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Rojava, Öcalan, anarchism, and the fight for Kobane
To what extent imprisoned for life Kurdish leader Abdullah “Apo” Öcalan’s recent conversion to anarchism [1] has impacted on the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and the Kurds in general can be witnessed...
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Excellent summation of the Kurdish situation
Here’s an excellent summation of what’s happening in Syrian Rojava and Kobane by Dr Kamran Matan, a Senior Lecturer on International Relations at the Sussex Centre for Migration Research, University of...
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Rojava resources for revolutionaries
Kobane is nearing two months of resisting attack and massacre against incredible odds, but also with the assistance of western air strikes. What’s going on in this Syrian /Turkish border town, and in...
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The conundrum of supporting war
Supporting the killing of human beings is never a simple matter, even defensive killing against those attacking oneself, or one’s friends, or innocent civilians, with an intent of brutality that even...
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Mexican “self-defense” forces
I’d first heard about the Mexican “self-defense” forces a few months ago and ever since have been very interested in these armed groups of civilians, taking it upon themselves to challenge the drug...
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Inside Kobane BBC documentary
Here’s a wonderful BBC documentary on the fight to defend and liberate Kobane. Notice near the end the YPG/Ocalan flag flying over the makeshift cemetery.
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The War Nerd, Gary Brecher, on ISIS
Islamic State and American Narcissism by Gary Brecher, from Pando Daily In fact, skin color, or “race,” as Americans call it, isn’t the point at all. As usual, this is culture, not genes. This is the...
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The clash of narratives: the real class of civilizations
We common plebes are very occasionally subjected to a recurring narrative that finds fresh use during moments of “terrorist” acts carried out by extremist fan boys, who do so frequently under the...
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Christian soldiers abandon ship
At a certain point last summer everyone from Turkish anarchists to Dutch bike gang members were signing up with the YPG to fight in Rojava, as the news of the battle for Kobani reached a fevered pitch....
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