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To: tejek who wrote (122718)	10/5/2012 12:31:37 PM
From: Mac Con Ulaidh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

Bashar on his own, but he has backing from Iran, and possibly Russia. There were rumors that for several years Blackwater was backing the PKK in an attempt to destabilize Syria and Iran, which I don't entirely get. Syria has mostly been an ok place for Kurds (okayish by comparison) and even gave safe haven to PKK for some years, aside from its own dealings with Kurds within its borders. Not sure what I think as the reading and thoughts of people are varying and changing depending on the situation of the day. Beyond the PKK, as with other peoples, twitter has opened a world to Kurds all over to communicate with each other and with people in other places about their situation and their dreams. One woman I follow is a human rights activist in Turkey and her focus is on rights for Kurds in Turkey, which she usually feels is not possible to achieve, hence a desire for a homeland. With so many Kurds in Syria on the fence about who to support and what ousting Bashar would mean for them, better or worse or no difference, it's not a surprise things are heating up on the border. Turkey has done things to help those fighting against Bashar, so it's not surprising in that regard that Bashar wants to back them off. There was an enormous rally in Turkey last night against any further action against Syria. I dunno. It has potential to worsen.