Barzani, in an open letter to the Iraqi people: the survival of the country united conditional resurgence of political life and secure the interests of its components

07/08/2014 18:14





Long-Presse / Erbil

Said Massoud Barzani, President of Kurdistan, on Tuesday, that Iraq remains a unified country, at this critical stage, will remain subject to securing the interests of its components, and a healthy political life, and to devote the legitimacy of the authorities, saying that stuck to the prime minister of the outgoing, his combative in the administration of the country, and Aasrarah on to run for the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, despite the wide national objection, is a very negative step in this regard.

In "an open letter to the Iraqi people" received the "long-Presse," a copy of which, Barzani said, "We confirm today as well, and we are passing through a critical phase of the development stages of the new Iraq, that Iraq's survival depends to secure the interests of its components, and to respond to their legitimate aspirations."

"We can not achieve this without completing the construction of the foundations of democratic civil state, and the establishment of constitutional institutions, and to devote the legitimacy of its authority and maintain their independence, apart from any distortions caused it."

The head of the Kurdistan region that such legitimacy "requires the development of mechanisms that prevent monopoly power, or encroachment by relying on them, or deflected toward authoritarianism and dictatorship, and taking them out of the tracks imposed by the Federal deliberative democratic system."

He said in his letter, extended in which he called the national forces to develop the initiative responds to the forestry current circumstances, that fix things "requires a healthy political life, to bring the political process of the course allotment sectarian and stirring sectarian strife reprehensible, packaged and transform loyalties, above considerations Aligned national, and the values ​​of citizenship Free ".

The message reads as follows:

An open letter to the Iraqi people and the strength of national

Expands, targeting what looked like suspicious, unjust campaign against the Kurdish people and its leadership. The attempt to blame for the unfortunate collapses suffered by the armed forces and the Iraqi security forces, and led to the violation of Iraqi cities and tubing expensive every citizen and an Iraqi citizen, by flocks Daash terrorist forces and other suspicious.

Does not stop targeting and exposure at this issue, it is as if he had additional platform to smear all the positions of our people, and the denial of what his in different historical stages, and is still, of the efforts and sacrifices to establish Brothers Arabic and Kurdish bring democracy to Iraq as a whole, and the preservation of weft fabric of Iraqi society, The formulation of the slogans and policies and attitudes that constitute a solid foundation for this national unity, on the basis of a true partnership in the nation, according to the values ​​and principles of the democratic system.

And is happening today, in a precedent is dangerous, feed the hate campaign "nationalist chauvinism", based on a distortion of the facts, and to show the opposite of what they are, and build a wall of "separation" between the two nation Almtakhittin, and the components of Iraq, to ​​serve the purposes of political and factional interests narrow, who was the causative to drive Iraq from failure to failure, and crisis to crisis, most signed, to end it in the end to the bottom of this decline and defeat.

The tone cacophony "secession, and the division of Iraq," which has long been used by the dictatorships of successive, a tone fond of each tyrant arrogant, and Ruler of corrupt isolated from the people, and absent from the history and lessons, are now being actively frantically marketed between Arab circles in and outside Iraq, and tickle her feelings, and drag to the sites of political misguidance, and contribute to the common national spoiling the environment, and Rifts constants that can not be preserved without, to keep the national historical ties between the Iraqis and to preserve the unity of the country that they call.

It is unfortunate that this campaign, which has a dedicated machine state and its agencies, funds and loyal to the governor failed, want to receive this failure and the consequent dire consequences for the Kurds and the Kurdistan region.

And summarized the intentions of the establishment of a Kurdish state. Not only this, but considering the fall of Nineveh, Salahuddin and Diyala, and tubing again, but it is a "conspiracy" involving the region, to achieve their goal in the areas taken by Astqtaha previous dictatorial regime as part of a policy of Arabization and Altbaat, the text of the constitution on the replay, based on the process full constitutional, and in the period of time ending in 2007.! That's what we called him over the years, to no avail.

Noting go beyond the review of the details of what happened on the tenth of this month, and the success of Daash and its allies in the shed one-third of Iraqi territory, and Haolnah to prevent it, it became known to all, stop at the campaign defamatory about what Npeth for "dividing Iraq," and what we want for our Kurdish people in part of the right of self-determination.

First: We did not hesitate days, at different stages of a common struggle with other Iraqi national forces against successive dictatorships, in the emphasis on the right of self-determination.

It was not the concept of self-determination absent from the program concluded with the opposition, led by the parties and the Shiite movements, and the concept of the right, has been expressed clearly, after the fall of the previous dictatorial regime, and in the preamble to the Constitution, as part of a "democratic Iraq, federal, and national partnership and real" .

Second: We were able to grab our fight and our sacrifices and our right was "incomplete" under the rule of Saddam Hussein, embodied in the Kurdistan region, which has enjoyed "an almost complete independence" from the center.

This was the territory of each incubator parties and movements opposed to the dictatorial regime, where he put at their disposal of his potential and aspects of support.

Third, after the fall of the dictatorship, in 2003 we initiated "willfully" and a desire to participate actively in the shaping of the new Iraq, to ​​abandon what we were from "semi-independence" and engage in the political process, and to participate in the formulation of concepts and structure, as much as we can. We have accepted the "compromise" solutions and moderation, trust us and our partners who we shared with them the horrors of the previous regime.

We found in the Constitution, which we agreed upon, a tool to address what we see "rights" to us and to others.

And participated actively in all the electoral votes in the referendum on the constitution. We have not taken is contrary to the Constitution of the steps or measures contrary to him, with that we were able to impose "a fait accompli" on what we see really deserving and constitutionally, at that point where it was not able to cope with some of that.! But we committed ourselves patience and adopted the Constitution as an arbiter and Faisal.

All of this is the best proof of our intentions and Suitina political, national, and our commitment to the success of the political process, and to devote federal democratic system, and the rebuilding of state institutions of a free and equal citizenship.

We have seen that the success of the democratic political process, and application of the Constitution "to Alath and shortcomings" embodies an acceptable stage of our perception of self-determination.

Fourth: But what we faced from cursed and shunned and deny Come, since Mr. Nuri al-Maliki power, after enable it to exercise its authority over the individual in the second term, and bypassed the Constitution and the partnership and national consensus, and the fact that the state monopoly and domination of their resources, and the regression of the country to the maze of crises, sustainable, and rags blatant Dstre, we put in the path of another requires re-consideration of the benefits and the constitutional compromises that Taahidna them.

We have stressed from the beginning and always, we are committed to coexistence in the new Iraq, as long as the keenness of everyone to be a democratic Iraq federally deliberative, though being the obey the Constitution and respect for the principles and essence, and to protect the components of Iraq and to respond to their rights and equality among them. And stay away from any practice leading to monopoly power to anyone, and crafts derailed democratic, and bring the country to the path of authoritarianism and dictatorship.

And we said, this is what we confirmed it publicly, we are not prepared under any circumstances to accept ble our will, and take us back to square one, and our response, including reminds us of the policies and approaches that plunged Kurdistan in a sea of ​​blood of its citizens, and transform their home to the ruins of the mass graves.

This is what we have faced throughout the stage clearly usurpation of power and tampered with in the states of the Prime Minister Almhúmtin.

And told not to confirm that sent columns of tanks to the outskirts of the borders of the region, under the leadership of their hands stained with the blood of the Kurds, including relieving them of the decisions issued after these days that caused the loss of Mosul and elsewhere.

Fifth: It is a pity not to see some of those involved in the campaign hostile to our people, whether in collusion with the policy of the ruling group, or to remain silent, claiming fear of isolation, or non-observance of the feelings of their constituents, but what Olna him to look for an alternative to this devastation that descended him the country, and the Tutsis right to self-determination, and forget what Taahidna in opposition and later 2003.

It is unfortunate, too, contribute to some distortion in the prayers of the faithful out of the maze, which put us where the policy of monopoly and exclusion and marginalization and dictations, and strip it of its conceptual aspects, and focus only on Alatvsal we want, as a concept and a single aspect of the principle of
"Self-determination".!

And forgets this and other circles to participate in the campaign, what we stressed the necessity of commitment to the national principles to ensure that we share, and the brutal excesses that would separate us:

Constitution brings us together, and build a state of institutions and freedoms within the framework of the democratic system, and real participation in the governance of the country.

We remind, perhaps the anniversary what works, what is stated in the preamble of the Constitution, "The commitment to this constitution preserves for Iraq its union of free people, land and sovereignty," which is a breach in all its details.! And to do so from that blames himself.

And violation of the Constitution divides us, and distort the democratic process, and to encroach upon the rights and Gmtha, for each plug-in, and the establishment of the authority of individual authoritarian, leading to the dictatorship of the new style.

What happened and is happening so far, the second option is the approach embodied by al-Maliki, and his insistence on the abolishment of the Constitution, and the marginalization and exclusion of others, and persecution, and refused to relinquish power under any circumstances. And also gets to show flagrant denial of our constitutional rights in the restoration areas deducted from the Kurdistan region, but beyond it all, Btheloaha from time to time using a restraining force against the province Mokhtlqa excuses flimsy and fabricated Sometimes, stirring crises renewed whenever he sees the Tbarva to face failure and decline in Administration ruled the country.

Sixth: For the information of those who do not know, the recent developments unprecedented that led to the fall of Nineveh and Salahuddin, Diyala and the outskirts of the province of Kirkuk, were not introductions Boukhafah the ruling group, as we have initiated in the early alert to what is going to prepare him in Mosul, and the need to be aware of the consequences grave may have, which is a factor added to the charm and stalking them, and the reaction was about our repeated warnings, reflecting how they behave who governs Iraq, as it met the opposite of what was required to meet in similar circumstances risky, disregard, and perhaps questioning the intentions of the warning!

We have confirmed that the Trooping the infiltration of the border adjacent to the area, and the manifestations of incitement and challenge from within the city of Mosul, to exploit discontent among the population who are frustrated by the policy of discrimination and segregation sectarian, continues and develops without interruption, was not a secret, but on who was on sight blurred, or knots in them and move Sawshm and motivated to misguidance, and walk the opposite direction in which the requirements imposed by the mind and wisdom.


As we took always take off from our sense of responsibility about the dangers that beset us all, and we put the leaders of parties and blocs, without exception, in what is going on and what grows from the negative aspects and dangers of serious, which is what we have initiated him, too, after the fall of Mosul, cities and towns other, stressing the need to show maximum degree of vigilance, and to live up to the level at which Tstdeih, primarily political, and the required procedures and practical measures, military and security.

The sincere intentions collide with skepticism and condescension walrus who their hands and connectivity solution.

The government remained indicators, emphasizes the deliberate omission of the seriousness of the risk and required a political solution of the radical. It was required to act completely opposite.

Instead of reviewing a rational and prudent attitude, policies and address the imbalance of political, security and military in Mosul and the provinces inhabited by the majority of Sunni component, the escalation of the negative attitude of the Kurdistan region and characterized Bastnfar hostile, and the denial of its location and its role in the political process, and prejudice the right of the citizens of the province, to the extent belligerent in their livelihoods , and cut funds earmarked for salaries, at the same time, which was disbursed to other provinces, which is unprecedented in light of authoritarian regimes hostile to the Iraqi people and national rights of the Kurds.

Has been the escalation and incitement against us, at the same time, which saw Taamia moves suspicious of terrorist organizations, and breach of the border, and is regrouping, and enable the cells dormant in Mosul, and the provinces occupied Daash and the remnants of the former regime and other armed groups, in public and in front of the eyes of the military leadership and the security of the Federal .

The scene looked, the approach exposes the pervert who is trying to mobilize against the province, and proclaim it as if it's the enemy of the political process and the Constitution, and his false accusations, limit hold us responsible for crashes that led the army and Iraq to it.!

Which is being fed in various circles, and in the media pro, over hours and days, trying to show the Kurdish people, Kmaad Shiites and their role and their political power in Iraq.!

I have always emphasized and enhanced life sincerity our actions and our intentions, we have never been a party to a negative in the conflict that took place since the fall of the dictatorial regime, and did not compromise or stand against any component of the components of the Iraqi National, but sympathy and defended the rights and demands of the constitutional component of the Sunni, and opposed marginalized or exclusion, or weaken their role in the political life of the project and in power.

It also did not relinquish the rights of the Shiite community, or their role and goals for the constitution of their leadership positions in the administration of the country, keen to distinguish between the wrong policies of the Shiite official in the state and the positions of our rights and our issues, and component Shiite who cherish Bthalphena him historically, as well as with officials of the year, The Sunni sect.

We will continue to defend the Constitution, which passed out, and developments in the political life imposed on the rights and demands of all Iraqis regardless of their affiliations and their political preferences and ideological nationalism.

And we have always said, and also emphasize today, and we are passing through a critical phase of the evolution of the new Iraq, if Iraq remains subject to securing the interests of its components, and to respond to their legitimate aspirations.

And can not be achieved without complete the construction of the foundations of democratic civil state, and the establishment of constitutional institutions, and to devote the legitimacy of its authority and maintain their independence, apart from any distortions caused by.

Such legitimacy requires the development of mechanisms that prevent monopoly power, or encroachment by relying on them, or deflected toward authoritarianism and dictatorship, and taking them out of the tracks imposed by the Federal deliberative democratic system.

Also requires a healthy political life, to bring the political process of the course allotment sectarian and inciting sectarian reprehensible, packaged and transform loyalties, above considerations of national bias, and the values ​​of citizenship free.

The Kurdistan suffered the scourge of terrorism and the campaigns of atonement, we realize what it represents as a terrorist organization, the goals and methods of brutality, and we know that it does not provide all of its plans obscurantism backward.

In this sense Edna and condemn all terrorist organizations, and confront her and all the projects we can of it from the methods and means. But we are aware, that the liquidation of the roots of terrorism, and the uprooting and drying sources requires, take policies and measures that deprive them of any safe haven, or a favorable environment, or incubator sponsors existence and sympathizes with him.

In reality the concrete, and after eight years of individualized approach authoritarian and exclusionary component of the Sunni, and the procedures and measures lacked the most basic reasons of prudence and wisdom, was able Daash teams terrorist and armed tribal affected by the prevailing policy, penetrate deep and wide, and tottering force them.

The Daash is not the Sunni component, and the other parties are not expressions of them, and if they felt some of the population, reassured of the new reality, those temporary phenomenon, soon will lead to subsequent developments, all exposed this fact, and come out on Daash, and the emergence of the manifestations of the differences end fighting between the insurgents and the population to rise up the authority of terrorism, which has more than what it suffered under autocracy inconsistent with the Constitution and the contexts in Baghdad.

As far as our responsibility of solidarity, we will continue to contact all the parties, and various like-minded with us, in order to mature the political solution radical, structural strength of a reform in the structure of the state and its institutions and facilities, and to devote the democratic mechanism, under which the predominance can not be any ruler or political authority.

We will endeavor with everyone, to look at the situation as required by the new star after the tenth of June, changes and policy frameworks and respond Ttmn Sunni component, and isolate the terrorists, and Tgosaihm of safe havens that are moving there.

Have we disregard abuses and malicious accusations fueled by Duds against our people and the region, dependent on the awareness of the Iraqi people, and the faithful of blocs and parties, to respond to them and put an end to it.

We have what constitutes an appropriate deterrent for those tempted to themselves and their ambitions, to continue this rough road ..

We wonder, is not of a difference to the Arabs of Iraq, Sunni and Shia, is a section of Iraq actually.?

Ellis then devote sectarianism, is at the heart of tearing the fabric of Iraqi society ..?
The Kurdish people, as it puts its parliament and its leadership in front of the historical responsibility to determine the path of self-determination, it will continue to take the appropriate actions to protect their rights, and will not back down on the track, which is reflected in the self-determination, looked at the same time, in order to initiate the living forces, parties and parliamentary blocs, Shiite, Sunni, to launch a political initiative, through which Iraq regains its health. And realized where all Iraqis and components, without exception, equality, freedoms and effective partnership in the governance of the country, in a democratic state, federal, put an end to domination and monopoly and dictatorship.

That self-determination is a legitimate right of our people, based on both the laws and the principles of internationalism, national, and our people will not back down from this right, and the application of mechanisms and secure its requirements, and will depend on the support of the Iraqi people and to consult with their representatives and all defenders of the right of peoples and nations that Tstbah will.

The co-existence voluntary choice if it deems embodies the people's response to the stage of the historic right. In this context, our people can not but remember with gratitude, the positions of Imam Ayatollah Muhsin al-Hakim and al-Sadr martyr for Oukovhma beside our people and their struggle to defend their rights and national interests.

The separation and division of Iraq, claimed responsibility lies on the powers and rulers who devote approach tearing society on the basis of a sectarian, and kill citizens or Iksouna identity ..!

Is it not evident before every Iraqi citizen and an Iraqi citizen, and in front of all peoples advocacy for our people, that clung to Mr. al-Maliki, a third term, despite the hit the country from a serious setback, and despite confirm all powers to change it, a tool to push Iraq into further chaos and distractions, and slide into the slope does not his decision ..?

We affirm clearly that we will not retreat from our right to self-determination, as decided by our own free will.

- That threaten the future of Iraq and Iraqis, are the responsibility of those who insist on tearing the fabric of Iraqi society, and violate the Constitution, and putting Iraqis in the face of a new style of dictatorship.

Massoud Barzani
President of Kurdistan
Salahuddin / in the July 8, 2014


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