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WORLD, Page 47World NotesREFUGEESBallot by Bullet
When Turkish Premier Suleyman Demirel ruled out granting full
autonomy to 10 million Turkish Kurds last week, his decision
marked yet another crushing blow to this long-suffering Muslim
people with a distinct language and history of its own.
Demirel's announcement came in the wake of the worst fighting
between the Turkish government forces and Kurdish guerrillas
since 1984.
Just across the border to the south, Iraqi President
Saddam Hussein was reported to be rushing reinforcements for yet
another possible bloody crackdown on his country's nearly 4
million Kurds. Iraqi Kurds are worried that Saddam may be
planning to mount a full-scale offensive to regain his control
over their territories, which he lost after the gulf war.
The Kurds have been pinning their hopes for self-rule on
elections for an independent assembly. But many fear that unless
international pressure stops Saddam's army, the soldiers could
cast the decisive ballots.