The 4th Reich: How Germany Returned to the 1940’s

In a supreme case of historical irony, the far-left ideology formed in reaction to that of the Nazi party has actually caused chants such as “Jew, Jew, cowardly pig, come out and die alone” to return to the streets of Germany. With Stars of David burning in the public square, a standoff with Russia over Eastern European territory, a strangle hold on Greece, and an ever expanding role in the Arab world, someone who had slept since the 1940s might conclude Germany was the victor of WW2.

As the strongest economy within the European Union, Germany had accomplished its near-century long quest of controlling Europe. However, 77 years after the beginning of this journey, on the brink of success, Germany faces the very real risk of imploding under internal pressure. The external threats – such as the one million migrants now living in the state – are only welcomed in by the deep seated, indoctrinated masochism of the German government.

The capitulation of the policing authorities, also known as the abandonment of the German people, has already occurred. In a leaked letter from the German Chancellor’s office to Kiel’s police authority, police were alerted not to pursue smaller offenses (etc. shoplifting/pickpocketing) due to being overburdened. The overburdening in question comes in the form of mass sexual assault and record high reports of violent theft. This past New Year’s Eve, for example, German authorities reported nearly 2000 sexual assaults, with the vast majority of the assailants being “southerners,” the politically correct word for Islamic migrants in Germany.

In response to 1000’s of women facing irreversible mental scarring, Henriette Reker, the female Mayor of Cologne, offered the following deplorable, victim blaming statement: “There’s always the possibility of keeping a certain distance of more than an arm’s length — that is to say to make sure yourself you don’t look to be too close to people who are not known to you, and to whom you don’t have a trusting relationship.”

According to the Associated Press, these refugees who commit crimes in Germany do not even face deportation because “the danger they face in their home countries is perceived as greater than the reason to deport them.” Essentially, we are seeing a government that has put the safety of migrants over the safety of its own citizens. With one million migrants already in Germany, and many more on their way, there is no wonder why only 29 percent of Germans have a positive opinion of immigration from the third world. Unfortunately, when Democracy is merely bank sponsored theatre, consensus of the public has little to no influence over policy.

With the current projections, German taxpayers can expect to spend €77.6 billion ($86.2 billion) over the next four years feeding, housing and training refugees as well as helping their home countries to stem the flow, according to updated budget estimates for the period from 2017 to 2020. Since the vast majority of migrants are poorly educated and have virtually no profitable skills, the German working class can look forward to both increased competition for jobs and increased taxes to pay for those now competing. Not surprisingly, these anti-German people, anti-democratic policies have caused a rise in far right political parties and violence. We are witnessing a country tearing itself apart – out of principle.

But why, Germany? Why have far right groups grown to a post WW2 peak? Why have the chants for Jews to die returned to streets? Why have you betrayed your working class? Why does an alleged democracy have policies only 27 percent of its people agree with? Why are you blaming women for being victims of the men you brought to their towns?

The origin of leftist thought came from the idea that nothing is created without the exploitation of others: If there are rich people, they must have exploited poor people to arrive at their success. Extrapolated to a global scale, Germany, as white capitalists ( the worst, most shameful thing to be according to the left) , must conclude others had to be exploited to arrive at success. Known for their pragmatism, we are seeing Germany switch over to a policy of self-flagellation. It is of no import to the liberal whether or not people are economically drowning in Germany or that women are raped on an hourly schedule; rather than that, the only policy is that of guilt induced, borderline-like self-harming. Objective thinking comes secondary to the self-harming needed to rectify the guilt associated with success.

There is certainly an argument that the West played a role in the migrant crisis, but burning down one’s own home has never helped fellow victims of house fires. The German people must now decide whether or not they accept being the sacrificial lambs of ideologues.

 

The Crimes Of Emperor Barzani: Part 1

What is the value of fighting when the result is to trade one dictator for another? As of August 13th, 2015, one more president has conveniently assessed a scenario in which the only option is to remain in power. As with Caesar of old, war time instability, feigned fear over succession, and an unceasing desire to rule are the only perquisites for the transformation from president to emperor.

The latest emperor to emerge from the Middle East in named Masoud Barzani.
Masoud Barzani’s illegal reign as “president” is disastrous to both the population of Iraqi Kurdistan and the prospect of a united, independent Kurdistan. For those specific reasons, each and every Kurd needs to oppose the corrupt pawn of imperialists currently residing in a palace built by Saddam Hussein.
Great claims require great evidence, and to suggest Masoud Barazi in now an emperor – thus making Kurdistan a dictatorship – would certainly fall under the category of a great claim. In 2005, with the aim of unifying KDP and PUK factions, Kurdistan voted to give all power to the previous tribal authorities: the Barzanis and the Tallabanis. The result has been years of corruption and nepotism.
Corruption & Nepotism:
In 1991, the now autonomous Kurdish region revealed their first president, Masud Barzani. Thought by many to lead the region in a progressive, democratic way, Barazni quickly adopted the traits of any of the world’s countless dictators. Starting with nearly no personal wealth, the Barzani family would find themselves amassing a fortune of over $2 billion in under a decade alone.
Masud Barzani is still  “president”, despite his term ending on August 13th, 2015. With a 2 term limit for presidents of the Kurdish region, the Barzani clan was able to maintain power by extending the second term by two years. Now almost a half year from that illegal deadline, no end to the Barzani reign in sight.
Nechirvan Barzani, the nephew of Emperor Barzani is prime minister. Barzani’s uncle, Hoshyar Zebari, was Iraq’s foreign minister and is now finance minister. Masud’s eldest son, Masrour Barzani, leads the intelligence service; and his second son Mansour is a general, as is Masud’s brother Wajy.
The favoritism shown in the government arena is only dwarfed by its existence in the private sector. If you had only one guess, which family would you bet ran the regional phone company? If you guessed the Barzanis, you sadly would be correct. More deplorable than the nepotism, the private company – with all proceeds going to the Barzani family – was purchased with public funds.
Creating a Noble Class:
The influx of capital gains that were acquired due to the Iraqi Kurdistan oil boom and the foreign investors now seeking to profit from the success did go into building up the Kurdish state. However, the poor were not to be assisted; rather, real estate prices went up to the point when the average citizen could no longer afford a home.
In 2006, the KRG opted to pass the Kurdistan Investment Law, which was meant to encourage investment in the region. Essentially, the law treats foreign and local investors equally. In the years that followed, 100,000 pieces of land have been sold to foreign investors in the capital city of Erbil.
The neighborhoods resemble American suburbia and even feature fanciful names, such as English Village, American Village, Dream City – and the quite appropriately named Royal City. Not surprisingly, the average cost of one of these homes is between US$300,000 – and US$600,000; the average public sector worker makes between US$4,000 and US$5,000. The new Erbil is not meant for the average Kurd.
When the U.N investigated the economic strength of Kurdistan, they were shocked to see massive decline in the quality of life for the average Kurd. Since 2005, 10,000 millionaires and 15 billionaires have emerged in Kurdistan, and yet the poverty rate in the KRG has increased from 3.8 percent to 8.1 percent. The region is now indebted to foreign banks for over US$18 billion dollars. Every Kurd should pay attention to the policies established in Greece after such debt was incurred.
Over the past decade, more than US$ 100 billion dollars has come into Kurdistan by foreign investors – this is just the declared income – yet the people are struggling like never before: thousands of the elderly have not received their pensions for the past few months; civil servants and teachers have not received payment for their work; most Kurds can’t even maintain their rented residences with skyrocketing rent.
The struggle has not been felt by the upper-class of the Kurdish population. Despite the need to create thousands of schools, hospitals, roads, and dams, hundreds of luxury hotels and skyscrapers have been erected. Barzani has built his kingdom atop the backs of his people, and now he seeks to keep them from soiling his pristine cities.
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Response to criticism:
While atrocious behavior, favoritism, and even bribery/lobbying appear in many countries, the reaction to criticism ultimately defines a leader. Sardasht Osman found out what kind of leader Emperor Barzani is, and his tortured, bullet filled body serves as the 23 year old journalists final, most damning statement against the oppressive regime he spent his life fighting against. The young man was killed for merely writing a poem.

“If I become Massoud Barzani’s son-in-law, we would spend our honeymoon in Paris and also we would visit our uncle’s mansion in America. I would move my house from one of the poorest areas in Erbil to Sari Rash [Barzani’s palace complex] where it would be protected by American guard dogs and Israeli bodyguards,” reads an excerpt from Osman’s satirical piece.
Soran Mama-Hama, an investigative reporter, also found writing about Kurdish officials to be a fatal decision. Hama’s last story, “Prostitution Invades Kircuk,” detailed the journalist’s knowledge of the names of police brigadiers, many lieutenants, colonels, and many police and security officers involved in and covering up prostitution networks. The 23 year old journalist was shot to death in front of his parent’s home.
According to a joint report by the Kurdish Metro Center and the Denmark- based International Media Support Organization, 359 violations were committed against Kurdish Journalists – in only the last year.

If you study your history of European Feudalism, you would see every emperor, every royal family has their serfs. Iraqi Kuristan is no different. Despite the Barzani clan residing in homes throughout Europe and America, many workers in Kurdistan have not even been paid in months.
When thousands of people took to the streets of Sulaimani to urge Emperor Barzani to end his illegitimate, illegal reign,  they were smothered by the KDP’s presence. 5 protesters were killed and scores more injured.
Summation of Part 1:
As proven by tyrannical behavior, massive corruption, suppression of criticism, abandoning the average Kurd, and illegally remaining “president,” Emperor Barzani is not capable of ruling over his people in Iraqi Kurdistan. However, part two will demonstrate that his policies are not only unsustainable but stand in direct opposition to the idea of a United Kurdistan. There can be no United Kurdistan while Barzani remains in power.

The Two Party System

The looming other, or chiefly propagated antagonist, of either political spectrum is remarkably similar in scope and identity. The Liberal Democrat views the private corporation (big business) as the principal culprit of violence and inequality in our world; the Conservative Republican seeks to eradicate the powers of the overreaching government ( big government ). And, particularly in America, this ideological difference is personified and maintained by the ever-steady two party system.

For illustration, there is an ever-expanding segment of America which believes Governmental vaccines are, though not always explicitly intentional, responsible for autism and other mental defects. In addition, also an alleged evil of Big Government, accusations have been long-spoken regarding attempts to lower societal IQ with fluoride quantities being added to water. Perhaps, most importantly,  Big Government takes money from land-owners and gives to the lazy proletariat masses.

In contrast, the Liberal Democrat sees its mammoth antagonist as the greed-blinded corporations of America Consumer campaigns and popular movies have vilified McDonalds, implying a conspiracy to poison and make ill their customers. A man is seen vomiting after a single burger in one of these films, and later doctor visits revealed dire news of possible death, if the all McDonalds diet continued. The issue does not come from the vilification of corporations; the fault lies in imagining the Democratic party would ever assist in meaningful reform.

The villain corporations atop big pharmaceutical is said to exploit the world population and stagnate meaningful cures, in hopes that long term, maintenance meds will ensure future profits, but the Liberal Democrat becomes satisfied with itself after pushing for bans of trans fats instead of taking on large corporation. Like a bear in winter, the Liberal fills itself on trivial, non-permanent reforms, and then sleeps until the next live-strong bracelet guides them to a cause.

There is distrust at epic proportions, but no one manages to direct their distrust in the right direction.

Given the current state of America, the dueling opinions which we see, both sides are held in a state of perpetual wrongness. The liberal Democrat and the conservative republican are both dealing with a simple, incorrect accepted premise: the 1991 fall of the USSR began the end of history, a state where the only possible outcome is a steady route to a global, capitalistic society. In the end-days of history, there is nothing of consequence to discuss, only the incessant mulling over of abortion rights, immigration, gender discrimination, and religious rights – the effects of greater,unspoken causes.

The Liberal Democrat, a passive conformist, becomes uneasy when they scratch a surface too aggressively, as their motivation lies not in aggressively serving the needs of all but merely in not rustling feathers and avoiding being accused of being  far-left. The Conservative Republican lives in a world of pre-21^st century generalities, devoted to the simplicity of nationalism and tucked in the warm embrace of cold-war propaganda.

Both side of the coin subscribe to the “if not for “game of life.

If not for Big Government invading the private sector, no monopolies would be formed, and no money will be unjustly taken from deserving hands.

If not for the greedy corporations and their supporting Conservative Republicans, the Democratic party would be able to satisfy the needs of the masses – and permanently change the state of the working class.

Both sides are unimaginably incorrect, but in very different ways.

The contrasting views force a Conservative Republican to never question the corporate world, since a company could never be as undesirable as the media imposed image of a “ communist” society. The temporarily embarrassed millionaire is inclined to follow the capitalist model as long as he/she believes one or both of the following: a) like an addicted gambler, if there is still a chance, even if remote, of future success, unity will be maintained; b) there is someone lower on the totem pole. Any attempt to diminish the corporation in exchange for Big Government is an affront to their religious, faith based devotion to capital.

In contrast, the Democratic liberal, the left decedent we’re allowed to meet, is unable to differentiate between their current Government and the corporations they claim disdain for. The erosion of the separation between governments was not a happy accident for the wealthy; rather the progression is a historical certainty. With even “extremely left” – in a relative way – politicians taking exorbitant amounts of money from the corporate world, there is little wonder as to why the line between state and the top percentage of earners has become barely visible.

The psychological functioning of these two viewpoints is quite different. The Conservative Republican will respond to most criticism of societal policy or management with an aggressive dismissal, as if to identify a crime is further enflame the conditions in which the crime was made possible. Anyone supporting the protesters of Ferguson and Baltimore were said to be fanning the flames of violence, all while increasing racial tension by speaking of the subject. . “Yes, things are bad – but its rude to talk about them” is the logic of a slave, the servant of a fascist system.

Helping homosexuals and gender diverging individuals obtain rights is often criticized  by the CR as infringing on their religion, but the crime is merely be subjectively, negatively impacting the aesthetic of their world view. Nothing should be said, nothing should be done, only a blind authority to the primitive, nationalistic center

The Liberal Democrat, the greater, far more cowardly fool, prays at the altar of capitulations. Like Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs shows, basic needs must be obtained before higher needs are sought out. And it’s slightly above this threshold where this mind takes residence, where his super-ego, his guilty conscious, is satisfied by frivolous attempts to recycle, or slightly increase the quality or quantity of scraps the proletariat receives under the table of capitalists – never questioning whether or not capitalism alone fosters a system of inequality, of perpetual war, and of global pollution.

If you think of how people deal with bad news, there is nothing surprising about our current scenario. Some deal with cognitive dissonance in different ways: some weak ego’d individuals confront a new set of stresses by adopting and conforming to the new norm, losing sight of their original purpose; while some get angry and dig deeper into their beliefs. The two party system allows these two segments, the intentional majority in many countries, to have trivial, indefinite combat over surface issues

The two party systems combats a neutered, compromising, easily self-pleased left facing off against a nationalistic, fearful right. The Right, if it were able to look past its quest for blindness and its propensity to be lured by gamblers fallacy, should question whether or not their cowboy/ white fenced/ elvis soaked fantasies have ever been true – or were they simply held as some ideal to become. Either way, freedom cant be accomplished by a state which allows more influence from those who have that those who do not. The slight chance at getting into the in-crowd maintains their loyalty.

The left needs to realize they have been praying to a false party for all these years, or at least accept they are not progressives, but merely capitalists which like a little cream in their coffee. Seeing a dying man on the street does not make sense to most American, nor does hearing of children starving, so a promise of donation for a cup of Starbucks, or maybe an ant-war sign at a protest, will satisfy this resulting psychic guilt.

There is no Big Government or Big Business, only a single entity which keeps the smoke screens unceasingly smoking. There are no Democrats or Republicans  – just those fooled .

Notes on “Kurdish Independence”

“Kurdish Independence” has been a term loosely thrown around over the last century, since the Lausanne Treaty divided the former Ottoman Empire, with no mention of the Kurdish people. The concept of “Independence” has become a major tool, for the outside world and the Kurds themselves. Kurdish President Barzani , although agreeing to be a part of a unified Iraq, began to stoke the false flames of independence, in the midst of secular infighting and the emergence of ISIS. 6 months later, thousands of deaths later, Barzani is hush on the subject of Kurdish Independence, has settled into a close relationship with Turkey, and recently signed away Kurdish oil rights to the Iraqi Oil Ministry. Given Barzani’s grandstanding to his people, his conjuring up of visions of an Independent, united Kurdistan, many must be curious as to how Kurdistan is now in the exact subservient role as they were found prior to the events of this summer.

A thought provoking research article was recently written by Dr. Ataollah Mhamdi Malgharani and Seyedeh Marya Naghshbandy, named “ Examining the Relationship between Organizational Trust and Counterproductive Work, “ which has an even more generalizable message than, perhaps, the authors had intended. Within specific Kurdish businesses, the researchers determined the relationship between Organizational Trust and counterproductive behavior, both in and out of the office; such counterproductive behavior included theft, forgery, harassment, anger, alcohol and drug consumption, and internet abuse. The KRG now resettles into their comfortable position, a puppet government playing a support role to Turkish and American interests, with a sharp contrast between the wealthy and poor. With 30 to 40 percent of the population under the age of maturity, and an already high unemployment rate, the Kurdish region will soon face difficult times, furthering their dependence on the west and Turkey. A history of bribery, non-domestic mansion building, and expensive casino nights only reaffirms Kurdish outrage over extreme poverty rates, especially away from the capitol and major cities. As we’ve seen in Iran and Afghanistan, such obviously corrupt societies breed the very same qualities as those seen by counterproductive employees – drug use and violent crime increase, while old corruption plants the seeds for future corruption. The open campaign for independence, once the only rhetoric coming from President Barzani, has slowed to a trickle, now only being discussed by the fringes of Kurdish society. The numerous Kurds who went to war under the guise of independence will return to a Kurdistan which is merely an employee of the Iraqi Oil Ministry.

The KRG’s relationship with Turkey is the most troubling, and the most obvious reason to believe President Barzani had never been sincere about Kurdish independence, as Turkey has gone through tremendous efforts to neutralize any independence movement by Turkish or Syrian Kurds. Unbiased reports maintain numerous examples of Islamic State and Turkish collaboration: Turkish Kurds were stopped from assisting the embattled Syrian Kurds of Rojava; medical and militaristic aid for ISIS has been given by Turkey; the majority of foreign ISIS volunteers came from or through Turkey. Quite disgustingly, President Barzani, who maintains that the crisis in the Sinjar mountains is a national, Kurdish tragedy, has recently launched an offensive of words, for now, against the Kurdish PKK – who recently assisted numerous Kurdish minority groups in the very same Sinjar crisis involving ISIS. While such reports are now denied by Kurdish papers, there are simply too many witnesses and videos for the KRG to deny the facts. The numerous videos of PKK soldiers being greeted  in Iraq as heroes are easily accessible on youtube.  If the Kurds of northern Iraq don’t escape the fog of clan worship, there is no telling how many Turkish and Rojavan Kurds will suffer at the hands of this man, a man who invited ancient enemies and current day collaborators of extremist murderers into his own country, all for a profit, all at the expense of the people he calls ethnic and national brothers. The President should not be surprised by a lack of invitation to the US-led, anti-ISIS meeting in London, for play things and tools don’t have any role to play at such public events. Rather than independence, President Barzani chose the comfortable, lucrative, familiar role of pawn over the unfamiliar role of ally and unifier of the Kurdish people. When Mustafa Barzani, a hero of mine, saw the results of the Lausanne treaty, I don’t believe he could ever anticipate his last name would be associated with the perpetuation of the initial, unjust omission. Support for the KRG is support for a future of servitude.

The author wishes to note:

I have many friends in the northern Iraq region ( I will stop using the term “northern Iraq” when the KRG shows any intention of seeking something that doesn’t so closely resemble a medieval vassal status ) and I have the utmost respect for their intelligence and character. These men, despite my criticism of leadership and the Iraqi constitution, still speak to me, offering valuable insights and friendship. I offer these opinions not to criticize or condemn the people of Northern Iraq, but simply to inspire further inquiry. I look forward to future correspondents with people of all beliefs, for a homogenous conversation is not merely initially boring, but it is also the first ingredient of so many tragedies.

True Colors: The Sharp Contrast of Middle Eastern Morality

Many nations’ true colors have grown more pronounced, more contrasted than at any recent point in history. The Islamic State perfectly couples the savagery of religious fanaticism with the unsustainable, mad expansionist philosophy of Nazi fascism, yet even their intentions were questioned by most western governments, until quite recently. In the midst of the undeniable terror caused by this proxy military organization, a set of scenario has been created, one in which, as is common in times of crisis, what is right or wrong becomes crystal clear.

The failed states of Libya, Syria can attest to what little credibility America gives Jihadist group’s mobilizing appeal in times of revolution and terror; Iraq, though still pulsing slightly, would certainly tease at a necrophiliac’s loins. Through the destruction, under the drenching, despairing sights of pan-cultural extermination, the cheap façade of so many has been revealed Turkey’s brief appearance in a world not revolved around the wishes of Islamic extremists has ended; America, with an army of robotic, indiscriminate, fanaticism inducing drones, are able to now avoid the more unpleasant aspects of imperialist campaigns, by avoiding any American losses or need to interfere in non-profitable regions of an invested-in country; each and every member of NATO has chosen cooperation with international law violator Turkey over assisting the currently embattled Kurds in Kobani.

As a side note: This passage comes from the opening preamble of the Rojava Charter. Unlike so many states in the region, Kurdish Syria actually demonstrates a belief in the words written in their constitution. The military force, as well as the overall economic constitution, is made up of people from numerous religions and ethnicites.

“[w]e the peoples of the democratic self-administration areas; Kurds, Arabs, Assyrians (Assyrian Chaldeans, Arameans), Turkmen, Armenians, and Chechens, by our free will, announce this to ensure justice, freedom, democracy, and the rights of women and children in accordance with the principles of ecological balance, freedom of religions and beliefs, and equality without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, creed, doctrine or gender, to achieve the political and moral fabric of a democratic society in order to function with mutual understanding and coexistence within diversity and respect for the principle of self-determination and self-defense of the peoples.”

It continues,

“The autonomous areas of the democratic self-administration do not recognize the concept of nation state and the state based on the grounds of military power, religion, and centralism”

The people who wrote these words, those who live by them with every action and breath, die at the hands of the sadistic henchman of regional powers. In Kobani, in Sinjar, the elderly, women, and children are being butchered in mass, yet they still stand – because unlike every regional neighbor, the people of Rojava understand the power of a united, diverse, communal society. The bravery and comradery demonstrated by the Rojava region should serve as an example to the secular, power and capitol hungry, offensive regimes neighboring it.

Turkey, once a contender to become a member of the European Union – a punishment they retrospectively deserved – is now positioned at their own border, not in defense from the Islamic State, but to ensure keeping Turkish Kurds from crossing to assist their brothers and sisters in Rojava, while the Islamic state continues its nearly 1 month assault on the Kurdish city of Kobani. Though large groups of Kurds have been unable to pass through the Turkish borders, numerous Islamic state soldiers have received hospital attention in Turkey, and then returned back to the Syrian/Iraqi fronts; oil shipments have managed to have success coming and going, as well. With masses of Tanks and the finest weaponry a NATO alliance can offer, the Turks now watch the murder of scores de thousands – as if the idea of NATO had a shred of integrity or true, positive intent was in danger of being jeopardized, this should cement a premature opinion or judgement. Callousness and apathy, however repugnant, are not crimes, but the intentional, isolative policy towards Kobani, as well as their assistance in their creation of the current IS wont soon be forgotten, regionally and internationally.

Shiite Iraq turned into a force no less severe and oppressive than Saddam Hussein, routinely murdering innocent Sunnis with poorly planned bombardments and proxy militia attacks. In addition, various, prominent Sunni politicians were purged from government positions. Even now, with Baghdad soon to be under siege, little to no coordination between the Shiite ruling PARTY and other factions, leaving little chance that Iraqi secularity is a fleeting concept.

How much of a region must be destroyed before NATO intervenes in a situation, from their self proclaimed moral perch? How much can a nation contribute to the creation of a murderous proxy army before their guilt is equal to that of the acting perpetrators? It is not rhetoric, it is not hyperbole to state that the Islamic state would not exist but for the efforts of, and the funding by Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, and Turkey. With the exception of a few recently revoked comments by the Vice President of the US, Joe Biden, no consequences have come to these war criminals.

As those is Rojava prove, there can be so much beauty in this world, but we will never see it waiting for despots, those from the first and third world, to show it to us. Alienated from even regional, Kurdish powers, the diverse population of Rojava has only relied on themselves to make it to this point. The Kurdish leadership of Iraq has abandoned the YPG of Syria, favoring the steady income from Turkey over the lives of comrades. Ask an Azzidi in Sinjar where their support has come from, and you will be told that there have been no sightings of Peshmerga troops, rather only the YPG has assisted in preventing the genocide of thousands.   Stand together with those you were told to hate without questioning, ignore the false enticement of buying freedom by selling yourselves, and recognize that within so many ruling government, there exists an uncaring, desperately clinging, antisocial, greed filled heart. In times of crisis, though horrendous to live through, we get to see exactly what the darkest shade of black looks like – and its all around us.

The nights ablaze with a million flames

A Lack of Leadership : Misconceptions regarding Kurdistan

So close to the long awaited, long stalled Kurdish referendum for independence, the creditability of the clannish, nepotistic Barzani regime is not at stake, as it has never been materialized in any realm but a heavily propagated fictional one. “The decision of the Kurds to take part in the new Iraqi government was to give a chance to Baghdad to shift its policy towards Erbil and address the problems between Erbil and Baghdad,” Barzani was quoted as telling Turkey’s Erdogan. And in rare accordance, the PUK affiliated Iraqi President, Faud Masum said Friday that the results of a referendum on Kurdish independence will not be implemented immediately, and that an independent Kurdistan will take a “very long time.” The current, united rhetoric stands in sharp contrast with the sentiments delivered this past summer, when President Barzani captivated Kurdistand and terrified Baghdad with routine suggestions of secession and true independence. Now with the lucrative oil fields of Kircuk in hand, International arms swelling Kurdish armories, and the International media’s praise for fighting IS, Iraqi Kurdistan is less likely to become independent than prior to these events. One must wonder whether Barzani’s secession threats were merely political leveraging, simultaneously espousing a popular Kurdish sentiment all Kurdish politicians must speak, much in the same way an Arabic state’s leader will rarely openly support Israel.

Despite the immense praise President Barzani receives – both domestically and internationally- an analysis of his post-Iraq war performance reveals a complacent, greedy leadership structure. According to KRG’s report, 2955 foreign companies work in Kurdistan region -1329 companies are Turkish, 157 Lebanese, 155 UAE, 125 are British, 117 from United States and 81 of them are German companies. Despite being flooded with foreign money, the Kurdish people have not financially benefited from the recent influx in foreign projects. With an estimated 30 to 60 percent unemployment rate, and 66 percent of the overall labor force works in service provision sectors -including banking, hospitality, and other intangible commodities- rather than Kurdish production sectors, there is little hope of avoiding complete dependence on Turkey. An economic design such as this does not produce an independent nation, but rather, as the recent rhetoric switch and ever expanding, wholly dependant relations with the IS abetting Turkey would indicate, an economic condition orchestrated to create a society of servants.

Corruption is at an endemic level, with nearly all positions of power being help by two families: the Barzani and Talabani clans. The two parties have created an oligarchy and divided their power based on tribal areas. President Barzani’s nephew became prime minister; Barzani’s sons, who are known, prodigious, famed gamblers, run the intelligence services and Special Forces; many other residents hold important executive or ministerial positions. Lacking any true accountability, lacking any form of requested public transparency, the Barzani family lives a iife like any other sponging noble family: virtually all family members have large investments in foreign companies; Masrour Barzan perchance a 10 million dollar mansion in Virginia, and his brother once gambled away 3.5 million dollars in a single evening, despite not holding official posts at times, former KRG prime minister Nechirvan Barzani has access to a private jet. With education reforms still needed, a crumbling sewage and electrical infrastructure in even areas of the capitol city of Erbil, and admittedly short on weaponry and unprepared for the IS threat, the parasitic minority has made fortunes, through foreign investments, oil sales, and bribery at every level of society; they unfortunately have not invested that money into Kurdistan.

An Iraqi Kurdistan removed from Rojava and Turkish Kurdistan can only be a puppet of Turkey; an Iraqi Kurdistan still in union with Iraq will virtually be the same, with perhaps less international support, a lesser dependence of Turkey, and a more subservient role to Iran and the Shiite controlled Iraqi government – both situation would involve the Barzani Family funneling Kurdish production though outside means, service positions for all but a select few, and little gains from the massive wealth Kurdish leaders bring in from oil production. Only unity and the purging of the oppressive, nepotistic, corrupt leaders who have held Kurdistan back from independence will move the Kurdish people in the right direction. Barzani’s ties with Turkey – a country nearly every new agency agrees at least hospitalizes Islamic State fighters, and one which has attempted to stop Turkish Kurds from rescuing their Syrian counterparts from Islamic State slaughter – only cements him as an enemy to the Kurdish people.

Marxism and the Middle East

As is the case in Iraq, a fighting force called the Peshmerga defend Rojava, the name of the Kurdish portion of Syria. – where people of various religions and cultures had once found a welcoming, non-discriminating home. Unlike Iraqi Kurdistan, however, Rojava does not have a cordial, lucrative relationship with the Turkish government. Royava ‘s relationship with the Internationally designated terrorist group PKK, a Marxist, Kurdish group originating in Turkey, has led to a lack of military support and equipment by the Turks and their NATO allies, fearing such weaponry could fall into PKK hands. The ubiquitous sights of Peshmerga soldier’s fresh graves serve as constant reminders of the price Syrian Kurds have paid to short-handedly defend their homeland.

The Kurdish PKK party is correctly labeled terrorists, in the sense that PKK operatives committed terroristic offences against the Turkish Government and civilians. Currently in a cease-fire with Turkey, the PKK’s more Leninist atrocities came to a conclusion – more or less- with the 1999 capture of jailed PKK leader Abudla Ocalan. Since 2013, currently in a standing cease fire, PKK/ Turkish conflicts have dropped sharply. Currently based in the mountains of northern Iraq, the PKK has even become one of the most successful forces against the Islamic State, assisting in the Syrian fight for the last 3 years and significantly contributing to the rescue of the Yazzidi people of Iraq.

PKK assistance, though essential to the survival of the Syrian Kurds, has caused the normally expulsive international community to be extraordinarily cautious about supplying heavy weaponry to the Syrian Peshmerga. The PKK’s conflict with Turkey – which is often justified by the extraordinary lengths the Turkish government has gone through to erase the Kurd’s existence – caused the United States, NATO, and the EU to label the Marxist revolutionaries terrorists. The unceasing, non-progressing Turkey/Kurd conflict eventually made both sides seek more peaceful methods of accomplishing their respective goals, but consequences of the IS opprobrium in Syria have led to new tensions. In addition to refusing participation in military action against IS, Turkey has been hesitant to allow Turkish Kurds to aid their Syrian counterparts, and their recent refusal to allow PKK and other Turkish Kurds through the Turk/Syrian border resulted in enthused protests. Regardless of any historical strife between Kurdish and Turkish groups, over 100 thousand Kurds have already crossed into Turkey to escape the I.S; over 400 thousand might soon be on their way. This influx of Kurds could have tremendous consequences within Turkey.

Despite the tremendous loss of life and displacement near Kobani, the recent IS launched, chemical assault on Iraqi soldiers in Fulijia will likely cause more immediate consequences for Syria than any casualty count ever could. Within the same day that 300 Iraqi soldiers were killed by IS employed chlorine gas, the United States has begun striking IS revolutionary targets in Syria. Passionately opposed to the Assad regime, the Obama Administration has been hesitant to perform any action that would benefit the embattled Syrian president. The use of chemical weapons, with their massive potential for death, has finally forced the US to look past their efforts in the proxy-fueled Syrian revolution, only a year after proposing bombing the Syrian Government. The much needed air support will be vital in the efforts of moderate rebels and Kurds to vanquish IS from the once peaceful, religiously tolerant lands of Rojava.

A note to aspiring countries.

Myopic, often reactionary actions are the central behavioral trait of a declining society. America must now quell a proxy war it was vital in creating – while scraping every dime it can from both intentions. I pose to any hardened capitalist, can our American, capitalistically driven foreign policy lead to anything but the assorted cast of Middle Eastern, strong armed Dictators we claim to loath; the instability we present as crises; the deaths we feign to save? Using the philosophy of the Industrial revolution, western industry has attempted to maximize profits in their attempts to nation build- designing culturally unsympathetic, amoral, inclusive factories rather than founding democratic countries, and exchanging the harmony, long term stability, and wealth potential of other countries’ populations for the gains of a few.

The Kurds in Iraq, along with all other aspiring democracies, should watch how their capitalistic teachers have preformed in the Middle East Classroom. Although disharmony has led to the discovery of easily exploitable situations and more control over various economic markets for the world powers, the level of strain has seemingly reached a point where the affected peoples are returning to their religious or ethic roots – no longer caring for capitalist gains. The result of numerous, diverging proxy wars have threatened the foundation and safety of all people, and there will be no suspension of this destabilizing, war producing behavior in the future. To the countries that aspire to become the next great capitalistic power – is this moral bankruptcy and perpetual war profiteering truly what you desire?

Bullet by Bullet, Cent by Cent : The Death of Kurdish Independence?

Bullet by bullet, cent by cent, K.R.G. President Massoud Barzani continues to trade independence for the approval of the United States, Iran, and the faltering Iraqi government. In exchange for capitulating on an Independence referendum, Kurdistan ‘s Peshmerga will continue to receive a trickle of weapons, with the vast majority still funneled through the self serving Baghdadi government. Barzani’s KDP party has even been specifically, further isolated from military support, with the Iran aligned PUK party receiving the majority of advanced weapons from the US and Iran. If the months of fiery rhetoric regarding Kurdish independence were not merely a political ploy to gain influence in the Iraqi government, the man so commonly described as a lion has seemingly been starved into obedience.

The PUK/ KDP division will continue in any post Islamic State world, with the president of Iraq always being selected from the PUK party. As long as there is a Kurdish figurehead position within the Iraqi government, one that has been specifically selected to endorse the Iranian Shiite agenda, there will be an inorganic power struggle within the KRG: the nationalist, conservative KDP party seeking independence, while the Iranian and Baghdadi proxy party PUK seeks to ensure the economic interests of its chief source of nourishment and empowerment. The PUK large presence in the disputed, oil rich Kirkuk could mean the end of any dream of Kurdish Independent. Faud Masuand, current president of Iraq, has already begun to urge Peshmerga out of portions of the region; there should be no surprise when the figure head president declares Kirkuk’s oil fields as rightfully Baghdadi owned.

The KRG’s deputy Prime Minister Quban Talabani stated that there is still a great imbalance between the weaponry used by the Islamic State and that of the Kurds. While Talabani pleas with the west to support the religiously tolerant, Israel and American friendly Kurdish region, the United States continues to increase funding to assorted groups of Syrian revolutionaries – many of which have traveled to Syria on Jihad. Because of their status as soldiers of a “non-state, ” Kurdish troops are told that American and European countries cant supply with weapons or training unless coordinated through Baghdad – the current status of Libya and Syria would suggest the opposite is true in differencing circumstances. Despite being starved into submission – through military isolation and oil sanctions – president Barzani still cowers from independence, in exchange for his safe, subservient place at the Iraqi table, content with receiving mere scraps from the ruling Iraqi/Iranian government and the myopic,hypocritical western governments that initially propped it up.

The Kurds, despite what president Barzani believes is a positive servant/master relationship with America, wont benefit from attachment to the Sunni/ Shiite civil war that will ever increasingly be waged to Kurdistans’s south.With the Sunni run Qatar, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia sponsoring Jihadist groups in a proxy wars against Syria and Iraq, resolution could only be accomplished by an American intervention that wont ever be considered: More than weapons funding and air strikes, if sanctions and legitimate threats are bestowed upon the pan-Arab countries who are currently funding this war, the Islamic State will wither and die. If the United States does not take this action, their policy will reveal its true nature: oil deals, more than basic morality, recent historical responsibility, and the deaths of millions of Middle Easterners, is the paramount issue regarding the United States decision making process. If the Kurds continue to rely on a culturally ignorant, sorted, capitalistically minded American foreign policy to protect and guide them, they will forever lose their chance for independence.

The Birth of the Islamic State : a Tale of Perpetual War

Under siege and short on friends, former Libyan president Muammar Gaddafi was out of options in 2011 – as a menacing army of reportedly “democratically” minded rebels surrounded him. To the international press, Gaddafi offered a consistent take on the events, that despite the claims of democratic revolution, the rebel forces were predominantly constituted of al Qaeda and other jihadist group members. The United States, however, interpreted the scenario differently, viewing Gaddafi as an oppressive, sadistic tyrant, hell-bent on murdering democratic leaning revolutionaries.

There was truth to Gaddafi’s al Qaeda claims, to the dismay of the United States. In 2011, the Maghreb chapter of al- Qaeda – the faction once directly run by Osama bin Laden – condemned Gaddafi and openly pushed for all Muslims to support the Libyan uprising. According to West Point’s Combating Terrorism Center, the Libyan city of Benghazi was one of al Qaeda’s main headquarters – and the a main source of Al Qaeda fighters who entered Iraq. NATO planes, protecting the fundamentalist sects within the later infamous city, however, thwarted Gaddafi’s assault on Benghazi.

As al Jazeera published in 2011, “Gaddafi is struggling to maintain his authority in the country, as major swathes of territory in the east of the vast North African country now appear to be under the control of pro-democracy protesters.” Years later, after America financial assistance and intelligence support, the rebels would be successful. The al Qaeda flag was flown over the Benghazi courthouse once Gaddafi was murdered in the streets. Part of this support was allowing even extremist rebel groups to receive advanced weaponry from the Qatari Government. Large portions of Libya are still completely destabilized or controlled by al Qaeda.

Retired Rear admiral Chuck Hubeic, one of the contributors to the later CIA report on the Libyan incident, would state that the majority of the weapons supplied to the Libyan rebels were moved to Syria. Much like the Libyan revolution, the Syrian oppositional force also contains a large number of current or former al Qaeda members, though the exact percentage is constantly changing. The United States has estimated the number to be around 10 percent; Syrian president Assad has claimed totals of now 80 to 90 percent. Regardless of the exact number, the I.S. impact was large enough to prompt President Obama to request 500 million dollars from congress – to train more rebels to retake lost land from IS rebels.

 The United States’ most important Sunni- Arab allies Qatar and Saudi Arabia have not been as tentative as America in regards to supplying Syrian rebels with heavy military machinery. Back in 2011, the small but wealthy Qatar began distributing weapons to the now Syrian rebels. Qatar has supplied Syrian rebels with U. S. made TOW anti- tank missiles and other advanced weaponry divides. In a 2014 Frontline documentary, rebels are even shown receiving training in Qatar. Saudi Arabia has also been tremendously active in arming Syrian Rebels – supplying a never ending amount of infantry weapons and more missiles. With the once strong Shiite crescent of Iran, Iraq, and Syria now severely weakened, Qatar and Saudi Arabia are competing to become the protector of the Sunni Arab world – supporting both democratic revolutionary’s and IS terrorists in their attempt to overthrow the Syrian regime.

The heavily supplied revolutionaries are now, in addition to simultaneously maintaining the Syrian revolution against President Assad,  are warring with each other – with both the moderate and extreme factions receiving money and weaponry from the same sources. Eventually the ISIS faction of the Syrian revolution was strong enough to begin crossing over to Iraq, continuing their Jihadist quest to form an Islamic State. To date, the IS is in control of a Belgium sized state within Syria and roughly one third of Iraq.

 As stated prior, President Obama has requested 500 million dollars to train and assist the most vested, moderate Syrian rebels, but the American regime also has continued their close relationship with the known Hamas and al Qaeda funding Qatar. In July, the United States has even supplied their close ally with 11 billion dollars worth of military equipment: apaches and extraordinarily advanced missile defense systems.

 Just next door to Syria, the United States is supporting Iraq in its fight against the I.S. invasion. Shiite Prime minister Haider al-Abadi and Kurdish Leader Massoud Barzani have both received financial and military assistance against the I.S, but only after one third of Iraq was conquered and terrorized: Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city, was conquered; the Mosul dam was overtaken; The Yazidi, Christians, and other minorities have been murdered in high numbers. The Kurds have been assisting America in operations since the 70s, but up until global support and pressure to stop the genoicide of minority groups and destruction in Iraq, the Obama administration had refused to supply the Kurds with any military equipment – while blocking Kurdish oil sales. Rebels who run routine military operations were given artillery and access to Qatar’s American weapon supply, but the truly democratic K.R.G. was brought to breaking point before receiving air support and light infantry weaponry.

To further complicate matters, Shiite Iran has spent billions to help bolster Syria and has been a valued ally to the Shiite run Iraqi Government. After endorsing Iraqi Prime Minister al Abadi, Iran continued to send military assistance and advisors to Iraq. That would mean, that at any given time, Iran is an American enemy in Syria and an American ally across the border in Iraq.

With the Syrian revolution becoming a sectarian proxy war, and an already Divided Iraq facing off against terrorists the United States currently still allows weaponry to get access to, there is no semblance of a consistent strategy. The myopic U.S. foreign policy creates, funds, and maintains a consistent state of Middle Eastern war. Conspiracy theorists and Scholars can debate over the line between corruption and incompetence. However, with well over 100, 000 deaths in Syria alone, the United States strategy needs to change – or America will find itself presiding over only the dead and the ashes of nations once promised democracy.

Sectarian Civil War : The Kurdish Waiting Game

As the political and literal landscape of Iraq rapidly evolves, new conflicts and the reemergence of old ones have become daily occurrences. The combined strength of the Kurds, the United States, and the Iraq government forces have recaptured much of the Kurdish territory lost to the IS, this past month. While the IS operation has demonstrated that the KRG and Baghdad are capable of working together, there are no guarantees that Iraqi unity will last. In the south, as was been threatened in 06-07, sectarian violence has rotted away the already strained bonds between the Sunni and Shi’ite groups – and seems to be bringing about the complete, violent disintegration of Iraq.

In the immediate afterglow of Sisyphean Prime Minister Haider al Abadi’s declaration to bring unity to Iraq, Shi’ite militias have killed dozens of Iraqi Sunnis, in a Diyala province mosque shooting. The Iranian trained militia’s murderous actions have immediately triggered Sunni political leaders to withdraw from talks to form a new government. As the murders beget further murders, Iraq has resettled into a familiar sectarian civil war- so void of cohesion that political discourse is a distant dream.

Although the U.S. air strikes and international aid have allowed the Kurdish Peshmerga and PKK to gain a military advantage over their I.S. adversary, acts of violence have become more common in the once secure Kurdistan Region. Erbil, the capitol of the KRG, was recently the site of a car bomb explosion, which killed at least 2. The oil rich Kircuk, still disputed by the KRG and Baghdad, was more seriously impacted, as explosions killed at least 31 people. The terror group’s activity has not come without a cost to the KRG – both emotionally and financially.

 Throughout Iraq, all commerce, be it oil dealings, manufacturing, or trading, have been severely impacted by the IS. Truckers moving from the KRG to Baghdad can either pay a bribe to the IS – which actually gives receipts – or use time exhaustive, isolated, alternate routes. The increased threat and decreased profit margins have prompted many outside manufactures to question their Kurdish business plans. Talisman Energy Inc, one of Canada’s leading oil producers, plans to sell their 40 percent stake in Kurdamir, after the company reported a $237 million dollar second-quarter loss. Along with the existing sanctions of Kurdish Oil, these additional issues only further threaten the economic stability of the aspiring nation.

According to a recent Reuters article, the capacity of Iraqi Kurdistan’s independent oil pipeline will almost double to at least 2000,000 barrels per day by the end of the month. This increase will be vitally important to the region, given the added defense expenses and the recent exportation troubles. If the Kurds are able to develop into a reliable source of oil, there are major global implications.

The KRG’s serendipitous direct or indirect sale of oil to Israel could be enough to prove to the international market that Kurdish oil is now a viable, cost efficient option. Israel, which receives much of its oil from Russia, can now have more leverage in further oil dealings – if Kurdistan can consistently supply Israelis crude oil. Prior to the formation of Israel, Kurdistan had a large Jewish population. According to many Israeli scholars, Mustafa Barzani displayed fair treatment and had close relationships with members of the typically oppressed minority group. There is certainly reason to believe that the mutually beneficial dealings between the Masoud Barzani led Kurdistan and Israel will continue, despite the expressed desires of the United States.

 The PKK’s presence on all fronts of the Kurdish territory has been greatly appreciated by Kurdish leaders. Since making peace with Turkey last year, the PKK has lived in relative safety, in the sanctuary of the Iraqi Kurdistan mountains. Their assistance, according to Kurdish leaders, has greatly boosted the Peshmerga’s morale; the PKKs arrival was much like a parade – with applauding, enthused bystanders lining the streets. The inclusion of the PKK has further cemented Kurdish military superiority over the IS – and potentially Shiite militias.

 Now, in a civil war where more civilians and children will be killed than soldiers, the disintergratory Iraq is not capable forming any semblance of government. This war will bring back familiar plights: indiscriminate missiles exploding in civilian areas; epricritc murders and revenge murders will turn Mosques into battlefields; more beheaded journalists and resulting international outrage.  Can America fairly expect the Kurds to wait for bloodshed to turn into brotherhood – or will America finally endorse an immediate Kircuk referendum and Kurdish oil sales?