Foreign Correspondence

[Amaunet]

The Mosul attack of December 21 apparently carried out by insurgents who are part of the US-trained Iraqi armed forces killed a lot of Kurds at approximately the same time the Kurds planned to meet with United Nations officials in New York City on Wednesday, 22 December 2004, to deliver the more than two million signatures in what looks to be an attempt to seek UN approval to form an independent nation.

Background:
According to a former senior CIA official, the recent Mosul raid was designed to distract the attention of U.S. forces away from Fallujah. The raid "killed a lot of Kurds," heightened ethnic tensions, drew 1,200 U.S. troops away from Ramadi and Fallujah, and prompted 300 newly recruited Iraqi police to desert.
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Updated 9:45 AM ET December 21, 2004
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - At least 22 people were killed and 50 wounded Tuesday in an attack at a U.S. and Iraqi base near Mosul in Iraq, a Pentagon official said.
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New York (KurdishMedia.com) 21 December 2004: A non-partisan Kurdish delegation from North America, Europe and Kurdistan plans to meet with the United Nations officials in New York City on Wednesday, 22 December 2004, to deliver the more than two million signatures collected by Kurds, endorsing a call for a referendum on the future of South Kurdistan.
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-Am