A CALL TO THE FREE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD

Turkistan Newsletter Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:55:27
Turkistan Bulteni ISSN:1386-6265
Uze Tengri basmasar asra yer telinmeser, Turk bodun ilining torugin
kem artati, udaci erti. [Bilge Kagan in Orkhon inscriptions]
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A CALL TO THE FREE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD

There has been another vicious attack on the peaceful Turkmen people of Iraq.  On Saturday June 21, 2009, a truck bomb exploded in the busiest center of the town of Tuz Khurmatu (pop. 15000), 10 miles south of Kerkuk, at noon, killing more than 75 and wounding more than 200.

This has been the latest in the chain of attacks against the Turkmens in
Telafer, Kerkuk, Tuz Khurmatu and Amirli. Those attacks are particularly
are directed upon the armless and defenseless Turkmens who are not allowed by the governing circles in Iraq to have any defense forces, where others have. The Iraqi police and army failed to stop these attacks in past and it will not be able to achieve that in the future.

We are asking the President of Iraq, Mr. Talabani, the Prime Minister, Mr.
Maliki and all political parties and members of the Iraqi parliament, to
allow the Turkmens their right to defend themselves and form the law
enforcement units of each locality from the local Turkmens.  In small communities, local police members, usually recognize outsiders, who might be suspected terrorists.

We in the Union of the Diaspora Turkmens (UDT) ask all the free peoples and
organizations of the world to help us by putting pressure from their side,
upon the Iraqi government and the parliament to grant the Turkmens their
right to defend themselves and form the law enforcement units of each
locality from the local Turkmens.

Otherwise these tragedies and the human suffering will continue.

UNION OF THE DIASPORA TURKMENS
(UDT)
turkmencenter@yahoo.com