,! ,KURDI% ,TRAG$Y ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,JON ,BEKK5 ,TEXT 3 A REVIEW ( ,?OMAS ,J4 ,MILEY & ,F$]ICO ,V5TUR9I1 $S41 ,Y\R ,FRE$OM & ,M9E3 ,ABDULLAH ,OCALAN & ! ,KURDI% ,QUE/ION 9 ,TURKEY4 ,BLACK ,ROSE ,BOOKS1 #b#a#h1 #dbd PP41 @s#b#f4#i#i PAP]4 ,AS ,I WRITE1 ,TURKI% =CES HAVE 9VAD$ ,SYRIA AT ! ,TRUMP ADM9I/RATION'S 9VITATION1 =C+ ! ,KURDI% ,Y,P,G & !IR ALLIES TO CUT A DEAL 9VIT+ ! MURD]\S ,SYRIAN REGIME TO TAKE CONTROL ( MU* ( !IR T]RITORY--HOP+ TO NEGOTIATE SOME SORT ( SUBORD9AT$ 0AUTONOMY0 FROM ,ASSAD :ILE PREV5T+ ! MASSACRE ! ,TURKI% REGIME WAS PLANN+4 ,IT IS A DIFFICULT MOM5T TO CRITICIZE A PROJECT 9 :I* SO MANY PLAC$ !IR HOPES 7NOT ONLY ,KURDS1 BUT MILLIONS >\ND ! WORLD :O LOOK$ TO ,ROJAVA AS A MODEL = A NEW K9D ( POLITICS74 ,?IS BOOK IS NOT AB\T ,ROJAVA1 H[EV]1 BUT AB\T ! ,KURDI% /RUGGLE 9 ,TURKEY4 ,OR AT LEA/ ! TITLE SUGGE/S ?AT2 MO/ *APT]S ACTUALLY FOCUS ON ! EF=TS ( ,EUROPE-BAS$ HUMAN RI ,I P>TITION ( ,KURDI/AN BETWE5 ,IRAN1 ,IRAQ1 ,SYRIA & ,TURKEY4 ,P>T ,I,I REPORTS ON REC5T ,EUROPEAN SOLID>ITY CAMPAIGNS2 ,P>T ,I,I,I EXC]PTS REPORTS FROM ,EUROPEAN ,UNION ,TURKEY ,CIVIC ,COMMISSION DELEGATIONS2 ,P>T ,I,V REFLECTS ON ?OSE DELEGATIONS' VISITS TO ,TURKEY & ! ,KURDI% REGIONS4 ,P>T ,V PRES5TS ,ABDULLAH ,OCALAN'S POLITICAL VISION 7DEMOCRATIC CONF$]ALISM71 MO/LY ?R\< ! VOICES ( OBS]V]S1 & ,P>T ,V,I SEEKS TO SET ! CONFLICT 9 ITS GEOPOLITICAL CONTEXT4 ,MANY YE>S AGO1 ,I WAS 9 ,EUROPE & WITNESS$ A DEMON/RATION :]E A L>GE CONT+5T M>*$ C>RY+ GIANT PORTRAITS ( SOMEONE ,I N[ KN[ WAS ,ABDULLAH ,OCALAN4 7,I ?9K IT WAS ,MAY ,DAY 9 ,P>IS1 BUT IT MI M>* 9 ,LONDON47 ,A SIMIL> SORT ( H]O WOR%IP SUFFUSES MU* ( ?IS VOLUME1 & FRANKLY SEEMS QUITE 9CONSI/5T ) ! POLITICS ,OCALAN N[ ESP\SES4 ,! ,=EWORD 7BY A ,KURDI% ACTIVI/7 BRIEFLY REC\NTS ,OCALAN'S H]OIC REVIVAL ( ! LONG-DORMANT ,KURDI% /RUGGLE1 HIS UNFLAGG+ COMMITM5T TO ! LIB]ATION ( WOM51 & ! HOPE HE HAS GIV5 TO ! OPPRESS$ MASSES >\ND ! WORLD4 ,%E CONCLUDES3 0,?R\< ,OCALAN'S ?\Y-C>C]AL COMPLEX ( ,IMRALI ,ISL& ) ! METAPHYSICAL P[] ( ! HUMAN IMAG9ATION4 ,AS LONG AS WE AWAK5 \R LOVE = FRE$OM & BR+ IT TO LIFE ?R\< ACTION1 ?IS IMPRISON$ PHILOSOPH] WILL REMA9 ! FREE/ AMONG US4 ,FRE$OM = ,ABDULLAH ,OCALAN60 7IX7 ,! ,KURDI% ,WORK]S' ,P>TY 7,P,K,K7 WAS =M$ 9 #ai< 7?\< ! 0,FOLL[]S ( ,APO10 A NICKNAME = ,OCALAN1 HAD WAG$ SMALL-SCALE GU]RILLA ATTACKS S9CE ! MID-#a#i#gS7 DUR+ A P]IOD ( 9T5SE REPRESSION ( LABOR & O!R POPUL> /RUGGLES ACROSS ,TURKEY4 ,9SPIR$ BY ! CONCEPT ( 0PROLONG$ PEOPLE'S W>10 ,OCALAN & HIS COMRADES S\F>E ORGANIZ$ ALONG ,/AL9I/ L9ES4 ,! ,P,K,K CLAIM$ TO ORGANIZE ON A CLASS BASIS1 ATTACK+ L&LORDS AS WELL AS GOV]NM5T COLLABORATORS & SOLDI]S4 ,! RESULT WAS AN ESCALATION ( VIOL5CE & REPRESSION1 9T]RUPT$ BY BRIEF CEASEFIRES & NEGOTIATIONS4 ,AFT] ! BREAKD[N ( ! #aiic CEASEFIRE1 ! ,P,K,K LAUN*$ ATTACKS ON T\RI/ SITES & ON ,TURKI% (FICES 9 ,WE/]N ,EUROPE4 ,?IS RESULT$ 9 ! ,P,K,K BE+ DECL>$ A T]RORI/ ORGANIZATION1 & A DET]M9$ CAMPAIGN TO CRU% ! ORGANIZATION & ! BROAD] MOVEM5T = ,KURDI% AUTONOMY ( :I* IT WAS A P>T4 ,! ,TURKI% >MY BR\2 :ILE ,KURDI% RESI/ANCE CONT9UES TO ?IS DAY1 ! ,P,K,K'S >M$ /RUGGLE BECAME UNT5ABLE & ,OCALAN WAS =C$ TO FLEE 7CAPTUR$ 9 ,K5YA2 HE HAS BE5 IMPRISON$ S9CE #a#i#i#h74 ,IT WAS 9 PRISON ?AT ,OCALAN BEGAN TO RECONSID] ! ,P,K,K'S APPROA*4 ,HE AB&ON$ HIS ,/AL9ISM & DREW UPON ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9'S WRIT+S 7AMONG O!RS7 TO >TICULATE A 0DEMOCRATIC CONF$]ALI/0 VISION ?R\< :I* ,KURDS C\LD REALIZE AUTONOMY & SELF-GOV]NANCE ON A LOCAL LEVEL :ILE ALL[+ ! /ATE TO MA9TA9 A S5SE ( 9TACT ,TURKI% NATIONHOOD4 ,AT LEA/ 9 !ORY1 ?IS NEW VISION EXT5D$ TO DEMOCRATIZ+ ! MOVEM5T 9T]NALLY1 ?\< !RE HAVE BE5 MANY REPORT$ 9/ANCES ( REPRISALS 9 BO? ,SYRIA & ,TURKEY AGA9/ RIVAL POLITICAL T5D5CIES4 7,! ,P,K,K'S EMBRACE ( WOM5'S RILY DAYS ( ITS >M$ /RUGGLE47 ,I ACCEPT ,OCALAN'S REPUDIATION ( VIOL5CE & HIS COMMITM5T TO P>TICIPATORY DEMOCRACY AS G5U9E1 EV5 IF ,I AM TR\BL$ BY ! WAY HIS FOLL[]S PROMPTLY SWUNG 9TO L9E BEH9D ?IS RADICALLY NEW 7?\< MU* IMPROV$7 APPROA*4 ,IT MU/ HAVE BE5 CLE> TO HIM1 & TO MANY ( HIS FOLL[]S1 ?AT ! ,P,K,K ON ITS [N W\LD NEV] BE ABLE TO DEFEAT ! ,TURKI% MILIT>Y 7SUPPLI$1 AS IT IS1 BY BO? ,N,A,T,O & ,RUSSIA74 ,MOREOV]1 AS ,OCALAN HAS CONC$$1 9 MANY WAYS ! ,P,K,K'S NATIONALISM WAS A MIRROR IMAGE ( ,TURKEY'S TOTALIT>IAN IDEOLOGY1 SUBORD9AT+ A :OLE RANGE ( VITAL ISSUES TO AN IMAG9$ NATIONAL UNITY ?AT C\LD BE SU/A9$ ONLY ?R\< =CE4 ,AS ,OCALAN PUT IT1 ! ,/ATE HAS NO?+ TO DO ) SOCIALISM--IT IS444NO?+ BUT MAXIMAL SOCIETAL RULE ?AT HAS BE5 LEGITIMIZ$ BY CAPITALISM4444,UN=TUNATELY1 SOCIALI/S W]E NOT ONLY UNABLE TO TRANSC5D ! CONCEPT ( ! ,NATION-,/ATE BUT ALSO CONSID]$ IT FUNDAM5TAL TO MOD]NITY4444,WE ?\TICUL>LY DANG]\S ,LEVIA?AN1 BECAUSE ( ! /ATE'S NE$ 7GIV5 ?AT IT WAS ONLY REC5TLY IMPOS$ UPON ITS SUBJECTS7 TO ELIM9ATE ALT]NATIVE ID5TITIES & C5TRALIZE P[]1 & SO C\NT]POSES 0DEMOCRATIC LOCAL SOLUTIONS0 TO ! ABSOLUTI/ ,KEMALI/ REGIME4 7#c#a#d7 ,?IS EIIZ+ & 9 ONE CASE G5TLY CRITIQU+ HIS WRIT+S4 ,I DO NOT CRITICIZE ! $ITORS1 H[EV]2 IF ?IS *APT] IS REPRES5TATIVE ( HIS WRIT+S 7& IT IS NOT ONLY TRANSLAT$1 BUT ! TRANSLATION HAS BE5 $IT$ 0= CL>ITY07 !N HE IS AN EXCEPTIONALLY TURGID WRIT]4 ,! #a#e#i-PAGE 9TRODUCTORY *APT]S ON ! HI/ORY ( ! SUPPRESSION ( ! ,KURDI% POPULATION ACROSS ,IRAN1 ,IRAQ1 ,SYRIA & ,TURKEY & ! RISE ( ! ,P,K,K 9SURG5CY >E HELPFUL1 ?\< !Y C\LD BE MORE AU?ORITATIVELY S\RC$ 7! NOTES RANGE FROM NEWSPAP] >TICLES TO S*OL>LY BOOKS TO ,WIKIP$IA >TICLES & ,P,K,K-L9K$ ORGANIZATIONS74 ,KURDS 9 ALL F\R C\NTRIES HAVE LONG RESI/$ EF=TS TO OBLIT]ATE !IR LANGUAGE & CULTURE & S\TIES CLOSELY L9K$ TO ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,9 ,SYRIA & ,TURKEY1 ! MORE RADICAL ,P,K,K & ITS ALLIES >E ! DOM9ANT =CE 7?\< !RE >E COMPET+ ,KURDI% P>TIES71 SECUR+ A WIDE SWA! ( T]RITORY 9 ,SYRIA 7,ROJAVA7 ) ! ASSI/ANCE ( A ,U4,S4 MILIT>Y NE$+ ALLIES TO FI ?AT ,IRANIAN ,KURDS SEE ! GOV]NM5T AS !IR 5EMY1 ! REGIME HAS ?US F> MA9TA9$ FIRM CONTROL4 ,! MOVEM5T HAS ?US TAK5 DIFF]5T =MS1 9 P>T 9 RESPONSE TO ! POLITICAL & MILIT>Y SPACES OP5$ UP OR =ECLOS$ BY ! W>F>E 5DEMIC TO ! REGION4 ,BUT IT HAS L>GELY SE5 ?IS /RUGGLE ?R\< AN E?NIC L5S4 ,9 ,SYRIA1 ,KURDS DID NOT PLAY A MAJOR ROLE 9 ! MASS MOVEM5T ?AT S\4 ,RA!R ?AN TRY TO BUILD A DEMOCRATIC ,IRAQ 7A /RUGGLE ?AT HAS ]UPT$ ONCE AGA9 AS ,I WRITE71 ,KURDI% P>TIES !RE HAVE FOCUS$ ON CONSOLIDAT+ CONTROL OV] !IR T]RITORIES4 ,& 9 ,TURKEY1 ,OCALAN'S FOLL[]S REA*$ \T TO BUILD A BROAD]1 TRANS-E?NIC MOVEM5T ONLY AFT] ! ,P,K,K'S GU]RILLA CAMPAIGN HAD BE5 CRU%$ & ! NEW L9E ADOPT$4 ,! BRUTALITY ( ! ,TURKI% REPRESSION IS MADE CLE> 9 ?IS BOOK1 AS IS ! FUTILITY ( PA/ ,P,K,K ATTEMPTS TO =CE ! RESUMPTION ( NEGOTIATIONS & BETT] CONDITIONS = ,OCALAN ?R\< BLOCKADES1 TR5*ES & BOMB+S--MEASURES ?AT KILL$ SOME ,TURKI% TROOPS BUT LEFT CIVILIANS SUBJECT TO H>% REPRISALS4 ,MORE REC5T EF=TS TO BREAK ! /ALEMATE HAVE BE5 MORE 9 A CIVIL DISOB$I5CE VE91 BUT ! REPRESSION HAS BE5 EQUALLY BRUTAL4 ,& ONE CANNOT HELP BUT BE /RUCK BY ! HUNG] /RIKES & DEMON/RATIONS & >M$ ATTACKS ?AT DEM& NOT AN 5D TO ! REPRESSION OR ! FREE+ ( ! ?\S&S ( ,KURDI% ACTIVI/S SWEPT UP 9 ! REPRESSION1 BUT RA!R FREE+ ,OCALAN OR IMPROV+ HIS CONDITIONS & HIS ACCESS TO HIS ATTORNEYS & TO ,KURDI% ACTIVI/S4 7,! BOOK SUGGE/S ?AT ,OCALAN'S ISOLATION PREV5TS A G5U9E PEACE PROCESS1 L>GELY BECAUSE HE IS 0!IR UNDISPUT$ LEAD]444:OSE WORDS >E TREAT$ BY MANY ,KURDS AS SOME?+ CLOSE TO SACR$0 .<#a#i#i.> & H5CE ! ONLY ONE ) ! CR$IBILITY TO REA* A SETTLEM5T1 BUT ALSO BECAUSE IT PREV5TS HIM FROM MA9TA9+ DISCIPL9E 9 ! MOVEM5T47 ,SOME ( ! ACC\NTS ( ! V>I\S ,E,U,T,C,C DELEGATIONS YIELD VALUABLE 9SILIAM5T >RE/$ & HELD = YE>S DESPITE HAV+ NOT BE5 CONVICT$ ( ANY CRIME1 :O 5T]$ POLITICS AFT] ! ,TURKI% >MY MASSACR$ #cd PEOPLE 9 ,ROBOSKI1 MANY MEMB]S ( HIS FAMILY--ALLEG$LY BECAUSE IT BELIEV$ !Y W]E 9VOLV$ 9 SMUGGL+ GOODS ACROSS ! ,IRAQI BORD]4 ,O!RS REPORT ON !IR OBS]VATIONS ( REPRESSION & ! >BITR>Y >RE/S ( PEOPLE !Y MET )4 ,:ILE REPETITIVE1 NO ONE CAN COME AWAY FROM !SE ACC\NTS BELIEV+ ?AT ,TURKEY IS A DEMOCRACY4 ,! BOOK >GUES ?AT ,OCALAN'S DEMOCRATIC CONF$]ALISM (F]S A SOLUTION NOT ONLY TO ! ,KURDI% QUE/ION1 BUT = ! 5TIRE ,MIDDLE ,EA/ & ! WORLD4 ,?IS1 HE SAYS1 W\LD BE A RETURN TO ! REGION'S HI/ORY ( CO-EXI/+ E?NIC COMMUNITIES1 9 A /RUGGLE NOT AGA9/ ANY P>TICUL> GR\P BUT RA!R 0AGA9/ REPRESSION1 IGNORANCE & 9JU/ICE1 AGA9/ 5=C$ UND]DEVELOPM5T AS WELL AS AGA9/ ALL =MS ( OPPRESSION40 7#h#a7 ,?IS IS SURELY A WOR?Y OBJECTIVE4 ,CO$ITOR ,MILEY SAYS ,OCALAN (F]S A /RIK+ RE-9T]PRETATION ( ! PR9CIPLE ( SELF-DET]M9ATION444 0,HIS MODEL COMB9ES 7A7 AN EXPANSION ( \TLETS 9 LOCAL & P>TICIPATORY DEMOCRATIC DECISION-MAK+1 ) 7B7 9/ITUTIONAL GU>ANTEES = ACCOMMODAT+ LOCAL E?NIC & RELIGI\S DIV]SITIES1 7C7 AN EMPHASIS ON G5D] EQUALITY1 & 7D7 RESPECT = EXI/+ /ATE B\ND>IES4440 7#a#i#i7 ,:ILE !RE MAY BE A PRACTICAL REASON = RESPECT+ /ATE B\ND>IES GIV5 ! REALITY ( MILIT>Y DEFEAT1 IT H>DLY SEEMS A F\NDATIONAL PR9CIPLE4 ,& MANY OBS]V]S HAVE QUE/ION$ ! ,Y,P,G'S & ,P,K,K'S TOL]ANCE ( POLITICAL OPPON5TS 9 ACTUAL PRACTICE 7?\< !Y SEEM TO HAVE NOT ONLY RESPECT$ E?NIC & RELIGI\S DIFF]5CES 9 ! T]RITORY !Y GOV]N$ BUT ACTIVELY 9T]V5$ TO PROTECT O!R COMMUNITIES UND] ASSAULT71 ?\< !IR RECORD ON G5D] EQUALITY SEEMS QUITE /RONG1 & NOT ONLY = ! REGION4 ,P,K,K-ALIGN$ ACTIVI/S >E N[ ACTIVE 9 ,TURKEY'S ,PEOPLE'S ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY 7,H,D,P71 AN ALLIANCE ( LEFTI/S1 ,KURDS & O!R M9ORITY GR\PS4 ,ITS *AIR1 ,SELAHATT9 ,DEMIRTAS1 9SI/S1 ,WE >E ! P>TY ( ALL RELIGIONS1 & WE >E ! P>TY ( WOM54 ,WE >E ! P>TY ( ! REAL ,TURKEY1 & WE /& = SELF-GOV]NANCE & SELF-MANAGEM5T = ALL ! PEOPLES ( ,TURKEY4 ,TURKEY IS \R C\NTRY1 \R MO!RL&4 ,:AT IS HAPP5+ TO ! ,KURDS IS A DISA/]4 ,! /R5G!N+ ( DEMOCRACY IS ! ONLY WAY TO SAVE US FROM ?IS DISA/]4 7#b#a7 ,HE GOES ON TO URGE DELEGATES TO REAFFIRM !IR COMMITM5T TO A PEACE PROCESS1 DESPITE ! 9T5SE /ATE VIOL5CE !Y >E SUFF]+4 ,BUT ,MILEY CITES SEV]AL ACTIVI/S W>N+ ?AT A RETURN TO GU]RILLA W>F>E MAY BE 9EVITABLE IF ! REPRESSION CONT9UES4 ,DIMITRIOS ,R\SSOP\LOS' PUBLI%]'S NOTE REF]S TO ! ,KURDS AS 0! WORLD'S L>GE/ /ATELESS POPULATION10 & EXULTS AT !IR EF=TS AT 0BUILD+ A NEW SOCIETY BEYOND ,/ATE & NATIONALISM1 A NEW ECONOMY BEYOND CAPITALISM0 9 ,SYRIA 7,ROJAVA71 BE=E TURN+ TO ! IMPACT ( ,BOOK*9'S WRIT+S ON ,OCALAN'S ?9K+1 QUOT+ A ,P,K,K /ATEM5T ON ! OCCASION ( ,BOOK*9'S DEA?4 7XIV7 0,! ,KURDI% /RUGGLE IS IMPORTANT = ALL ( US AS !IR DE/9Y IS 9TIMATELY B\ND UP ) \R [N444,! T]RIFY+ RISE ( PATRI>*AL AU?ORIT>IANISM ) A V5OM\S CULT ( VIOL5CE444,CAUE ! HUMBLE ,KURDS ASPIR+ TO *ANGE ! WORLD & OV]TURN #e1 YE>S ( PATRI>*Y & DOM9ATION1 ?\< !Y FACE ! ?REAT ( G5OCIDAL EXT9CTION40 7XV7 ,:ATEV] ONE'S CRITICISMS ( ,BOOK*9'S CONF$]ALI/ POLITICS1 IT DID ATTEMPT TO >TICULATE A PRACTICE CONSI/5T ) 7& BUILD+ T[>D7 ITS ULTIMATE GOAL1 LOOK+ TO LOCAL EF=TS AT SELF-GOV]NANCE BO? TO IMPROVE PRES5T CONDITIONS & PREFIGURE FUTURE SOCIAL RELATIONS4 ,IF ?IS WAS REFLECT$ 9 ! ,P,K,K'S PRACTICE 9 ,TURKEY1 IT IS NOT REFLECT$ 9 ?IS VOLUME 7,ROJAVA MI ?AT ! ,KURDI% /RUGGLE HAS TRANSC5D$ ITS NATIONALI/ ROOTS4 ,AS AN>*I/S WE SUPPORT REGIONAL AUTONOMY & LOCAL CONTROL1 BUT NOT NATION-/ATISM4 ,AN EF=T TO ORGANIZE ACROSS E?NIC & RELIGI\S L9ES1 TO BUILD A CLASS-BAS$ MOVEM5T TO OV]?R[ ! CORRUPT1 AU?ORIT>IAN REGIMES RUL+ ALL F\R C\NTRIES :]E ,KURDS LIVE W\LD HAVE (F]$ F> RI*] POSSIBILITIES = SUCCESS4 ,TRANSC5D+ ! 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