THOUGHT FOR THE DAY!

"Imperialism today is taking place in the context of...the 'universalization' of capitalism. It is not now primarily a matter of territorial conquest or direct military or colonial control. It is not now a matter of capitalist powers invading non-capitalist powers in order to bleed them dry directly and by brute force. Now it is more a matter of ensuring that the forces of the capitalist market prevail in every corner of the world (even if this means marginalizing and impoverishing parts of it), and of manipulating those market forces to the advantage of the most powerful capitalist economies and the United States in particular." ... "Military force is still central to the imperialist project, in some ways more than ever."-- Political scientist Ellen Meiksins-Wood, Z magazine Nov 1999, p26

 

HAPPY 'KICK OUT THE GOVERNMENT' DAY!!!

 

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".

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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.

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Posted on Aug 07, 2008 at 13:56
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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.

08/07/2008 - 19:53

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