28 September 2017 Kurdish Independence Celebration and anxiety. By Neil Tidmarsh So the inhabitants of Iraq’s Kurdish Autonomous Region (KAR) have voted for independence from Baghdad.  Who (outside the Middle East) wouldn’t give three cheers for this new country?  Who wouldn’t wish the Kurds and their new state well?  After all, it’s been over a… Continue reading Issue 122:2017 09 28:Kurdish Independence(Neil Tidmarsh)