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According to their own statements, the actions they perpetrated as a
Marxist-Leninist organization to a large extent came back to haunt and
seriously weaken them.
That same period was also when the Gulf War began, when a safe
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zone was established to the north of the 36 Parallel as a result of that
war and when Iraqi Kurds were placed under protection. Losing
strength, the PKK went towards a major tactical policy of change based
on regarding the protection of the Kurds by the coalition forces as a
sign of a future autonomous Kurdish region in Iraq. So wide-ranging
was that change that the PKK adopted a mask that gave no indication
of its Leninist heart, hid its true face under a mask of imperialism and
declared itself to be the most fervent ally of the entire West, and par-
ticularly the USA. So much so that the PKK, whose ultimate aim is the
destruction of capitalism, and the USA at its head, has changed every-
thing, from its own flag to its language in order to enjoy U.S. protec-
tion.
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