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	MASSOUD BARZANI
		Massoud Barzani was born the same day that the KDP was founded: on August 16, 1946.
		Massoud Barzani was born in Mahabad when his father, the late General Mustafa Barzani, was Chief of the military of the Kurdish Republic of Mahabad declared in Iranian Kurdistan.
		Massoud Barzani’s experiences in the rugged mountains of Kurdistan were to provide him with the mettle and leadership skills that were to later propel him to the helm of the Kurdish movement.
	www.kdp-ankara.org.tr /massoud_barzani.html (545 words)

	Massoud Barzani - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Massoud Barzani (born August 16, 1946) is the head of the Autonomous Kurdish Government in Iraq and leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party.
		Barzani led the Kurdistan Democratic Party to establish a government in Southern Kurdistan (Northern Iraq) with the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.
		He is the son of the former Kurdish nationalist leader Mustafa Barzani.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Massoud_Barzani (140 words)

	Mustafa Barzani - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mustafa Barzani (March 14, 1903–March 1, 1979) was a Kurdish nationalist leader and President of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP).
		Legendary to many of his people, Barzani was one of the most inspired, tenacious and resilient Kurdish leaders with a commitment to the Kurdish struggle for peace and freedom.
		Barzani was born in 1904 in Barzan in northern Iraq (then Ottoman Empire), as the heir in the leading family of the region.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mustafa_Barzani (430 words)

	The politics of betrayal
		Barzani had the reputation of being a straightforward, even simple, man. In his early fifties, he is a relatively young but conservative leader, steeped in his family and tribal background.
		Barzani was forced to negotiate a truce with the PKK, which greatly upset the Turkish government, causing it to withdraw its support from the KDP.
		Barzani was friendly to me, largely, I suspect, because of the film I had made on Saddam Hussein's murderous campaign of 1987 and 1988, in which the same army that Barzani later invited into Erbil systematically killed at least one hundred thousand non-combatant Kurds.
	www.mtholyoke.edu /acad/intrel/barzani.htm (4035 words)

	Remarks With Kurdistan Democratic Party Leader Massoud Barzani
		And the other question was addressed to President Barzani, through the meetings that you have with high-level officials, Sir, to what extent do you see the role of the Kurdish people in the policies and the cooperation.
		Barzani can play in that because he has good relationships and respect of many of the people of Iraq.
		Barzani, and we’ve just had a discussion about it, is that he is one of the many leaders of Iraq, several leaders of Iraq, who are dedicated to a unified and federal and democratic Iraq.
	www.state.gov /secretary/rm/2005/46310.htm (984 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: Mustafa Barzani and the Kurdish Liberation Movement (1931-1961) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		As a leader of the Kurdish national liberation movement for almost half a century, Mustafa Barzani witnessed many historical events that rocked the Middle East and had a strong impact on the fate of the Kurdish communities in the region.
		Barzani's life-long struggle began in 1907 when he was barely three years old, when he and his mother were incarcerated in the aftermath of a raid by the Ottoman Turkish forces.
		Massoud Barzani is the son of Mustafa Barzani.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/031229316X (272 words)

	Top Kurdish leader assesses the costs of war \| csmonitor.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		But to Massoud Barzani - leader of one of two main Kurdish parties in northern Iraq - the war is rife with disappointments and far from over.
		Barzani, born on the same day in 1946 that the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) he now leads was founded, headed to a US-sponsored conference Tuesday in Nasiriyah as one of the key players set to determine Iraq's future.
		In an interview, Barzani lays blame for the chaotic turn of events in Kirkuk and Mosul - another northern city unchained by the disappearing Iraqi regime - on the doorstep of his rivals in the PUK (Patriotic Union of Kurdistan).
	www.csmonitor.com /2003/0416/p07s01-woiq.html (1178 words)

	IN TEHRAN, MAS’OOD BARZANI MEETS IRAQI OPPOSITION LEADERS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Barzani and Jalal Talabani, the Head of the rival Patriotic Union of Kurdistan's recent visit to Kuwait where they met with Ayatollah Mohammad Baqir al-Hakim, the leader of SAIRI, stressing on the ouster of Saddam Hoseyn and election of a new leader accepted by all Iraqi groups.
		Barzani is accompanied by an important delegation and would discuss the Iraqi crisis, the situation in the Iraqi Kurdistan and above all the forthcoming an all Iraqi oppositions conference, due to take place in London on 13 December.
		Both Talabani and Barzani were in Europe recently and in their meetings with leaders of some European countries and the European Community, stressed on the importance of their backing for Iraqi opposition groups.
	www.iran-press-service.com /articles_2002/Dec_2002/barzani_tehran_visit_71202.htm (426 words)

	kdp
		MASSOUD BARZANI, head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, told the U.S. State Department on August 23 that he would appeal for help from Saddam Hussein if America failed to take decisive action to deter an imminent Iranian-backed offensive by the rival Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, led by Jalal Talebani.
		According to his account, Barzani’s warning of the proposed appeal to Saddam was given directly by Barzani to Assistant Secretary of State Robert H. Pelletreau on August 23, at a time when KDP forces were under massive attack by Iranian-backed PUK forces.
		Zebari’s defence, on the part of the KDP, is that Barzani’s party was the target of a conspiracy involving the PUK, Iran and independents such as the Sourchi tribe to take control of the whole of Kurdistan and to annihilate the KDP presence.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/Harvey_Morris/kdp.htm (1841 words)

	Brahimi-Barzani Brief
		BARZANI (Through interpreter.): I do not know to what level one can be certain of the truth of such a statement by a British officer.
		BARZANI (through interpreter): If you were thinking that our lives began as the start of the establishment of the Governing Council, I think you're wrong.
		Barzani has said a few moments ago, there are some confirmations -- almost daily confirmations that the countries of the occupation will not change their opinion, will not change their opinion in giving back the sovereignty to the Iraqis on the 30th of June.
	www.cpa-iraq.org /transcripts/20040414_brahimi_barzani.html (6611 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Middle East \| Profile: Massoud Barzani
		Massoud Barzani is seen as a cautious but pragmatic leader of his people.
		A decade later, Massoud was a member of the Kurdish delegation at the 1970 talks with the Baath government in Baghdad.
		Massoud had to make the transition from being a leader responsible for a party waging a guerrilla war against Baghdad to becoming a statesman responsible for the civilian population in the areas of Iraqi Kurdistan outside Saddam Hussein's control.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/middle_east/2480149.stm (727 words)

	Kurdish assembly elects Barzani president - Boston.com - Middle East - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Barzani, who did not attend the parliamentary vote because the ceremony was canceled, was virtually guaranteed the presidency of the Kurdish region as part of an arrangement that delivered the Iraqi presidency to his one-time Kurdish rival Jalal Talabani.
		Barzani also was appointed general commander of the Peshmerga forces, a U.S.-backed Kurdish militia numbering about 100,000 fighters.
		The younger Barzani was a teenager when he became an aide to his father, then later was appointed KDP president when his father died in 1979.
	www.boston.com /news/world/middleeast/articles/2005/06/12/kurdish_assembly_elects_barzani_president?mode=PF (468 words)

	Boston.com / News / World / Middle East / Barzani blames U.S. for Iraq standoffs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Barzani, who holds the monthly rotating presidency of the council, spoke in one of the ornate marble-tiled rooms of a building that was once used by Saddam Hussein's Ministry of Military Industry and is now used by the Governing Council.
		But Barzani also cautioned that "at the same time no impression can be given to the terrorists that they will be negotiated with or they are seeing any chance that they will win at the end of the day."
		Barzani, the head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, led an anti-Saddam Kurdish militia for decades.
	www.boston.com /news/world/middleeast/articles/2004/04/26/barzani_blames_us_for_iraq_standoffs (477 words)

	Webshots AP News Headlines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		In an exclusive interview with The Associated Press, Massoud Barzani said the United States faces a dilemma: It must not be soft in the besieged cities and give insurgents "the impression that they have the upper hand," but it also must make sure civilians are not harmed if military force is used.
		Barzani's forces continue to dominate parts of northern Iraq, a region that has been largely stable and quiet.
		Barzani, who holds the council's rotating presidency for April, spoke in one of the ornate marble-tiled rooms of a building once used by Saddam's Ministry of Military Industry, now the offices of the U.S.-appointed Governing Council.
	daily.webshots.com /content/ap/current/h50355384.html (798 words)

	Kurdistan Observer
		Massoud Barzani is a respected military strategist and a survivor who can play all sides of the fence.
		Barzani inherited the leadership of the Kurdistan Democratic Party from his father, the legendary Mulla Mustafa Barzani, the charismatic, dagger-wielding fighter who launched the Kurdish nationalist movement in Iraq and, in 1961, an armed struggle.
		Barzani's headquarters are in Salahuddin, a mountaintop retreat near Irbil.
	home.cogeco.ca /~konews/25-11-02-barzani-interview.html (1798 words)

	Kurdistan: Barzani May Cancel His Trip To Turkey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		KO- Massoud Barzani hinted that he may cancel his upcoming trip to Ankra unless Turkey stops interfering in the affairs of Southern Kurdistan and Iraq.
		However, following Barzani's recent comments to the media regarding Koroturk's visit, the Turkish PM rejected that there had been a change and that "Turkey's policy on this issue is the same as what it was yesterday" as reported by Anatolia news agency.
		Barzani said that the future of Iraq and Southern Kurdistan are not under Turkey's jurisdiction and that it is a matter for Southern Kurdistan and Iraq to decide.
	www.unpo.org /news_detail.php?arg=34&par=845 (477 words)

	Britannica.com: Worlds Apart: The Roots of Regional Conflicts
		A longtime rival of KDP leader Massoud Barzani, Talabani called for international assistance against Saddam Hussein and believes all Kurds should join forces against the Iraqi leader.
		Barzani is leader of the Iraqi Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), which was founded by his father, Mustafa Barzani, in 1946.
		In September 1998 Barzani and Talabani met for the first time in four years in an attempt to quell their differences.
	www.britannica.com /worldsapart/3_keyplay_print.html (561 words)

	GN Online: Kurds will not take part in U.S.-led war - Barzani
		Massoud Barzani during an interview with Gulf News at the KDP headquarters in Salahuddin, Kurdistan.
		In the midst of these tensions, Barzani regretted that the international media, as well as local inhabitants, are apt to misinterpret routine military training operations.
		Barzani, who is also leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), denied recent reports hinting that Kurdish troops were mobilising in Harir, northeast of Arbil.
	www.gulf-news.com /Articles/print.asp?ArticleID=75648 (1776 words)

	Santa Barbara News-Press - WAR & PEACE
		I knew Wajy Barzani, who is a senior KDP peshmerga commander, and I felt he would give me a letter to pass the checkpoints.
		The son of KDP leader Massoud Barzani, Masrour, was slightly wounded in the "friendly fire" incident.
		Suddenly, Massoud Barzani rushed out of the meeting and was whisked away by bodyguards.
	www.newspress.com /war/diarypt4_0407.htm (868 words)

	Massoud Barzani - Daylife
		Massoud Barzani (Kurdish: Mesûd Barzanî) (born August 16, 1946) is the President of the Autonomous Kurdish Government in Iraq and leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party.
		Barzani led the Kurdistan Democratic Party to establish a government in Iraqi Kurdistan with the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.
		Barzani was born in Mahabad, Iran, during the rule of the Republic of Mahabad.
	www.daylife.com /topic/Massoud_Barzani (641 words)

	Middle East Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		CELEBRATIONS: Iraqi Kurds celebrate the swearing-in of Massoud Barzani, whose portrait is seen reflected in a swimming pool, as their regional leader in Kirkuk on June 14.
		The bombers struck shortly before Barzani was sworn in as Kurdish president in nearby Arbil and targeted a bitterly contested city that the Kurds want as capital of an expanded autonomous region.
		In the northern city of Arbil, Barzani, son of the Kurdish nationalist hero Mullah Mustafa Barzani, was sworn in as president before the 111-member regional assembly.
	www.metimes.com /articles/normal.php?StoryID=20050615-085311-2459r (784 words)

	Aljazeera.Net - Turkey slams Barzani appointment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Barzani took his oath of office under a massive portrait of his father, nationalist hero Mullah Mustafa Barzani, framed between large red, white, yellow and green Kurdish flags.
		The city is rife with ethnic tension between Kurds, Arabs and Turkmen, with Kurds insisting it be made the capital of an expanded autonomous region.
		Now, Barzani said, speaking first in Arabic and then in Kurdish, all must focus on the task of building "a unified, pluralistic, democratic, federal Iraq", in particular drafting a new constitution by 15 August.
	english.aljazeera.net /NR/exeres/186F8E1E-C975-45B4-BE0A-ACC84F295824.htm (408 words)

	Remarks With The President of the Kurdish Regional Government Massoud Barzani
		Fortunately, our views were very similar and we have pledged that we will continue in our efforts in our cooperation to implement the process that we have started until we establish a federal, democratic, pluralistic Iraq, an Iraq which will be free from terrorism and terrorists.
		And of course the Kurdish people will be better served by neighbors in the neighborhood who are friendly and who are respecting the integrity and independence of Iraq and will most certainly be better served if Baghdad and surrounding areas are stable and democratic as well.
		And as to the PKK, one of the points that I made to President Barzani is that we have made some progress on the PKK issue in the recent months.
	www.state.gov /secretary/rm/2006/73702.htm (795 words)

	Iraqi Kurds - Iraq - Turkey - Worldpress.org
		Massoud Barzani, 57, is chairman of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), one of the two most powerful Iraqi Kurdish political organizations.
		Barzani is a member of the U.S.-picked Iraqi Governing Council.
		Massoud Barzani: The best solution for the Iraqi people would be an end to the occupation.
	www.worldpress.org /Europe/1536.cfm (807 words)

	Iraqi Kurds ready to fight for Kirkuk: Barzani (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		ANKARA, Oct 12 (AFP) - Iraqi Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani said Tuesday that the oil-rich city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq had a Kurdish "identity" and vowed to fight any force attempting to oppress its people, whether Kurds or other ethnic groups.
		Barzani, head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), was speaking after talks in Ankara with Turkish leaders, who are worried that the Iraqi Kurds are plotting to take control of the city, which also has a large population of Turkmens, a community with Turkish roots.
		Barzani said his talks in Ankara confirmed that Turkey and the Iraqi Kurds continued to differ on some issues on the future of Iraq even though they shared the same vision on many others.
	www.turkishpress.com /turkishpress/news.asp?ID=30544 (632 words)

	KurdishMedia News - Daily Kurdish news updates (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		In an interview with a Turkish newspaper published Friday, Barzani also extended an olive branch to neighboring Turkey, but rejected as "unacceptable" any interference by Ankara in their internal affairs.
		Barzani’s Kurdistan Democratic Party and its ally, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, won the second largest number of parliamentary seats after the main Shiite alliance and also clinched the majority in the provincial council in Tamim province, where ethnically volatile Kirkuk is located.
		Kirkuk is also claimed by the Turkmens, an ethnic group of Turkish descent backed by Ankara, who say the Kurds rigged the vote in the city as part of a suspected plot to seize its oil riches and make it the capital of a future independent Kurdish state.
	www.kurdmedia.com /news.asp?id=6317 (441 words)

	HoustonChronicle.com - Kurd leader urges U.S. to establish Iraqi rule soon
		DUBAI - A Kurdish leader urged the United States in an interview published today to grant Iraqis control of their country as soon as possible or face increasing resistance as an occupying power.
		Barzani is the leader of one of two main parties in Kurd-controlled northern Iraq.
		Barzani told Al Hayat the chaos and looting in the northern city of Kirkuk after Kurdish "peshmerga" fighters poured into the oil hub when Iraqi forces collapsed on Thursday was because "some had not abided with an agreement with allied forces that peshmerga forces would not enter the city."
	www.chron.com /cs/CDA/story.hts/special/iraq/1866346 (368 words)

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