Iranian Consulate raid in Erbil

[ekrem]

Hear to this Audio Report about Erbil Iranian consulate raid.
http://www.npr.org/templates/dmg/dm...2007&segNum=11&mediaPref=WM&getUnderwriting=1

There was a stand off between Kurdish Peshmerga forces and a three-HUMVEE convoy of American forces outside the Erbil airport, which lasted about an hour. The Peshmerga surrounded the Americans and aimed their weapons at them, holding them in place because they were in Kurdish territory without authorization.


According to this Kurdish Forum, where a Arabic-Language Kurdish Newspaper is cited, US Soldiers were handcuffed and blindfolded
http://thekurdistani.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2464&sid=22bd120a218599c48b7b133c885dda2f

ABC News, quoting Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, reported that U.S. forces tried and failed later Thursday to seize more people at Irbil's airport. That raid resulted in a tense, armed standoff with Kurdish peshmerga militia forces, the television news organization said.
"There weren't any casualties, but it was a split second really for a disaster to happen," Zebari told ABC News.
The arrests in Irbil drew condemnation from the regional Kurdish government and concern from Iraqi officials in Baghdad, who are trying to maintain close ties with both Iran and the U.S. despite the hostility between the two. It was the second effort by the U.S. to target Iranians in less than a month.

http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/164288

Rice said the oil law would not give the Kurds such authority.

"Even though the Kurds might have been expected ... to insist that they will simply control all the resources themselves, that's not what the oil law does," Rice said.

Rice predicted what would be in the Iraqi oil law. She was not asked how she knew what is in the law that is not yet written.

The KRG insists that the Iraqi constitution gives the right of ownership of oil in Kurdistan Region to the Kurds. Rice dose not think so. This could end the Kurdish dream of owning their own oil.

What Rice stated is elaboration of what President Bush stated in his speech on Wednesday, relating to his “new” strategy in Iraq. Bush stated, “To give every Iraqi citizen a stake in the country's economy, Iraq will pass legislation to share oil revenues among all Iraqis.”

The implication is very serious. This means that any oil contract that is signed by the KRG is not valid.

It appears that the Kurdish honeymoon is over.

http://www.kurdmedia.com/news.asp?id=13878

 

[Avatar4321]

Iranians aren't really one to complain considering they are the ones who started the concept of consulate raids are they?

 

[Redhots]

Iranians aren't really one to complain considering they are the ones who started the concept of consulate raids are they?

Great reasoning.

Whats good for the goose eh?

 

[Bullypulpit]

Nothing like alienating the only allies America has in Iraq. Chimpy's already pissed everyone else off, why not the Kurds as well?

 

[Gunny]

Nothing like alienating the only allies America has in Iraq. Chimpy's already pissed everyone else off, why not the Kurds as well?

Yeah, it isn't like they've been quietly going about setting up their own private little country; which, in reality is STILL part of Iraq.

This is nothing more than grandstanding by the Kurds and you know it, so DO try to get over yourself. They aren't going to alienate the only ally that keeps them in existence over this.

 

[ekrem]

Yeah, it isn't like they've been quietly going about setting up their own private little country; which, in reality is STILL part of Iraq.

This is nothing more than grandstanding by the Kurds and you know it, so DO try to get over yourself. They aren't going to alienate the only ally that keeps them in existence over this.

We do not agree on several things, but here you are right.
The Kurds in North-East Iraq are without the USA in same position as they were before Northern No-Fly zone was set-up.
Kurds do not have a choice in saying either "no" to the role USA has drawn for them, nor beak-up their relations to USA.
Everything what Kurds have gotten is from USA. And USA is able to take away everything again.

So far Kurds lived quiet secure in North-East Iraq. USA now wants them to fight in areas like Bagdad against Al-Sadr and USA now makes them clear, that maximum demands of the Kurds like control over natural resources won't be fulfilled.
So Kurds do not have a choice besides doing what USA wants.
The incident on Erbil airport just shows, how helpless they are biting the hand which feeds them. And i believe USA has given immediately the right message to this incident.

To Bullypit, who believes USA is alienating the Kurds i can say, that this relationship is not based on equal rights. USA is the big player.
What USA says is be done, Kurds do not have any choice to say no, as they can not rely on somebody else.
Otherwise Kurds know that angering USA is not in their best interest.

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the other option is:
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