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IranMania News - www.iranmania.com Iran stresses opposition to Kurdish state in north Iraq TEHRAN, Oct 20 (AFP) - Iran's intelligence minister Sunday stressed his country's opposition to the creation of any Kurdish state in northern Iraq, after key US ally Turkey accused Washington of helping set up a "de facto" country in the area. ©2002 IranMania & AFP Intelligence Minister, Ali Yunesi. Ali Yunesi, who is on a visit to Damascus, was cited by the state IRNA news agency here as saying Iran was "hostile to the establishment of a Kurdish state in northern Iraq," and charged recent meetings of a Kurdish parliament were a "domestic propaganda game." Commenting on Kurdish cooperation with the United States in a possible war to oust Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, Younesi said "Iran has evidence and information saying the Iraqi opposition will not follow US policies." "They will never accept to serve the Americans as soldiers of lackeys," he said, adding that Iran would remain "actively neutral" in any conflict. "We will be neither soldiers for the Americans, nor on the side of Saddam Hussein, but will concentrate all our efforts, with the cooperation of Syria and other countries ... to prevent a US attack against Iraq," he said. In Ankara, Foreign Minister Sukru Sina Gurel said Turkey would intervene militarily to prevent the creation of an independent Iraqi Kurdish state, in remarks published Sunday. ©2002 IranMania & AFP Photo/Atta Kenare Photo showing Turkish Foreign Minister Sukru Sina Gurel and Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi. "US officials say they do not want an independent Kurdish state in northern Iraq but developments there show a de facto state has been set up," Gurel told the Milliyet newspaper. After recently mending fences, the two main Kurdish parties controlling northern Iran -- the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and Kurdistan Democratic Party -- have been holding parliamentary sessions since early October. Both Tehran and Ankara, as well as Damascus, are concerned a breakaway Kurdish entity could rekindle separatism among their own Kurdish minorities. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A<>E<>R + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Forwarded as information only; I don't believe everything I read or send (but that doesn't stop me from considering it; obviously SOMEBODY thinks it's important) + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without charge or profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this type of information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + "Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut." --- Ernest Hemingway <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http://archive.jab.org/ctrl@;listserv.aol.com/ <A HREF="http://archive.jab.org/ctrl@;listserv.aol.com/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
