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The Magistrate

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6. Not Sure About the Time Sequence, Sir, But Definitely Different From the Neighbors

Reply to bemildred (Reply #5)

Thu Aug 2, 2012, 12:48 PM

Aug 2012

Many look positively Celtic; red hair, pale eyes.

The old Ottoman used them as local enforcers on just that ground; when people in Mesopotamia or Syria seemed to be getting out of line, Kurdish irregulars were let loose on them while the Turkish garrison stood aside. There is a lot of bad blood, given the longevity of memory for such things there....

"They must continually be given fresh grievances, lest they fall to recalling old ones."

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Turkish minister's Kirkuk visit infuriates Iraq [View all] bemildred Aug 2012 OP

Shades Of the Early Twenties, Sir The Magistrate Aug 2012 #1

Indeed, Sir. bemildred Aug 2012 #2

They Might Well, Sir The Magistrate Aug 2012 #3

Yes Sir, there are four countries: Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria bemildred Aug 2012 #5

Not Sure About the Time Sequence, Sir, But Definitely Different From the Neighbors The Magistrate Aug 2012 #6

I got that idea from Farley Mowat, I think. bemildred Aug 2012 #7

They Are In The Mountains, Sir, And That Is Usually the Oldest Surviving Local Layer The Magistrate Aug 2012 #8

Yes Sir, that's it, that's what he was talking about. nt bemildred Aug 2012 #9

Brings to mind the Rif War. bemildred Aug 2012 #10

Which Everyone Has Forgotten, Too, Sir The Magistrate Aug 2012 #11

Yes Sir, "Rebels in the Rif" and Abd El Krim bemildred Aug 2012 #12

Hello, bemildred! Would you care to comment on Fozzledick's post regarding amandabeech Aug 2012 #14

Very little to add. bemildred Aug 2012 #15

Thank you very much. amandabeech Aug 2012 #16

Sir, would you care to comment on Fozzledick's post on this thread amandabeech Aug 2012 #13

Meanwhile, Syria creates a Kurdish autonomous zone for rebels to attack Turkey. Fozzledick Aug 2012 #4

Turkey: 20 dead in clashes with Kurdish rebels bemildred Aug 2012 #17

Syrian Intelligence Arming Kurdish Rebels in Turkey, Sabah Says bemildred Aug 2012 #18

How the Kurds Have Changed Turkey’s Calculations on Syria bemildred Aug 2012 #19

The remapping of the Middle East By Claudio Gallo bemildred Aug 2012 #20