Corrupt Kurdish Leaders Are Destroying the Kurdish Image
Trump and Ghassemlou!
Dr. Sharif Ali | Exclusive to iKurd.net
Translated by iKurd.net from Kurdish Awene
I have previously written: “Throughout the history of the last half-century of U.S. presidents, no American president has known the countries of Europe and the Iranian regime as well as Trump has.”
Now I also say: “Throughout the history of all U.S. presidents, no American president has known Kurdish leaders as well as Trump has.”
Since October 2017, Trump has said many times: “If we do not use air power against the enemies of the Kurds, the Kurds themselves will not fight to defend their homeland.”
He was referring to the loss of Kirkuk in 2017, when it was taken from the Kurdish administration through coordination involving Iran, Iraq, Turkey, and the Assad regime, along with the failure of the KDP to defend Kirkuk.
Trump has also said many times: “The Kurds always ask for weapons and money, and when we give them weapons, they take them into Iran; but they keep them for themselves!” In some ways, he is right.
We Kurds are often trapped by our own corrupt leaders and parties, who lack integrity and do not care about the reputation of their nation in the world.
Do you know how much these statements by Trump affect the global perception and mistrust of the Kurds?
All this damage to the Kurdish name is caused by a few corrupt and criminal Kurdish leaders.
Trump is right that weapons were sent, and perhaps significant funding was also provided, but they were stolen and sold. What do they not steal? They have stolen the sky and land of Kurdistan, and whatever any country sends is also stolen.
Ghassemlou Warned Them: Never Beg — They Never Listened
There are many witnesses and pieces of evidence, including testimony from Dr. Mahmoud Osman and Aziz Muhammad in the interview book “A Reflection on the Tragedy of the Brothers”, Volume One, published in 2010. Ghassemlou often told Massoud Barzani and Mam Jalal:
“When you visit countries and meet diplomats and politicians, never ask for material or military assistance. This damages the Kurdish cause and harms the Kurdish image. Instead, you should focus on political and diplomatic demands.”
Ghassemlou’s ideas proved correct. They are not satisfied. They do not respect promises or diplomatic trust. For this reason, they damage the reputation of the Kurds in the world and harm the Kurdish cause.
When something cannot be done, do not promise it. If you evaluate something and conclude it can be achieved, then promise it and deliver it.
America is not like the people of the Kurdistan Region, who have been deceived for nearly thirty years and are not taken seriously.
Or, if you have not stolen, sold things, or acted as thieves and criminals, then return the weapons to America so that Trump does not bring us shame anymore.
There was a man who had a single son. The son was very bad and had no character. Because of this, the father was often blamed by people.
One day, in anger over his son’s behavior, the father raised his hands and said: “God, take my life if I am meant to have such a shameful son, and I thank you for taking him away from me.”
Dr. Sharif Ali: PhD in International Diplomacy, United Kingdom.
This article was originally published in the Kurdish language in Awene Newspaper on May 11, 2026.
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