- When Turkish authorities arrested Kurdish separatist rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan, it brought the Kurdish cause for statehood center stage. Now with the court sentencing Ocalan to death, it remains to be seen if the campaign for Kurdish independence will escalate or abate. The Ocalan Verdict: Death Trial Backgrounder Who's Ocalan PKK Profile An Arrest Timeline A Terrorist's Bitter End Who are ...www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/1999/ocalan
- The Arrest of Abdullah Ocalan and the Plight of the Kurdish People A Socialist Analysis The arrest of Abdullah Ocalan the leader of the PKK (Workers Party of Kurdistan), has brought the oppression of the Kurdish people to the attention of the whole world. The Turkish government has attempted to portray Ocalan, as a bloody terrorist, responsible for the deaths of thousands of Turks. It is true ...www.marxist.com/MiddleEast/kurdistan.html