The Sunni Al Basaer newspaper Thursday criticized Iraq’s Kurds in an editorial.
"We need to make it clear that the Kurds have outlined their agenda since the U.S.-Iraq clashes in 1991 and they decided to be apart from the bigger homeland, forgetting that they only have stones and mountains," the paper said.
The editorial said the Kurds forgot a country like Turkey has more than one problem with them.
"The reality is that the U.S. has encouraged the idea of the breakaway of the Kurds especially during the Gulf War in 1991," it said.
The paper said the Kurds were trying to involve Iraq in the crisis with Turkey though Iraq has nothing to do with it.
"The Kurds are trying to, though … Iraq has to carry on another fight, hurl Iraq with Turkey," it said.
On the U.S. role in the issue, the editorial said Turkey is the "real" ally of the United States.
"It is very clear if we study the situation after the destruction of the western part of Iraq due to the occupation, it … (will) affect the southern and northern parts of Iraq," it said.
The paper asked who was behind the violence in Iraq and what the motivations were.
"No doubts that the occupier is behind all of this. … Not long ago, the occupation forces 'with cold blood' killed hundreds of Iraqis in Anbar province and other places," it said.
Al Sabah Al Jadeed newspaper carried an editorial Thursday with the headline: "Give us a home -- Minorities within minorities."
It said Iraqi minorities demanded "the best solution to the situation in Iraq is to give a territory to each minority."
In details, the paper said Iraqi Turkmen and Assyrians in Kirkuk wanted a territory similar to Iraqi Kurdistan.
"What is the solution for the 300 million Turkmen who live in this area? The solution will be announcing a Kirkuk territory with international supervision," the paper quoted a Turkmen spokesman as saying.
The paper disagreed with the Turkmens’ demand and said: "What the Turkmen and Assyrians are saying is that there is no future for democracy in Iraq. … They just don't believe in it."
The editorial said that regarding minorities it was best "not to rely on Turkey or the U.S. because the help that comes from a foreign side won't serve your interests. … And not to rely on the international community; consider what happened in Sudan, Kosovo and Congo."
