hussein Ali al-Jabburi said the Arab tribes are "in a state of readiness" (in the event the Kurdish parties persist in their threat of annexation), adding that their tribal relationships "extend to all of the cities of Iraq".

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Translation: it appears that the Kurds are ready to fight for their autonomy from Iraq.

This is also one of the most oil-rich areas of Iraq.

This could get very volatile, very quickly.

Comments

Need a Scorecard.

roadrunner1234

Need a scorecard. Awakening Groups are Sunni? PKK is backed and armed by US Military and CIA. Barzani, President of Kurdistan is Jewish, see YNET.com, plus the Kurds and US Military. Do they wear different colored turbans?

Can't forget Diyala is on the IRAN/Iraq/Kurdistan border. Incursions and shellings by Turkish troops and last but not least the Mosul-Haifa pipeline. What more could you ask for except the Iraqi government feels left out.

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