A recent report by a Swedish group reveals that Kurdish government attempts to undermine the survival of the Christian Assyrian community in northern Iraq through buyout and bribery. It uses financial aid from the US, other Western countries, and Iraq's oil revenues to encourage the Assyrian women to abandon their community organizations and join instead the Kurdish National parties so that they can be labeled as Christian Kurds and be used to undermine the survival of the Assyrians in their homeland.

Due to killing, kidnapping, paying ransom to free their relatives, the murder of family breadwinner, destruction of businesses and being forced to flee their home and leaving behind whatever they had Christian Assyrians are in dire need of financial help which Kurds are willing to provide onlyif the recipients will work as their agent against the welfare of their community.

"The women are given a "salary" which is often higher than what they would get if they went to work. They must sign a contract which says they bind themselves not to cooperate with any other organization [i.e. their community] than the one which gave them the salary, the KDP."

This in many ways is similar to the ethnic correction statements which Saddam Hosain forced none Arabs to sign pursuant to his Arabization policy. Such tactics can only be described as a form of ethnic cleansing. Those who dare to criticize these practices could face brutality as was the case at Saddam's time.

Actions like these once again remind Assyrians that Kurds are always ready to betray and oppress them by exploiting their misfortune as they have done in the past. By terrorizing the community, random killing and undermining the vitality and the survival of the Assyrians in their homeland Kurdish Racist National Parties such as KDP plan to politically and militarily dominate the towns where Assyrians have lived for thousands of years, so that they can be annexed to the so-called Kurdistan (the land of the Kurds). This is another reason why Christians of Iraq should be allowed an administrative area in their ancient homeland where they can be protected from such tyranny.
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Kurdish Bribe as Mean of Ethnic Cleansing

July 18, 07

(AINA) -- Margareta Viklund, chairwoman of The Swedish committee for Assyrians, visited north Iraq from April 29 to May 7, 2007. Her mission was to assess the needs of Assyrian (also known as Chaldean and Syriac) woman in the Kurdish dominated areas of north Iraq. Ms. Viklund visited several Assyrian cities and villages. Her report (English, Swedish) reveals pervasive discrimination of Assyrians -- especially women -- by Kurds.

In the city of Arbel, Kurdish authorities offered Assyrian women "higher salaries than they could have on the open labour market if they stayed at home and took care of their children themselves. In this way the biggest Kurdish party 'bought' votes ahead of the important elections."

Similarly, in the town of Baghdede "the women are given a 'salary' which is often higher than what they would get if they went to work. They must sign a contract which says they bind themselves not to cooperate with any other organization than the one which gave them the salary, the KDP [Kurdistan Democratic Party]."

Pressure to support the KDP also comes in the form of "study programs." The report says "[Assyrian women] told us of a study course organized by the opponents for women wanting to become nurses. The participants were persuaded during the entire course to leave the Assyrian women's organization and join theirs."

A female resident of the Assyrian town of Bartilla says "The Kurds buy members, infiltrate, invade and they have a clear purpose. They give big amounts of money to individuals and organizations. Those who work with them can receive several millions. They know the ADM [Assyrian Democratic Movement] represents the Assyrian people and therefore they want to destroy the organization."

The report concludes by saying "the aim of the largest Kurdish party, the KDP, with its strategy and double messages, puts an incredible strain on the people who are vulnerable both economically and in other ways."