tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023805782808412230.post9055036856946420349..comments2024-03-09T15:46:44.638+01:00Comments on For what they were... we are: Alert: 12,000 years old major site in Kurdistan threatened by mega-damMajuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12369840391933337204noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023805782808412230.post-27414860946119362052013-02-05T15:21:43.282+01:002013-02-05T15:21:43.282+01:00Kurds are mentioned by ancient Greek sources, thei...Kurds are mentioned by ancient Greek sources, their language is rooted in Median and their genetic roots probably come mostly from Hurro-Urarteans, more ancient than any Armenian or Semitic presence in those areas. In any case it is a deeply rooted people and is exploited colonially by Turkey without doubt - this aspect of economic exploitation and military occupation is what I meant. There are some peoples, like mine, which are oppressed politically but not in a way that can be described as 'colonial' but colonial oppression is clearly the case of Northern Kurdistan under the Turkish military boot.Majuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369840391933337204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023805782808412230.post-72690385268306392062013-02-05T14:42:49.862+01:002013-02-05T14:42:49.862+01:00It's off topic but I don't think Kurds are...It's off topic but I don't think Kurds are being "colonized" here: it's Kurds who are newcomers in the region West of the Tigris.<br />The "native" people here (colonized by the relatively young state of Turkey) are the Semites Neo-Aramaic speakers (Christians) and their arabized kin. And just a bit North, there are the Armenian highlands, once mainly inhabited by Armenians.idurarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05604185733037820498noreply@blogger.com