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The Kurdish question is real, in Iraq as in Iran and Turkey. But on this subject also, it should be remembered that the Western powers have always practiced, with great cynicism, double standards. The repression of Kurdish demands has never attained in Iraq and Iran the..

saddam hussein's concession

Saddam Hussein was the power behind Iraq's dictatorship when Kurdish revolt tore the country apart in 1974-75. The shah of Iran openly helped Iraq's Kurds. Then the Iraqi dictatorship and the Iranian monarchy made a deal. ..

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