On the Kurds and Kirkuk
Realizing that playing the democracy game means they will loss their demands in Kirkuk, Kurds are now taking more hostile approach to include Kirkuk, parts of Mosul and parts of Dialya to their Kurdistan region as reported today by Al-Hayat.
Confirms Al-Hayat report, Al-Marsad Al-Iraqi reported that Kurds militia in Kirkuk asks the residents of the city to provide personal information and their ethnic identity falsely claiming that these are the orders from Maliki’s government.
No wonder that Khalaf al-Alyan asked to sack Talabani after he rejected the “elections law”, especially after the parliament’s decision of 32% ethnic power share in Kirkuk, is recommended by Talabani himself two months ago.
These are his exact words:
My personal opinion is that Kirkuk is a mini-city represents Iraq’s unity. It needs to develop a special treatment.
Pointing out that he had proposed the distribution of official posts by 32% for each of the Turkomen, Kurds and Arabs, and 4% of other nationalities [Christians].
Interesting to see Maliki’s Dawa Party joins the opposition against the rejection of the provincial law according to Al-Akhbar. The newspaper did not said if this is Dawa Party’s official position or not:
Haider Al-Ibadi member of Maliki’s Dawa Party critsized Talabani decision asking: Who gave the right to Talabani to be the guardian of the constitution?
proposed the Kirkuk amendment to the bill that set up a ‘proportional’ representation for the many ethnic and sectarian entities. Namely; 32% for each of the Turkomen, Kurds and Arabs, and 4% of other nationalities… Here’s a rundown of events…26 Jul 08