Posted on 02/05/2009 11:13:26 PM PST by Cindy
Note: The following text is a quote:
http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/tg14.htm
February 4, 2009 TG-14
Treasury Designates Free Life Party of Kurdistan a Terrorist Organization
Washington, DC – The U.S. Department of the Treasury today designated the Free Life Party of Kurdistan (PJAK), a Kurdish group operating in the border region between Iraq and Iran, under Executive Order 13224 for being controlled by the terrorist group Kongra-Gel (KGK, aka the Kurdistan Workers Party or PKK).
"With today's action, we are exposing PJAK's terrorist ties to the KGK and supporting Turkey's efforts to protect its citizens from attack," said Stuart Levey, Treasury's Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence.
Designated in December 2002 under E.O. 13224, KGK has been involved for more than 20 years in targeting Turkish government security forces, local Turkish officials, and villagers who oppose the KGK in Turkey. Turkish authorities have confirmed or suspect that KGK is also responsible for dozens of bombings since 2004 in western Turkey.
The KGK leadership authorized certain Iranian-Kurdish KGK members to create a KGK splinter group that would portray itself as independent from but allied with KGK. PJAK was created to appeal to Iranian Kurds. KGK formally institutionalized PJAK in 2004 and selected five KGK members to serve as PJAK leaders, including Hajji Ahmadi, a KGK affiliate who became PJAK's General Secretary. KGK leaders also selected the members of PJAK's 40-person central committee. Although certain PJAK members objected to the KGK selecting their leaders, the KGK advised that PJAK had no choice.
As of April 2008, KGK leadership controlled PJAK and allocated personnel to the group. Separately, PJAK members have carried out their activities in accordance with orders received from KGK senior leaders. In one instance, PJAK's armed wing, the East Kurdistan Defense Forces, had been acting independently in Iran. KGK senior leaders immediately intervened, however, and recalled the responsible PJAK officials to northern Iraq.
Under E.O. 13224, any assets PJAK has under U.S. jurisdiction are frozen, and U.S. persons are prohibited from engaging in any transactions with PJAK.
Identifying Information FREE LIFE PARTY OF KURDISTAN AKAs: Kurdistan Free Life Party Party of Free Life of Kurdistan Partiya Jiyana Azad a Kurdistane PJAK PEJAK PEZHAK
Location: Qandil Mountain, Irbil Governorate, Iraq
Alt, Location: Razgah, Iran
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Why is the treasury involved in this? Wouldn’t statements like this fall under the jurisdiction of either state or defense?
To me, this is typical (at least what I have seen on the internet) release.
A better answer: there are many ways of fighting terrorism.
Terrorist designation is just one aspect of wot/gwot.
I’m taking a long shot on this one and throwing this out from what limited knowledge I have ) it seems the Kurds aren’t turning over their profits from running guns & gun sales and opium production proceeds, just my humble opinion folks.
The other shoe drops.
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