Iraqi Kurds raise secession threat over oil

sabra

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Wed Sep-27-06 12:34 PM
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Iraqi Kurds raise secession threat over oil

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/MAC760243.htm

Iraqi Kurds raise secession threat over oil

ARBIL, Iraq, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Iraq's Kurdish regional government raised the threat of secession on Wednesday if the Baghdad government did not withdraw claims to a say in the development of oil resources in their northern districts.

"The people of Kurdistan chose to be in a voluntary union with Iraq on the basis of the constitution," Kurdish Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani said in a statement on his official Web site.

"If Baghdad ministers refuse to abide by that constitution, the people of Kurdistan reserve the right to reconsider our choice."

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ShortnFiery

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Wed Sep-27-06 12:35 PM
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1. But I thought the Kurds were Happy Campers?

:shrug:

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lovuian

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Wed Sep-27-06 12:43 PM
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2. Turkey & Iran are definitely not happy about this

kurds do this war will definitely break out. Its prime real estate...

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xchrom

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Wed Sep-27-06 12:50 PM
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3. the kurds have a very strong{and rightful} desire

for self determination.

this won't be the first time this comes up.

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acmavm

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Wed Sep-27-06 01:17 PM
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4. Right, wrong, or in between this just ain't gonna fly. Not without

a whole heap of trouble.

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Selatius

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Wed Sep-27-06 01:37 PM
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5. The Middle East is starting to resemble pre-World War I Europe in...

certain bad ways, and that's not a good thing. Nationalism, militarism, ethnic tensions--it's all present.

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