Monthly Archives: April 2021

Sir John Major was a one-man genocide prevention unit.

Posted on April 9, 2021 by admin

Remarks by Karwan Jamal Tahir, KRG High Representative to the UK, at the rally on the 30th anniversary of the safe haven and no-fly zone. Today is a historic day for the United Kingdom’s history and the Kurdish nation’s history; … Continue reading →

My Unfinished Business

Posted on April 8, 2021 by admin

A personal view from Tom Hardie-Forsyth, a British Army Officer, and former Nato Chairman. As a British Army Captain, arriving in the spring of 1991 in the mountains of Kurdistan, I was greeted by unimaginable suffering – the mud, the … Continue reading →

My Remarks at the Rally to Mark Sir John Major’s Safe Haven that saved Kurdistan

Posted on April 8, 2021 by admin

The great Irish Poet, Seamus Heaney wrote History says, don’t hope on this side of the grave, but then, once in a lifetime, the longed-for tidal wave of justice rises up and make hope and history rhyme. That opportunity for … Continue reading →

Comments by James Thornton, the UK Consul-General in Erbil, at today’s ceremony to name Sir John Major Street.

Posted on April 5, 2021 by admin

Good morning. I would like to begin by thanking my friend Safeen Dizayee, the Minister of Municipalities and Tourism and the Governor of Erbil for making this event and wonderful dedication possible. I echo the powerful sentiments expressed by Safeen … Continue reading →

Should I Stay or Should I Go. The Safe Haven that saved Kurdistan.

Posted on April 5, 2021 by admin

(Newcastle Journal today) Should I Stay Or Should I Go by the Clash topped the charts in March 1991. Three thousand miles away the free world had won the clash with Saddam Hussein’s Iraq to liberate Kuwait. British and American … Continue reading →