Originally published July 29, 2015 by Democracy Now!

Republished under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License

Occupy World Writes Editorial Comment: 
Since our inception, we have stood firmly in support of the Kurds and the struggle they face throughout the region. We continue our plea to the United States government to remove the PKK from their list of recognized terrorist groups. When one considers all the facts of the matter – to support Turkey’s actions against the Kurds while recognizing the Kurds as the only force capable and willing to repel ISIL – only contributes to instability and strengthens ISIL’s resolve. To continue this indecisive policy will result in the deaths of thousands of innocent people.