#Thread time. Remember how I have gained access to an old #Baathist archive through an Iraqi acquaintance? I'm slowly but steadily going through thousands of copies.. And seems not only #KDPI was taking #Saddam's blood money, but also #Komala. + The above documents show former #Komala's #Baghdad office representative Hassan Shamsi providing intel about Iranian positions and a payslip. See images for translation. Note: this is AFTER #Saddam using chemical weapons against #Kurds from #Iraq & #Iran in #Halabja + #Sardasht!+

In the village of Belasur (Khoy, Iran), an #Afghan mom lost her life while she was trying to enter Turkey with her two kids, unable to withstand the freezing cold. When found, the mother's feet were wrapped in plastic bags and her children had socks on their hands. #refugees The mother's feet were wrapped in plastic bags and her two surviving children had her socks on their hands when found. The kids were handed over to Iranian soldiers by villagers.

Anyone familiar with the area knows you can't cross that border in the harshest 40 days of winter.

How a #PJAK leader became history teacher in #Kobani

The ‘Rojava’ project in NE Syria has ridden most of its popularity through their fight against ISIS & their ideology, that promotes a form of grassroots governing by local people on the ground.

hedwigkuijpersjournalism.wordpress.com/2021/01/30/pja… This system of popularly elected administrative councils, allowing local communities to exercise autonomous control over their assets, while linking to other communities via a network of confederal councils has seemed refreshing to many that follow developments in the ME.

🔴🔴Syria's Kurds ready to get in bed with their worst enemies

hedwigkuijpersjournalism.wordpress.com/2021/01/18/syr… Last week, SDC's rep. Sihanouk Dibo stated that they would announce the signing of a new memorandum of understanding with a Syrian opposition party. Yesterday, Ilham Ahmed said that they are planning to hold a national conference for all Syrian opposition forces this year...

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Chomsky’s speech for the Kurds ended up as an unexpected message to the world

Invited to hold a speech 4 the Rojava Uni’s 2nd semester in Qamishlo. Yet, his lecture had nothing to do with the Kurds’ experiment in NE Syria..

hedwigkuijpersjournalism.wordpress.com/2021/01/16/cho… He didn't even mention the Kurds in his speech, and seemed to avoid mentioning ‘Rojava’ in the Q&A part of the meeting. Some might not like/support Chomsky, but this message is interesting for anyone to hear. The full 1,5h video is available on YouTube:

Article + thread📌📌

Understanding Iran; an impenetrable bulwark strategically located between West and East.

A guide to understanding Iran; it's topography, demography, strategies, alliances, economic partnerships, and the future US strategy for Iran.

hedwigkuijpersjournalism.wordpress.com/2021/01/10/und… 1/ To properly understand Iran’s position in the Middle East, one must not only look at its religion, internal affairs or its complex foreign politics, but its topography & history. Iran measures 1,684,000 square kilometers, and is thus larger than the whole of W-Europe combined.

@nadinemaenza finds it strange the Syrian gov condemns her visit to North-East Syria. Though officially a UN advocate for religious freedom, one only needs to spend 1 minute at Maenza's social media profiles to see whose asset she is and which side in the conflict she prefers.

https://twitter.com/nadinemaenza/status/1338121540894937089

Maenza should't forget that there IS religious freedom in Syria. Christians, Yazidis, Sunnis, Alawi's, Druze & Shia's live together in peace. The US-backed jihadi invasion is the sole obstruction 2 religious freedom in Syria. She shouldn't use her function 2 promote US proxies.

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Israel's Kurdish Footmen

"From Ben Gurion's Periphery Doctrine to Kurdish Separatism Today"

hedwigkuijpersjournalism.wordpress.com/2020/12/12/isr… Many articles state that Kurdish separatism is heavily fueled by #US & #Israel, in an attempt to undermine regional powers such as Turkey, Iran & Syria. Kurdish separatism is seen as a way to weaken these powers’ grip over their citizens & #Kurds as footmen to use against enemies

🔴🔴🔴 #Trump is openly backing #neo_ottomanism!

This Iranian-Azeri @MrAhmadHashemi is recruited by #CIA to sow discord among Iran's multi-ethnic population, from his comfy apartment in Washington DC.

#satılık He praises Azerbaijan's crimes agaist Armenia and expresses hope it will do the same in Iran...

Neo-Ottomanism is a threat to the whole region. Khalifa Erdogan has set foot & caused chaos in #Syria, Libya, and is responsible for the killing of many #Kurds, Syrians and Armenians

Op-ed ⬇️
In today's warfare & geopolitics, Human Rights has become 1 of the most abused words in the dictionary. Politicians & govs use 'Human Rights' to discredit their opponents, as argument to invade & as a tool to justify own actions & policies.

link.medium.com/AJuuYOEtd8 This article includes the history of #HumanRights, how it got politicalized and became a 'Western' hegemony that neglects its own violations & some of the outrageous allegations, sanctioning & invasions based on HR reports we face in #China #Russia #Iran nowadays.

Some excerpts:

New Article ⬇️
Included some excerpts in the thread below.

“Russia and China’s veto in relation to US-imposed Caesar sanctions” by Hedwig Kuijpers
link.medium.com/HnLJ52ZWW7 Russia, backed by China, has cast its 14th veto in the UN security council concerning the delivery of aid to Syria over its land borders, as the harsh Caesar sanctions crack down on the Syrian people...