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On Iraq-Turkey Border, Fighters Observe Creed Of Imprisoned Leader
Jump to full article: The Washington Post, 2007-11-11
Author: Sudarsan Raghavan Washington Post Foreign Service
Intro: Yet, in conversations at their frontline bases, members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, say they are determined to fight for their cause. They are motivated by long-held grievances and recently born suspicions -- not least over the health of their imprisoned founder, Abdullah Ocalan. They have stepped up attacks against Turkish soldiers in recent weeks, fearful that their leader is being poisoned, a charge Turkey denies. . . .
In this valley, deer abound. But the guerrillas do not hunt them, on grounds they must protect nature. Nor are they allowed to pick fruit from a tree unless it is completely ripe. They may drink milk and eat eggs, and some of the fighters admitted they have killed and eaten chickens. Now, Jehangir said, a campaign is underway to get fighters to quit smoking, deeming it unhealthy to nature and man.
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