,:Y ! ,TURKI% ,9VASION ,MATT]S 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

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,9 ! FOLL[+ OV]VIEW1 WE ADDRESS SOME COMMON QUE/IONS AB\T :Y IT IS IMPORTANT TO OPPOSE ! ,TURKI% 9VASION ( ,ROJAVA & SUGGE/ AN ANALYSIS ( :AT IT MEANS = WORLD POLITICS4 

,= ?OSE :O HAVE NOT FOLL[$ ! 9TRICACIES ( ! SITUATION 9 ,SYRIA1 ,TURKEY1 & ?R\<\T ,KURDI/AN1 IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO UND]/& :AT'S AT /AKE H]E4 ,WE >E =TUNATE ?AT SOME ( US HAVE SP5T TIME 9 ,ROJAVA & ! SURR\ND+ REGIONS4 ,WE >E WRIT+ FROM RELATIVE COM=T1 F> FROM ! MASSACRES ! ,TURKI% MILIT>Y IS 5ACT+1 BUT ) \R LOV$ ONES 9 ,ROJAVA AT ! =EFRONT ( \R ?\<TS--ALONG ) EV]YONE ELSE :O HAS SUFF]$ GRIEV\SLY ?R\<\T ! ,SYRIAN CIVIL W>4 

,W> DOESN'T JU/ 9VOLVE BOMBS & BULLETS4 ,IT IS ALSO A CONTE/ ( N>RATIVE 9VOLV+ PROPAG&A & 9=MATION CONTROL4 ,! ,TURKI% GOV]NM5T HAS BE5 C5SOR+ NEWS REPORT+1 CUTT+ (F 9T]NET ACCESS1 & =C+ SOCIAL M$IA CORPORATIONS TO SIL5CE ITS VICTIMS2 IT HAS EV5 SUCCE$$ 9 TRICK+ SOME O/5SIBLE LEFTI/S 9TO LEGITIMIZ+ ITS AG5DA4 ,ALL ?AT WE HAVE TO C\NT] ?IS IS \R [N LIV$ EXP]I5CES1 \R 9T]NATIONAL CONNECTIONS ) O!R ORD9>Y PEOPLE LIKE \RSELVES1 & VOLUNTE]-DRIV5 PROJECTS LIKE ?IS PUBLI%+ PLAT=M ?AT REJECT ALL /ATE & CORPORATE AG5DAS4 

,! TIM+ ( ,TURKEY'S 9VASION MAY HAVE BE5 DET]M9$ 9 P>T BY ,DONALD ,TRUMP'S RESPONSE TO ! IMPEA*M5T 9QUIRY4 ,U,S ,PRESID5TS HAVE A LONG/&+ TRADITION ( 9ITIAT+ MILIT>Y 9T]V5TIONS TO DI/RACT FROM DOME/IC ISSUES4 ,! ,TRUMP V]SION ( ?IS TRADITION IS TO 9T5TIONALLY REIGNITE A CIVIL W> BY PRET5D+ TO 05D0 IT4 ,WORLDWIDE1 ! F> RI<T SEEMS TO BE TRY+ TO CO-OPT 0ANTI-W>0 RHETORIC ! SAME WAY !Y APPROPRIAT$ 0ANTI-GLOBALIZATION0 SLOGANS1 :ILE ACTUALLY 9T5SIFY+ MILIT>Y AGGRESSION & CAPITALISM4 ,?IS IS ! SAME LOOK+-GLASS-WORLD RI<T-W+ 0ISOLATIONISM0 ?AT WE SAW :5 ,HITL] WAS ANNEX+ T]RITORY 9 ,EUROPE4 ,WE SEEM TO HAVE PROGRESS$ V]Y RAPIDLY FROM REPEAT+ ! E>LY #a#i#cS TO RE5ACT+ ! LAT] #a#i#cS4 

,! BETRAYAL ( ! PEOPLE ( ,ROJAVA IS SO %OCK+ ?AT IT HAS EV5 HUMILIAT$ MANY O!RWISE %AMELESS ,U,S POLITICIANS4 ,UNLESS WE CREATE SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE VIA DISRUPTIVE DIRECT ACTION1 H[EV]1 WE EXPECT ?AT ! ,U,S GOV]NM5T WILL WAIT UNTIL ! E?NIC CLEANS+ ( ,ROJAVA IS A FAIT ACCOMPLI BE=E DO+ ANY?+ TO RESPOND4 ,:ATEV] HAPP5S1 ! ,TURKI% 9VASION HAS REIGNIT$ A CIVIL W> ?AT WAS DRAW+ TO A CLOSE1 5SUR+ MANY MORE YE>S ( BLOOD%$ ?R\<\T ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/4 ,NO COMPASSIONATE HUMAN BE+ C\LD SUPPORT ?IS4 

0,%\LDN'T ANTI-IMP]IALI/S WANT ! ,U,S TO )DRAW FROM ,SYRIA80 

  

,SUPPORT+ ,TRUMP'S APP>5T TROOP )DRAWAL FROM ,SYRIA 9 ! NAME ( ANTI-IMP]IALISM IS FOOLI%1 IF NOT D[NRI<T DIS+5U\S4 

,U,S 9VOLVEM5T 9 ,SYRIA LOOKS MU* DIFF]5T ?AN IT HAS 9 ,IRAQ & ,AF<ANI/AN4 ,WELL OV] #a1 ,U,S SOLDI]S OCCUPI$ ,IRAQ = OV] HALF A DECADE4 ,BY CONTRA/1 AT ! V]Y MO/1 !RE HAVE ONLY BE5 A C\PLE ?\S& ,U,S TROOPS 9 ,SYRIA--LESS ?AN #b.0 ! NUMB] DEPLOY$ TO ,IRAQ4 ,U,S SOLDI]S 9 ,SYRIA S]VE AN ADVISORY ROLE1 C>RY+ \T AIR/RIKES BUT NEV] TAK+ ON FRONTL9E COMBAT DUTY4 

,EV5 AFT] ,TRUMP'S ANN\NCEM5T ?AT HE IS PULL+ ! ,U,S MILIT>Y \T ( ,SYRIA1 #a ,U,S SOLDI]S WILL REMA9 9 ! C\NTRY4 ,OP5+ ! WAY = ! ,TURKI% 9VASION APP>5TLY REQUIR$ MOV+ ONLY #e SPECIAL =CES P]SONNEL--IT WAS JU/ A QUE/ION ( %UFFL+ !M \T ( ! WAY ( ,TURKI% BOMBS4 ,9 FACT1 ! ,U,S MILIT>Y HAS S5T #a#d1 MORE TROOPS TO ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/ S9CE ,MAY1 SPECIFICALLY BOL/]+ DEPLOYM5TS 9 ,SAUDI ,>ABIA4 ,WE >E NOT SEE+ A TROOP )DRAWAL--WE >E SEE+ A POLICY %IFT T[>DS P]MITT+ ! EXT]M9ATION ( COMP>ATIVELY EGALIT>IAN PROJECTS :ILE SUPPORT+ MORE AU?ORIT>IAN REGIMES ) A TROOP BUILDUP4 

,SO ANTI-IMP]IALI/S :O SEE ?IS AS A W9 AGA9/ ,U,S MILIT>ISM >E SUCK]S1 PLA9 & SIMPLE4 ,TRUMP HAS DONE NO?+ TO D[NSIZE ! ,U,S EMPIRE4 ,HE'S SIMPLY GIV5 ,]DOGAN GO-AHEAD TO BUILD ! ,TURKI% EMPIRE1 TO C>RY \T E?NIC CLEANS+ :ILE ,U,S TROOPS LOOK ON4 ,?IS IS H>DLY UNPREC$5T$ 9 ! HI/ORY ( ,U,S IMP]IALISM4 

,ON ANO!R OCCASION1 IT W\LD BE WOR?:ILE TO CONSID] ! WORD 0ANTI-IMP]IALI/0 9 GREAT] DETAIL4 ,WE (T5 SEE ?IS WORD EMPLOY$ BY ! P>TISANS ( SOME RIVAL EMPIRE--TYPICALLY ,RUSSIA OR ,*9A1 BUT NOT ONLY ?OSE4 ,WE MAY NE$ TO USE A DIFF]5T WORD = ?OSE :O >E CONSI/5T 9 OPPOS+ ALL EMPIRES1 /ATE 9T]V5TIONS1 & =MS ( HI]>*ICAL P[]4 ,ANTI-COLONIAL1 = EXAMPLE4 ,OR1 CLE>] /ILL1 AN>*I/4 

,= YE>S1 WE HAVE HE>D /ATI/S FROM V>I\S CORN]S ( ! LEFT ACCUS+ AN>*I/S ( BE+ TOOLS = NEOLIB]ALISM ON ACC\NT ( ! FACT ?AT WE OPPOSE ! ,RUSSIAN1 ,*9ESE1 & ,NIC>AGUAN GOV]NM5TS AS WELL AS ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES GOV]NM5T4 ,?IS IS BAD-FAI? NAME-CALL+ FROM PEOPLE :O MAY HAVE A GUILTY CONSCI5CE AB\T !IR [N \TRI<T SUPPORT = AU?ORIT>IAN GOV]NM5TS--! SAME WAY ?AT ,TRUMP SUPPORT]S LIKE TO ALLEGE ?AT ,GEORGE ,SOROS1 A ,JEWI% BILLIONAIRE1 IS BEH9D ANTI-,TRUMP ACTIVITY :ILE !Y TOADY TO A BILLIONAIRE = FREE4 ,IT IS ABSURD TO ACCUSE AN>*I/S ( BE+ TOOLS ( NEOLIB]ALISM = ID5TIFY+ ! WAYS ?AT ,*9A & ,RUSSIA P>TICIPATE 9 NEOLIB]ALISM2 IT IS D\BLY ABSURD TO ACCUSE AN>*I/S ( BE+ TOOLS ( IMP]IALISM = CRITICIZ+ ! ,U,S = GIV+ ,]DOGAN P]MISSION TO 9VADE ,ROJAVA4 

,! FACT ?AT SOME PEOPLE :O OPPOSE ,U,S 9T]V5TIONISM CAN BE SUCK]$ 9TO *E]LEAD+ :5 ! ,U,S GOV]NM5T GIVES ANO!R AU?ORIT>IAN GOV]NM5T ! GRE5 LI<T TO KILL ?\S&S ( PEOPLE ILLU/RATES ! CONSEQU5CES ( F\ND+ ONE'S POLITICS OPPORTUNI/ICALLY ON 9CID5TAL FACTORS1 SU* AS OPPOSITION TO A P>TICUL> PREVAIL+ EMPIRE1 RA!R ?AN ON E?ICAL PR9CIPLES SU* AS OPPOSITION TO ALL =MS ( DOM9ATION4 

0,>E ! ,KURDS JU/ %ILLS = ! ,U,S80 

  

,! FACT ?AT ! ,U,S GOV]NM5T SO READILY BETRAY$ ! PEOPLE ( ,ROJAVA UND]CUTS ! ALLEGATION ?AT !Y >E JU/ PAWNS 9 A ,U,S /RATEGY4 ,ORGANIZ]S 9 ,ROJAVA W]E PURSU+ ! SAME AG5DA ( MULTI-E?NIC SELF-DET]M9ATION = MANY YE>S BE=E ! ,U,S F\ND IT CONV5I5T TO SUPPORT !IR /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! ,ISLAMIC ,/ATE4 

,%\LD WE BLAME GR\PS LIKE ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,UNION ,P>TY 7,P,Y,D7 9 ,ROJAVA = COORD9AT+ ) ! ,U,S8 ,AN>*I/S 9 ,ROJAVA HAVE >GU$ ?AT ! PEOPLE !RE W]E =C$ TO *OOSE BETWE5 BE+ SLAU<T]$ BY ! ,ISLAMIC ,/ATE & WORK+ ) ! ,U,S GOV]NM5T4 ,CONSID]+ ?AT !Y W]E NE>LY CONQU]$ BY ! ,ISLAMIC ,/ATE 9 #b#a#d1 IT'S H>D TO >GUE ) ?IS4 

,:5 WE LOOK AT ! ISSUE ON AN 9DIVIDUAL SCALE1 WE'RE HESITANT TO BLAME A WOMAN :O1 NOT BE+ CONNECT$ TO A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY1 CALLS ! POLICE :5 %E IS ATTACK$4 ,! POLICE >E UNLIKELY TO HELP H]1 ( C\RSE--& RELY+ ON !M ONLY REPRODUCES ! /RUCTURAL FACTORS ?AT CAUSE POV]TY & VIOL5CE4 ,BUT IF WE WANT PEOPLE TO ADOPT \R TOTAL OPPOSITION TO POLIC+1 WE HAVE TO GIVE !M BETT] OPTIONS4 

,SIMIL>LY1 IF WE WANT TO LIVE 9 A WORLD 9 :I* PEOPLE 9 PLACES LIKE ,ROJAVA WILL NOT WELCOME ! SUPPORT ( ! ,U,S GOV]NM5T1 WE WILL HAVE TO (F] CR$IBLE ALT]NATIVES VIA SOCIAL MOVEM5TS & 9T]NATIONAL SOLID>ITY CAMPAIGNS4 ,AN>*I/S HAVE BE5 SEEK+ WAYS TO DO ?IS = YE>S4 ,RI<T N[1 ?AT MEANS DO+ EV]Y?+ WE CAN TO IMPOSE CONSEQU5CES ON ,TURKEY & ! ,U,S = ?IS 9VASION4 

0,DO ! ,KURDS SUPPORT ,ZIONISM & ,ISLAMOPHOBIA80 

  

,ONE ( ! *IEF HALLM>KS ( ! SOCIAL EXP]IM5T ?AT HAS EM]G$ 9 ,ROJAVA OV] ! PA/ SEV]AL YE>S IS ?AT1 9 CONTRA/ TO ! V>I\S =MS ( E?NIC & RELIGI\S NATIONALISM SO PREVAL5T 9 ! REGION1 IT IS MULTI-E?NIC & 9CLUSIVE4 ,A SIGNIFICANT P>T ( ! ,SYRIAN ,DEMOCRATIC ,=CES 7,S,D,F7 9 ,ROJAVA IS ,MUSLIM4 ,IT MAY HAVE BE5 ATTRACTIVE = SOME ,ISLAMOPHOBES 9 ! ,U,S TO SUPPORT ,KURDI% RESI/ANCE TO ! ,ISLAMIC ,/ATE :ILE ! ,U,S WAS 5DORS+ IT1 BUT WE %\LD NOT BLAME ! PEOPLE 9 ,ROJAVA = ?IS4 

,! ,B>ZANI ,KURDI/AN ,REGIONAL ,GOV]NM5T 7,K,R,G7 9 ,IRAQ HAS HI/ORICALLY MA9TA9$ GOOD RELATIONS ) BO? ,TURKEY & ,ISRAEL1 BUT DIFF]5T ,KURDI% P>TIES HAVE V]Y DIFF]5T AG5DAS4 ,!RE >E MANY FAIR CRITICISMS TO BE MADE ( ! ,P,Y,D1 ,S,D,F1 & O!R /RUCTURES 9 ,ROJAVA1 BUT IT'S A REAL /RET* TO ACCUSE !M ( BE+ ,ZIONI/S4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 BY & L>GE1 !Y DES]VE CR$IT = BE+ NEI!R PRO-,ZIONI/ NOR ANTI-,JEWI% 9 A REGION :]E SO MANY ACTORS >E ONE OR ! O!R4 

,?\< !RE >E NATIONALI/IC ELEM5TS 9 SOME ( ! ,KURDI% MOVEM5TS & /RUCTURES 9 ,ROJAVA1 !Y >E H>DLY AS E?NOC5TRIC AS MANY ( ! O!R NATIONALI/ CURR5TS 9 ! REGION4 ,9 ANY CASE1 WE DON'T HAVE TO 5DORSE !M TO OPPOSE ! ,TURKI% 9VASION4 

0,DID ! ,KURDS BETRAY ! ,SYRIAN ,REVOLUTION80 

  

,AS AN>*I/S1 WE CONSID] APOLOGI/S = ,ASSAD B5EA? CONTEMPT4 ,?OSE :O EXPLA9 AWAY ! ORIG9AL UPRIS+ AGA9/ ! ,ASSAD REGIME AS A ,C,I,A OP]ATION >E CONSPIRACY !ORI/S :O D5Y ! AG5CY ( GRASSROOTS P>TICIPANTS4 ,BLESS+ TYRANNY ) ! NAME 0SOCIALISM0 & JU/IFY+ /ATE VIOL5CE ON ! GR\NDS ( LEGITIMATE SOV]EIGNTY IS BOOTLICK+1 PURE & SIMPLE4 ,! ORIG9AL REVOLT 9 ,SYRIA WAS A RESPONSE TO /ATE OPPRESSION1 JU/ LIKE ! REVOLTS 9 ,TUNISIA & ,EGYPT4 ,WE AFFIRM ! RI<T ( ! OPPRESS$ TO REVOLT EV5 :5 !RE SEEMS TO BE NO HOPE ( SUCCESS4 ,IF NOT = ?IS SORT ( C\RAGE1 HUMANITY W\LD /ILL BE LIV+ UND] H]$IT>Y MON>*S4 ,= WANT ( MORE SU* C\RAGE1 \R SOCIETIES >E DESC5D+ DEEP] 9TO TYRANNY ONCE AGA94 

,GUID$ BY ! EXP]I5CES ( ?OSE :O P>TICIPAT$ 9 ! ORIG9AL UPRIS+ 9 ,SYRIA1 WE CAN LE>N A LOT AB\T ! HAZ>DS ( MILIT>ISM 9 REVOLUTION>Y /RUGGLE4 ,ONCE ! CONFLICT ) ,ASSAD'S GOV]NM5T %IFT$ FROM /RIKES & SUBV]SION TO MILIT>IZ$ VIOL5CE1 ?OSE :O W]E BACK$ BY /ATE OR 9/ITUTIONAL ACTORS W]E ABLE TO C5TRALIZE !MSELVES AS ! PROTAGONI/S2 P[] COLLECT$ 9 ! H&S ( ,ISLAMI/S & O!R REACTION>IES4 ,AS ,ITALIAN 9SURRECTIONI/ AN>*I/S FAM\SLY >GU$1 0! =CE ( 9SURRECTION IS SOCIAL1 NOT MILIT>Y40 ,! UPRIS+ DIDN'T SPREAD F> 5\< FA/ 5\< TO BECOME A REVOLUTION4 ,9/EAD1 IT TURN$ 9TO A GRUESOME CIVIL W>1 BR++ ! SO-CALL$ 0,>AB ,SPR+0 TO A CLOSE & ) IT ! WORLDWIDE WAVE ( REVOLTS4 

,! FACT ?AT ! UPRIS+ 9 ,SYRIA 5D$ 9 AN UGLY CIVIL W> IS NOT ! FAULT ( ?OSE :O D>$ EV]Y?+ TO RESI/ ! ,ASSAD REGIME4 ,RA!R1 ONCE AGA91 IT %[S ?AT WE W]E NOT C\RAGE\S OR ORGANIZ$ 5\< TO SUPPORT !M PROP]LY4 ,! UN=TUNATE \TCOME ( ! ,SYRIAN UPRIS+ ILLU/RATES ! DISA/R\S CONSEQU5CES ( RELY+ ON /ATE GOV]NM5TS LIKE ! ,U,S TO SUPPORT ?OSE :O /& UP = !MSELVES AGA9/ OPPRESSORS & AGGRESSORS4 ,! CURR5T ,TURKI% 9VASION CONFIRMS ! SAME ?+4 

,SOME PEOPLE \TSIDE ,SYRIA ALSO BLAME ! ,KURDS = ?IS FAILURE4 ,IT /RIKES US AS HYPOCRITICAL ?AT ANYONE :O DID NOT GO TO ,SYRIA TO P>TICIPATE 9 ! /RUGGLE W\LD ACCUSE ! ,KURDS ( SITT+ \T ! FIR/ PHASE ( FI<T+4 ,! ONLY PEOPLE FROM :OM ?IS *>GE C>RIES ANY WEI<T >E ! ONES :O P>TICIPAT$ 9 ! FIR/ PHASE ( ! ,SYRIAN UPRIS+ !MSELVES4 

,WE >E SYMPA!TIC TO ?IS FRU/RATION WE HAVE HE>D FROM ,SYRIAN REFUGEES4 ,WE HAVE LE>N$ A GREAT DEAL FROM ,SYRIANS :O TOOK C\RAGE\S RISKS 9 ! REVOLUTION ONLY TO BE =C$ TO FLEE ALONG ! ,BALKAN ,R\TE1 5D+ UP TRAPP$ 9 PLACES LIKE ,GREECE & ,SLOV5IA4 ,MANY ,SYRIAN REFUGEES HAVE CONTRIBUT$ ADMIRABLY TO SOCIAL /RUGGLES 9 !SE C\NTRIES--DESPITE NOT BE+ !RE BY *OICE1 DESPITE ! DAILY X5OPHOBIA & OPPRESSION !Y HAVE CONFRONT$4 ,MANY ( !M HAVE S9CE BE5 9C>C]AT$ OR DEPORT$ BY RACI/ BORD] REGIMES4 

,FROM :]E WE >E SITUAT$1 IT IS NOT EASY TO JUDGE ! DECISIONS ( ! MEMB]S ( AN OPPRESS$ M9ORITY 9 ,SYRIA1 F> FROM MO/ ( ! FI<T+ AT ! ONSET ( ! REVOLT1 ?AT HAS HI/ORICALLY BE5 BETRAY$ AGA9 & AGA9 BY O!R GR\PS 9 ! REGION4 ,P]HAPS1 HAD ,KURDS & O!RS 9 ,ROJAVA IMM$IATELY RISK$ EV]Y?+ 9 ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ,ASSAD1 IT C\LD HAVE TURN$ \T DIFF]5TLY4 ,IF ?AT IS TRUE1 !N ! LESSON ( ?IS TRAG$Y IS ?AT IT IS CRUCIAL TO BUILD TRU/ & SOLID>ITY ACROSS E?NIC & RELIGI\S L9ES BE=E REVOLT BREAKS \T4 ,?IS IS YET ANO!R REASON TO CONC]N \RSELVES ) ! FATE ( ! V>I\S E?NIC GR\PS ON ! RECEIV+ 5D ( ! ,TURKI% 9VASION RI<T N[4 

,SADLY1 IT IS POSSIBLE ?AT EV5 IF ! UPRIS+ HAD TOPPL$ ,ASSAD1 ,SYRIA W\LD BE LITTLE BETT] (F TODAY--LOOK AT ,EGYPT1 ,LIBYA1 & ,TUNISIA4 ,RA!R ?AN SIMPLY REPLAC+ ONE GOV]NM5T ) ANO!R1 ! MO/ IMPORTANT ?+ WE CAN HOPE TO ACCOMPLI% 9 /RUGGLE IS TO OP5 UP AUTONOM\S SPACES ( SELF-DET]M9ATION & SOLID>ITY 9 :I* PEOPLE CAN EXPLORE DIFF]5T WAYS ( RELAT+4 ,TO SOME EXT5T1 ! EXP]IM5T 9 ,ROJAVA ACCOMPLI%$ ?IS4 

,BUT EV5 IF ! PEOPLE 9 ,ROJAVA TODAY W]E SOMEH[ RESPONSIBLE = ! FAILURE ( ! ,SYRIAN UPRIS+1 W\LD !Y DES]VE TO BE SLAU<T]$ = ?IS8 

,NO1 !Y W\LD NOT4 

0,BUT ,I SAW SOME:]E ON ! ,9T]NET ?AT '! ,KURDS' >E 9VOLV$ 9 E?NIC CLEANS+8 ,>5'T !Y HOLD+ PEOPLE 9 DETA9M5T CAMPS80 

  

,ANY:]E !RE >E PRISONS--ANY:]E !RE IS A P5AL SY/EM--!RE IS OPPRESSION4 ,WE >E PRISON ABOLITIONI/S2 WE DON'T 5DORSE 9C>C]ATION ( ANY K9D4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 !RE >E ?\S&S ( MASS MURD]]S AMONG ! ,I,S,I,S CAPTIVES :O >E SURELY DET]M9$ TO RESUME KILL+ AS SOON AS !Y >E FREE4 ,?IS PRES5TS A DIFFICULT SITUATION = EV]YONE :O HOPES TO SEE MULTI-E?NIC RECONCILIATION & PEACEFUL CO-EXI/5CE 9 ! REGION4 

,9 ANY CASE1 !RE W]E JAILS 9 ,IRAQ 9 #b#c--& ?AT DIDN'T KEEP US FROM TRY+ TO /OP ,BU% FROM 9VAD+ ,IRAQ4 ,WE DON'T HAVE TO 5DORSE EV]Y?+ ! ,S,D,F OR ,P,Y,D IS DO+ TO OPPOSE ! MILIT>Y AGGRESSION ( ,TURKEY--A MORE C>C]AL /ATE4 

,LIKEWISE1 WE HAVE SE5 REPORTS ( VIOL5CE 9 ,ROJAVA UND] ! CURR5T 0SELF-ADM9I/RATION40 ,WE DON'T CONSID] ,ROJAVA A UTOPIA2 AS AN>*I/S1 WE HAVE CRITICISMS TO MAKE AB\T ! POLITICAL /RUCTURES !RE1 AS WELL4 ,BUT WE HAVE TO SEE ?+S 9 PROP] PROPORTION4 ,RELATIVE TO ! BRUTALITY C>RI$ \T BY MO/ ( ! O!R ACTORS 9 ! REGION--ESPECIALLY ,I,S,I,S1 ,TURKEY1 & ,ASSAD--! ,S,D,F & RELAT$ GR\PS 9 ,ROJAVA HAVE BE5 COMP>ATIVELY RE/RA9$4 

,! DETA9M5T ( ,I,S,I,S FI<T]S ALONG ) WOM5 & *ILDR5 FROM ! ,ISLAMIC ,/ATE IS H>DLY ! WOR/ ?+ ?AT C\LD HAVE HAPP5$4 ,FROM :AT SOME ( US HE>D 9 ,ROJAVA DUR+ ! F9AL PHASE ( ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ,ISLAMIC ,/ATE T]RITORY1 ! ONLY PEOPLE ANY:]E 9 ! WORLD :O WANT$ TO TAKE ,I,S,I,S PRISON]S (F ! H&S ( ! ,S,D,F W]E ,IRAQI ,%IA MILITIAS4 ,>\ND ! TIME ( ! CAPTURE ( ,BA<\Z1 !Y W]E REPORT$LY (F]+ ! ,S,D,F MONEY & WEAPONS 9 EX*ANGE = CAPTUR$ ,IRAQI ,I,S,I,S FI<T]S 9 HOPES ( TAK+ VIOL5T REV5GE ON !M4 ,TO !IR CR$IT1 ,S,D,F DECL9$ TO TURN ! CAPTIVES OV]4 

,?IS IS NOT TO LEGITIMIZE DETA9M5T1 BUT TO EMPHASIZE ! 9T5SITY ( /RIFE & HATR$ 9 ,SYRIA & ,IRAQ AFT] SO MU* W>4 ,MANY ( !SE CAPTIVES W\LD PROBABLY HAVE BE5 EXECUT$ 9 %ORT ORD] BY ! ,SYRIAN OR ,IRAQI GOV]NM5TS1 OR TORTUR$ SL[LY & ME?ODICALLY BY ! ,%IA MILITIAS1 RA!R ?AN GIV5 FOOD & M$ICAL C>E AS !Y >E 9 ,ROJAVA4 ,9DE$1 SOME 9 ! REGION HAVE CRITICIZ$ ! ,S,D,F = BE+ TOO S(T ON !SE PRISON]S4 ,IF ,TURKEY OR ITS ,SYRIAN M]C5>Y PROXIES 5ABLE ! ,I,S,I,S DETA9EES TO ESCAPE & RESUME !IR =M] ACTIVITIES1 EV]YONE :O >GU$ 9 FAVOR ( EXECUT+ ! CAPTIVES WILL CLAIM TO HAVE BE5 V9DICAT$4 

,= PRISON ABOLITIONI/S & ANYONE ELSE :O WANTS TO SEE PEACE 9 ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/1 ! TOP PRIORITY N[ IS TO HALT ! ,TURKI% 9VASION4 ,WE DON'T HAVE TO LEGITIMIZE ANY P>TICUL> ,S,D,F POLICY TO UND]TAKE ?AT4 

0,BUT ,TURKEY SAYS ! ORGANIZATIONS 9 ,ROJAVA >E T]RORI/S & CLAIMS TO BE ?REAT5$ BY !M40 

  

,IT IS ABSURD TO >GUE ?AT ORD9>Y PEOPLE 9 ,TURKEY W]E REALLY ?REAT5$ BY ! EXP]IM5T 9 ,ROJAVA4 ,! ,U,S MILIT>Y HAD ALREADY AGRE$ TO OV]SEE PATROLS ALL ALONG ! BORD]--& MANY ( ?OSE ON ! O!R SIDE ( ?AT BORD] >E ,KURDI% PEOPLE :O HAVE A LOT 9 COMMON ) ! PEOPLE 9 ,ROJAVA4 ,A FREE ,ROJAVA DOESN'T ?REAT5 ! ,TURKI% PEOPLE2 IT ?REAT5S ,]DOGAN'S REGIME & ! OPPRESSION ?AT ,KURDI% PEOPLE FACE 9 ,TURKEY4 ,?IS IS AN E?NO-NATIONALI/ W>1 PURE & SIMPLE4 

,!RE HAS BE5 VIOL5T /RUGGLE 9 ,TURKEY BETWE5 ! ,TURKI% /ATE & ,KURDI% MOVEM5TS & >M$ GR\PS = DECADES4 ,]DOGAN BELIEVES ?AT HE CAN KEEP MA9TA9+ SUPREMACY BY =CE ( >MS1 BO? 9SIDE ,TURKEY & AGA9/ ! SURR\ND+ C\NTRIES1 CONT9U+ A LEGACY ?AT 9CLUDES ! SY/EMATIC G5OCIDE ( OV] ONE MILLION ,>M5IANS JU/ A C5TURY AGO4 

,SURELY1 N[ ?AT ,TURKEY HAS REIGNIT$ ! ,SYRIAN CIVIL W>1 F> MORE ,TURKI% CIVILIANS >E GO+ TO BE KILL$ ?AN W\LD HAVE DI$ O!RWISE4 ,HOPEFULLY1 ?AT WILL CL>IFY = SOME PEOPLE 9 ,TURKEY ?AT /ATE MILIT>ISM DOES NOT MAKE !M SAF]1 BUT 5DANG]S !M AS WELL AS ?OSE ON ! O!R SIDE ( ! %ELLS & BOMBS4 

0,BUT ,TURKEY SAYS IT HAS TO SEIZE ,ROJAVA TO RESETTLE ,SYRIAN REFUGEES !RE40 

  

,IT'S NOT CLE> EXACTLY :AT ,TURKEY'S PLANS >E = ! REGION1 NOR :OM !Y HOPE TO SETTLE !RE2 ! MAJORITY ( ! ,SYRIAN REFUGEES 9 ,TURKEY >E NOT FROM ,ROJAVA4 ,*IEFLY1 ,TURKEY W\LD LIKE TO GET DEFIANT ,KURDI% PEOPLE AWAY FROM ITS BORD]S 9 ORD] TO /IFLE ,KURDI% 9DEP5D5CE MOVEM5TS4 

,9 ANY CASE1 = ,TURKEY TO USE MILIT>Y =CE TO MURD] OR DISPLACE MILLIONS ( PEOPLE & REPLACE !M ) AN 5TIRELY DIFF]5T POPULATION IS ! V]Y DEF9ITION ( E?NIC CLEANS+4 ,! FACT ?AT !Y >E ANN\NC+ AHEAD ( TIME ?AT !Y 9T5D TO COMMIT W> CRIMES IS %OCK+4 

0,DOES OPPOS+ ! ,TURKI% 9VASION LEGITIMIZE ! ,U,S MILIT>Y80 

  

,AS AN>*I/S1 WE DON'T BELIEVE ! ,U,S MILIT>Y CAN DO ANY GOOD 9 ! WORLD4 ,BUT NO ONE HAS TO LEGITIMIZE ! ,U,S MILIT>Y TO OPPOSE A ,TURKI% 9VASION4 ,WE >E NOT CALL+ = ! ,U,S MILIT>Y TO RESOLVE ! SITUATION2 WE >E CALL+ \T ! P>TIES RESPONSIBLE = ?IS TRAG$Y--! ,U,S & ,TURKI% GOV]NM5TS & ALL ! CORPORATIONS ?AT HELP SET !IR AG5DAS--& PRESSUR+ !M TO PUT A /OP TO IT4 

,:5 ,HITL] SEIZ$ ,CZE*OSLOVAKIA 9 #a#i#c#h1 :5 ,BU% 9VAD$ ,IRAQ 9 #b#c1 NO ONE HAD TO AFFIRM OR LEGITIMIZE ANY /ATE1 GOV]NM5T1 OR >MY TO OPPOSE ?OSE 9VASIONS4 ,RA!R1 BY MAK+ IT AS 9CONV5I5T AS POSSIBLE = ANYONE TO /& BY :ILE SU* TRAG$IES TAKE PLACE1 WE 5ACT \R PR9CIPL$ OPPOSITION TO 9JU/ICE4 

,LIKEWISE1 ! BETRAYAL ( ! ,KURDS %\LD MAKE IT CLE> TO ANYONE :O /ILL PUTS !IR FAI? 9 ! ,U,S GOV]NM5T--OR ANY GOV]NM5T--?AT WE WILL ONLY GET AS MU* PEACE 9 ! WORLD AS WE CAN CREATE BY \R [N EF=TS1 DO+ ALL WE CAN TO RESOLVE CONFLICTS HORIZONTALLY :ILE DEF5D+ \RSELVES AGA9/ ! V]TICAL P[] /RUCTURES ( ?OSE :O ASPIRE TO RULE4 

,FALLACIES SU* AS 0,IF Y\'RE AGA9/ ! ,TURKI% 9VASION1 Y\ MU/ BE 9 FAVOR ( ,U,S IMP]IALISM0 ILLU/RATE ! PITFALLS ( B9>Y ?9K+4 ,IT'S EASI] TO UND]/& :AT IS AT /AKE 9 ?IS SITUATION IF WE RECOGNIZE ?AT !RE >E AT LEA/ ?REE BASIC SIDES TO TODAY'S GLOBAL CONFLICTS1 EA* REPRES5T+ A DIFF]5T VISION ( ! FUTURE3  

,NEOLIB]ALS ( ALL /RIPES1 FROM ,L9DSAY ,GRAHAM & ,HILL>Y ,CL9TON TO SUPPOS$LY LEFTI/ P>TIES LIKE ,S,Y,R,I,Z,A 9 ,GREECE & ! ,WORK]S ,P>TY 7,P,T7 9 ,BRAZIL4 ,?\< !Y DISAGREE AB\T ! DETAILS1 !Y %>E A COMMON AIM ( US+ NETWORK$ GLOBAL /ATE GOV]NANCE TO /ABILIZE ! WORLD = CAPITALISM4  

,NATIONALI/S LIKE ,TRUMP1 ,]DOGAN1 & ,I,S,I,S1 :O HAVE MADE !IR COMPLICITY CLE> 5\< 9 ! C\RSE ( ?IS AFFAIR4 ,?IS CATEGORY ALSO 9CLUDES ,ASSAD1 ,PUT91 & O!R DEMAGOGUES :O--LIKE ! NEOLIB]ALS-->E (T5 AT ODDS ) EA* O!R1 BUT ALL PURSUE ! SAME VISION ( A PO/-NEOLIB]AL WORLD ( COMPET+ E?NO-/ATES4  

,SOCIAL MOVEM5TS = LIB]ATION ?AT SEEK TO FO/] PLURALI/IC & EGALIT>IAN SELF-DET]M9ATION BAS$ 9 AUTONOMY & SOLID>ITY4 ,MU* ( :AT WE HAVE SE5 9 ,ROJAVA FITS ?IS CATEGORY1 EV5 IF MU* ( IT HAS A NATIONALI/IC *>ACT] AS WELL4  
  

,:5 NATIONALI/S COLLABORATE AGA9/ A SOCIAL EXP]IM5T LIKE ! ONE 9 ,ROJAVA1 CALL+ = RESI/ANCE %\LD NOT MEAN 5DORS+ ! NEOLIB]ALS :O PREVI\SLY ADM9I/]$ PEACE & W>4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 WE HAVE TO BUILD UP \R SOCIAL MOVEM5TS :ILE BREAK+ ) BO? NATIONALI/_/MILIT>I/ & NEOLIB]AL_/RE=MI/ AG5DAS4 ,O!RWISE1 WE WILL =EV] BE 9/RUM5TALIZ$ BY ONE SIDE OR ! O!R1 EI!R VIA DIRECT MANIPULATION OR \T ( FE> ( ! O!R GR\P A*IEV+ SUPREMACY4 

0,H[ CAN WE HOPE TO /OP ,TURKEY1 ONE ( ! WORLD'S MO/ P[]FUL MILIT>IES80 

  

,WE MAY NOT SUCCE$ 9 =C+ ! ,U,S & ,TURKI% GOV]NM5TS TO HALT ! 9VASION ( ,ROJAVA4 ,BUT EV5 IF WE DON'T1 !RE >E IMPORTANT ?+S WE CAN ACCOMPLI% BY TAK+ ACTION & VALUABLE OPPORTUNITIES WE WILL MISS IF WE DO NOT4 

,! 9VASION ( ,ROJAVA IS TAK+ PLACE AGA9/ A GLOBAL BACKDROP ( 9T5SIFY+ NATIONALISM1 /RIFE1 & AU?ORIT>IANISM4 ,WE HAVE TO UND]/& ?IS AS A S+LE BATTLE 9 A MU* L>G] CONFLICT4 ,SITUAT+ IT 9 ! CONTEXT ( ! L>G] WORLDWIDE /RUGGLES TAK+ PLACE RI<T N[1 WE CAN ID5TIFY SEV]AL OBJECTIVES ?AT >E ABSOLUTELY )9 \R REA*3  

,WE CAN %[ ! COMPLICITY BETWE5 NATIONALI/S LIKE ,TRUMP & ,]DOGAN & ,I,S,I,S1 & DELEGITIMIZE !M 9 ! PUBLIC EYE BY ASSOCIAT+ !M ) EA* O!R4  

,WE CAN ADVANCE AN ANTI-/ATE POSITION AS ! ONLY RELIABLE =M ( SOLID>ITY ) T>GET$ PEOPLES AGA9/ /ATE OPPRESSION & COLONIALISM--NOT JU/ ,U,S IMP]IALISM1 BUT ALSO ,TURKI%1 ,RUSSIAN1 & ,*9ESE IMP]IALISM1 AMONG O!RS4  

,WE CAN LEGITIMIZE & POPUL>IZE =MS ( DIRECT ACTION AS ! ONLY WAY TO EFFECTIVELY PRESSURE ! AU?ORITIES4 ,:5 ELECTORAL POLITICS HAS FAIL$ TO (F] ANY MEAN+FUL PROGRESS T[>DS SOCIAL *ANGE1 WE HAVE TO ACCU/OM PEOPLE TO O!R APPROA*ES4  
  

,IF ,I,S,I,S IS ABLE TO ESCALATE ITS ACTIVITY AGA9--IF !RE IS NO PEACE OR POSITIVE PROSPECT 9 ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/ = ANO!R DECADE--WE WANT EV]YONE 9 ! WORLD TO KN[ :OSE FAULT IT IS & ?AT WE DID EV]Y?+ WE POSSIBLY C\LD TO /OP IT4 

,! /AKES >E HI<1 BUT IF WE FI<T H>D1 WE CAN COME \T ( ?IS NI<TM>E ONE /EP CLOS] TO A WORLD )\T W>S4 ,OR1 FAIL+ ?AT1 A WORLD 9 :I* WE >E AT LEA/ FI<T+ 9 CONFLICTS ( \R [N *OOS+1 NOT S5SELESS TRAG$IES LIKE ?IS4 

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