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...they called into Saddam's regime on open phone lines, and their networks were easily penetrated. Worse, they could not stop fighting among themselves. The I.N.C. failed completely in its mission to serve as an arbiter between the two main Kurdish factions, led by Barzani and his rival, Jalal Talabani...
...relations between Barzani and Talabani worsened, the CIA seems to have been unaware of the alliance that formed between Barzani and Saddam. "I have to conclude that the CIA was taken by surprise, because otherwise they would have evacuated every piece of equipment and looked after the I.N.C. and other friendly Kurds," says Baram. "The CIA isn't irresponsible; it just didn't have good information on what was happening inside Saddam's palace or in Barzani's headquarters." This assessment appears to be confirmed by Abu Khadim, who said both the CIA agents and the I.N.C. soldiers in Erbil...
Then in late July a new player entered the picture. Iran--plagued by cross-border raids from a faction of Iranian Kurds in Talabani's territory--launched an incursion with the agreement of Talabani, who needed money and weapons for his campaign against Barzani. In exchange, Tehran left him a large cache of weapons. That, said Barzani, is what scared him into his unthinkable alliance with Saddam. Still, Kurdish alliances can change in minutes. Barzani has already passed a message to Secretary of State Warren Christopher, saying he threw in with the Kurds' old tormentor only to counterbalance Iranian military...
...city just beset by Iraq. Banks were open, shops were doing brisk business and, except for several parliament buildings and the headquarters of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (P.U.K.), the city bore almost no indications of fighting. What little evidence there was, however, spoke volumes. A bust of Jalal Talabani, the P.U.K. leader, was beheaded at a road junction. His picture had also been stripped from the front of the Kurdish parliament. And throughout the town, the P.U.K. flag had been ripped down, replaced by the bright yellow standard of the rival Kurdistan Democratic Party (K.D.P...
...offensive destroyed any current hope of reuniting the two violently feuding factions. Talabani, who had accepted help from Iran, has openly called his K.D.P. counterpart, Massoud Barzani, "a traitor" for opening the door to Iraq. In an exclusive interview with Time, Barzani, who has always believed in a federal union with Iraq, cited the Iranian involvement. "All we have done is to defend ourselves against the foreign threat of invasion." Speaking at the resort of Asalahuddin, 18 miles north of Erbil, he said, "We are still willing to cooperate with America if it is really serious." He does not rule...