Category Archives: Obama

Barzani’s Washington Trip: PR Without Substance

Written on May 7, 2015 by in Barzani, Independence, KRG, Kurd news, Kurdistan, Obama, USA

By a Correspondent: What to make of President Massud Barzani’s visit this week to Washington? His Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) supporters want to trumpet the occasion as an example of their leader performing on the world stage, negotiating face-to-face with the US president on critical issues such as securing direct military aid for the Peshmarga…

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Barzani Meets Obama and There Are Lots of Questions

Written on May 3, 2015 by in KRG, Kurd news, Kurdistan, Obama, USA

By a Correspondent: Kurdistan Region President Massud Barzani is in Washington for a week-long visit which includes a meeting, expected to take place today, with US President Barrack Obama. This is Barzani’s first visit to Washington since April 2012 and the first meeting between the two leaders since ISIS captured Mosul and threatened the Kurdistan…

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Correcting the Contradiction of the Obama Administration

Written on November 11, 2014 by in ISIS, Kurd news, Kurdistan, Obama, PJAK, Syria, Turkey, USA

By Rauf Naqishbendi: Just like individuals, governments are to be judged for their virtues and vices, for governments are a consortium of people. To this end, decent individuals are in the company of good societies, while corrupted individuals are settled in the company of perverted societies. In a sense, one can judge an individual by…

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