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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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Chronicling disaster while remaining hopeful
There’s something hopelessly depressing reading chronicles of disasters, of war, of your run of the mill violent destruction. It’s watching from afar, and usually after the fact, and with no hope 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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Report from Rojava by Janet Biehl
Janet Biehl just returned from Rojava with a group of academics including Dilar Dirik (see here) and David Graeber (see here) and has written about her visit. Biehl is a long time associate of the late...
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The economy of Rojava
The following comment was posted by my old friend, anarchist, author and anthropologist David Graeber on the Libcom.org forum defending the claim that the economy in Rojava is “anti-capitalist”. Posted...
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Janet Biehl interview on Rojava
My ongoing updates on the revolution in Rojava (northern Syria), Kurdistan. Janet Biehl interviewed by journalist Cesur Milusoy. Poor in Means but Rich in Spirit
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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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Rojave resources update
A short while ago I was going to work on a comprehensive list of sites and articles on the revolution in Rojava but fortunately Andrew Flood of the Workers Solidarity Movement in Ireland has done it...
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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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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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