,:Y >E WORLD LEAD]S BACK+ ?IS BRUTAL ATTACK AGA9/ ,KURDI% ,AFR98 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,DAVID ,GRAEB] 

,TEXT 3 

,?REE YE>S AGO ! WORLD WAT*$ A RAGTAG B& ( M5 & WOM5 FI<T]S 9 ! ,SYRIAN T[N ( ,KOBANE1 MO/ >M$ ONLY ) ,KALA%NIKOVS1 HOLD (F A VA/ >MY ( ,ISLAMI/ MILITANTS ) TANKS1 >TILL]Y & OV]:ELM+ LOGI/ICAL SUP]IORITY4 ,! DEF5D]S 9SI/$ !Y W]E ACT+ 9 ! NAME ( REVOLUTION>Y FEM9I/ DEMOCRACY4 ,! ,ISLAMI/ FI<T]S V[$ TO EXT]M9ATE !M = ?AT V]Y REASON4 ,:5 ,KOBANE'S DEF5D]S WON1 IT WAS WIDELY HAIL$ AS ! CLOSE/ ONE CAN COME1 9 ! CONTEMPOR>Y WORLD1 TO A CLE> CONFRONTATION ( GOOD AGA9/ EVIL4 

,TODAY1 EXACTLY SAME ?+ IS HAPP5+ AGA94 ,EXCEPT ?IS TIME1 WORLD P[]S >E FIRMLY ON ! SIDE ( ! AGGRESSORS4 ,9 A BIZ>RE TWI/1 ?OSE AGGRESSORS SEEM TO HAVE CONV9C$ KEY WORLD LEAD]S & PUBLIC OP9ION-MAK]S ?AT ,KOBANE'S CITIZ5S >E 0T]RORI/S0 BECAUSE !Y EMBRACE A RADICAL V]SION ( ECOLOGY1 DEMOCRACY & WOM5'S RI<TS4 

,! REGION 9 QUE/ION IS ,AFR91 DEF5D$ BY ! SAME ,Y,P,G & ,Y,P,J 7,PEOPLE'S ,PROTECTION & ,WOM5'S ,PROTECTION ,UNITS7 :O DEF5D$ ,KOBANE1 & :O AFT]W>DS W]E ! ONLY =CES 9 ,SYRIA WILL+ TO TAKE ! BATTLE TO ! HE>TL& ( ,ISLAMIC ,/ATE1 LOS+ ?\S&S ( COMBATANTS 9 ! BATTLE = ITS CAPITAL1 ,RAQQA4 

,AN ISOLAT$ POCKET ( PEACE & SANITY 9 ! ,SYRIAN CIVIL W>1 FAM\S ONLY = ! BEAUTY ( ITS M\NTA9S & OLIVE GROVES1 ,AFR9'S POPULATION HAD ALMO/ D\BL$ DUR+ ! CONFLICT AS HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S ( MO/LY ,>AB REFUGEES HAD COME TO %ELT] ) ITS ORIG9AL1 OV]:ELM+LY ,KURDI% POPULATION4 

,AT ! SAME TIME ITS 9HABITANTS HAD TAK5 ADVANTAGE ( !IR PEACE & /ABILITY TO DEVELOP ! DEMOCRATIC PR9CIPLES EMBRAC$ ?R\<\T ! MAJORITY ,KURDI% REGIONS ( NOR? ,SYRIA1 KN[N AS ,ROJAVA4 ,LOCAL DECISIONS W]E DEVOLV$ TO NEI<BORHOOD ASSEMBLIES 9 :I* EV]YONE C\LD P>TICIPATE2 O!R P>TS ( ,ROJAVA 9SI/$ ON /RICT G5D] P>ITY1 ) EV]Y (FICE HAV+ CO-*AIRS1 MALE & FEMALE1 9 ,AFR91 TWO-?IRDS ( PUBLIC (FICES >E HELD BY WOM54 

,TODAY1 ?IS DEMOCRATIC EXP]IM5T IS ! OBJECT ( AN 5TIRELY UNPROVOK$ ATTACK BY ,ISLAMI/ MILITIAS 9CLUD+ ,ISIS & AL-,QAIDA VET]ANS1 & MEMB]S ( ,TURKI% DEA? SQUADS SU* AS ! NOTORI\S ,GRAY ,WOLVES1 BACK$ BY ! ,TURKI% >MY'S TANKS1 ,F#a#f FI<T]S1 & HELICOPT] GUN%IPS4 ,LIKE ,ISIS BE=E !M1 ! NEW =CE SEEMS DET]M9$ TO VIOLATE ALL /&>DS ( BEHAVIOR1 LAUN*+ NAPALM ATTACKS ON VILLAG]S1 ATTACK+ DAMS - EV51 LIKE ,ISIS1 BL[+ UP IRREPLACEABLE >*AEOLOGICAL MONUM5TS4 ,RECEP ,TAYYIP ,]DOGAN1 ! PRESID5T ( ,TURKEY1 HAS ANN\NC$1 0,WE AIM TO GIVE ,AFR9 BACK TO ITS RI<TFUL [N]S01 9 A ?9LY VEIL$ W>N+ TO E?NICALLY CLEANSE ! REGION ( ITS ,KURDI% 9HABITANTS4 ,& ONLY TODAY IT EM]G$ ?AT A CONVOY HEAD+ TO ,AFR9 C>RY+ FOOD & M$IC9E WAS %ELL$ BY ,TURKI% =CES4 

,GRAPHIC ( ! REGION4 

,REM>KABLY1 ! ,Y,P,G & ,Y,P,J HAVE SO F> HELD (F ! 9VAD]S4 ,BUT !Y HAVE DONE SO )\T SO MU* AS ! MORAL SUPPORT ( A S+LE MAJOR WORLD P[]4 ,EV5 ! ,U,S1 ! PRES5CE ( :OSE =CES PREV5TS ,TURKEY FROM 9VAD+ ?OSE T]RITORIES 9 ! EA/1 :]E ! ,Y,P,G & ,Y,P,J >E /ILL 5GAG$ 9 COMBAT ) ,ISIS1 HAS REFUS$ TO LIFT A F+] TO DEF5D ,AFR94 ,! ,BRITI% =EIGN SECRET>Y ,BORIS ,JOHNSON HAS GONE SO F> AS TO 9SI/ ?AT 0,TURKEY HAS ! RI<T TO WANT TO KEEP ITS BORD]S SECURE0 - BY :I* LOGIC HE W\LD HAVE NO OBJECTION IF ,FRANCE W]E TO SEIZE CONTROL ( ,DOV]4 

,! RESULT IS BIZ>RE4 ,WE/]N LEAD]S :O REGUL>LY EXCORIATE ,MIDDLE ,EA/]N REGIMES = !IR LACK ( DEMOCRATIC & WOM5'S RI<TS - EV51 AS ,GEORGE ,W ,BU% FAM\SLY DID ) ! ,TALIBAN1 US+ IT AS JU/IFICATION = MILIT>Y 9VASION - APPE> TO HAVE DECID$ ?AT GO+ TOO F> 9 ! O!R DIRECTION IS JU/IFIABLE GR\NDS = ATTACK4 

,TO UND]/& H[ ?IS HAPP5$1 ONE MU/ GO BACK TO ! #a#i#iS1 :5 ,TURKEY WAS 5GAG$ 9 A CIVIL W> ) ! MILIT>Y >M ( ! ,KURDI/AN ,WORK]S' P>TY1 OR ,P,K,K1 !N A ,M>XI/-,L59I/ ORGANIZATION CALL+ = A SEP>ATE ,KURDI% /ATE4 ,:E!R ! ,P,K,K WAS EV] A T]RORI/ ORGANIZATION1 9 ! S5SE ( BOMB+ M>KETPLACES & ! LIKE1 IS V]Y MU* A MATT] ( CONT5TION1 BUT !RE IS NO D\BT ?AT ! GU]RILLA W> WAS A BLOODY BUS9ESS1 & T]RIBLE ?+S HAPP5$ ON BO? SIDES4 ,AB\T ! TURN ( ! MILL5NIUM1 ! ,P,K,K AB&ON$ ! DEM& = A SEP>ATE /ATE4 ,IT CALL$ A UNILAT]AL CEASEFIRE1 PRESS+ = PEACE TALKS TO NEGOTIATE BO? REGIONAL AUTONOMY = ,KURDS & A BROAD] DEMOCRATIZATION ( ,TURKI% SOCIETY4 

,?IS TRANS=MATION AFFECT$ ! ,KURDI% FRE$OM MOVEM5T ACROSS ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/4 ,?OSE 9SPIR$ BY ! MOVEM5T'S IMPRISON$ LEAD]1 ,ABDULLAH ,OCALAN1 BEGAN CALL+ = A RADICAL DEC5TRALIZATION ( P[] & OPPOSITION TO E?NIC NATIONALISM ( ALL SORTS4 

,! ,TURKI% GOV]NM5T RESPOND$ ) AN 9T5SE LOBBY+ CAMPAIGN TO HAVE ! ,P,K,K DESIGNAT$ A 0T]RORI/ ORGANIZATION0 7:I* IT HAD NOT BE5 BE=E74 ,BY #ba IT HAD SUCCE$$1 & ! ,P,K,K WAS PLAC$ ON ! ,E,U1 ,U,S1 & ,U,N 0T]ROR LI/04 

,NEV] HAS SU* A DECISION SO WREAK$ HAVOC ) ! PROSPECT ( PEACE4 ,IT ALL[$ ! ,TURKI% GOV]NM5T TO >RE/ ?\S&S ( ACTIVI/S1 J\RNALI/S1 ELECT$ ,KURDI% (FICIALS - EV5 ! LEAD]%IP ( ! C\NTRY'S SECOND L>GE/ OPPOSITION P>TY - ALL ON CLAIMS ( 0T]RORI/0 SYMPA?IES1 & ) B>ELY A WORD ( PROTE/ FROM ,EUROPE OR ,AM]ICA4 ,TURKEY N[ HAS MORE J\RNALI/S 9 PRISON ?AN ANY O!R C\NTRY4 

,! DESIGNATION HAS CREAT$ A SITUATION ( ,ORWELLIAN MADNESS1 ALL[+ ! ,TURKI% GOV]NM5T TO P\R MILLIONS 9TO WE/]N ,P,R FIRMS TO SME> ANYONE :O CALLS = GREAT] CIVIL RI<TS AS 0T]RORI/S04 ,N[1 9 ! F9AL ABSURDITY1 IT HAS ALL[$ WORLD GOV]NM5TS TO SIT IDLY BY :ILE ,TURKEY LAUN*ES AN UNPROVOK$ ASSAULT ON ONE ( ! FEW REMA9+ PEACEFUL CORN]S ( ,SYRIA - EV5 ?\< ! ONLY ACTUAL CONNECTION ITS PEOPLE HAVE TO ! ,P,K,K IS AN 5?USIASM = ! PHILOSOPHY ( ITS IMPRISON$ LEAD] ,OCALAN4 ,IT CANNOT BE D5I$ - AS ,TURKI% PROPAG&I/S 5DLESSLY PO9T \T - ?AT PORTRAITS ( ,OCALAN1 & HIS BOOKS1 >E COMMON !RE4 ,BUT IRONICALLY :AT ?AT PHILOSOPHY CONSI/S ( IS SIMPLY AN EMBRACE ( DIRECT DEMOCRACY1 ECOLOGY1 & A RADICAL V]SION ( WOM5'S EMP[]M5T4 

,! RELIGI\S EXTREMI/S :O SURR\ND ! CURR5T ,TURKI% GOV]NM5T KN[ P]FECTLY WELL ?AT ,ROJAVA DOESN'T ?REAT5 !M MILIT>ILY4 ,IT ?REAT5S !M BY PROVID+ AN ALT]NATIVE VISION ( :AT LIFE 9 ! REGION C\LD BE LIKE4 ,ABOVE ALL1 !Y FEEL IT IS CRITICAL TO S5D ! MESSAGE TO WOM5 ACROSS ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/ ?AT IF !Y RISE UP = !IR RI<TS1 LET ALONE RISE UP 9 >MS1 ! LIKELY RESULT IS ?AT !Y WILL BE MAIM$ & KILL$1 & NONE ( ! MAJOR P[]S WILL RAISE AN OBJECTION4 ,!RE IS A WORD = SU* A /RATEGY4 ,IT'S CALL$ 0T]RORISM0 - A CALCULAT$ EF=T TO CAUSE T]ROR4 ,! QUE/ION IS1 :Y IS ! RE/ ( ! WORLD COOP]AT+8 

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