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Here are related articles posted this past week relating to the terrorist label applied to the PKK. An EU court has found that the PKK are not terrorists. But that the label is being used as a political tool in Turkey.

Court of Justice of the European Union rules PKK wrongly on the terror list

“The PKK ban and racism must be fought together”

Here is 2 part lengthy well written article about this issue.

It's time for the US to delist the PKK — here's why, Part I

It's time for the US to delist the PKK— here's why, Part II

FR Comments about these 2 articles

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Here is an article that is amazing, in spite of being 3 years old.

“When are terrorists not terrorists? When, as with the PKK, national self-interest gets in the way” (Jan. 2016)

https://www.smh.com.au/public-service/when-are-terrorists-not-terrorists-when-as-with-the-pkk-national-selfinterest-gets-in-the-way-20160126-gme6ga.html

It was an early but accurate assessment of why this Kurdish group is still labeled as a terrorist group.

I don’t think it has to be a taboo subject, but it is.