Kurdish Voice Critical On War On Iraq (KPFA Interview)

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February 8, 2003
Center for Cultural Exchange, Portland, Maine

"One thing is almost a certainty in the coming days. Iraq will be rescued from the misrule of Saddam Hussein. The United States government, always a friend of the rich, hardly that of the Kurds thirsting for freedom, will forsake its present protection, the northern no-fly zone, and abandon us to the tender mercies of the emerging government in Baghdad. President Bush’s solemn declaration that, “America was a slave owning society that became a servant of freedom”, will, apparently, not apply to the Kurds. Heaven forbid, the fulfillment of such a wish could give hives to the Turks and ruffle the feathers of Arab dictators who “supposedly” speak for 250 million Arabs.

Some Kurds whose beliefs are regulated by their wishes, a characteristic of minds that have not had enough exposure to the rays of freedom, are hopeful that the Arab majority will, contrary to historical evidence, accept them as their equals in the post Saddam Iraq. I need to only, painfully I should add, remind them that they are only fooling themselves. Alas, your government, which knows better, has subscribed to same lie and is pushing us with all its might in the direction of this awful trap. The unforgettable lesson of history that a master race and liberty cannot coexist together will, again, bypass us. The Arabs, the dominant race, will have only one role for the Kurds: “submit to our yoke, carry our water or food and stay put for whatever else we may find suitable for your strong back.”

from the American Kurdish Information Network (AKIN)