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A bheil e ceart ri r脿dh 鈥� ma tha thu nad cheannard air d霉thaich anns an Roinn-E貌rpa, neo faisg air an Roinn-E貌rpa 鈥� agus ma tha thu airson geur-leanmhainn a dh猫anamh air mion-shluagh anns an d霉thaich agad fh猫in 鈥� faigh ballrachd ann an NATO an toiseach? Tha mi a鈥� cur na ceist, as d猫idh do NATO a鈥� ch霉is a dh猫anamh air a鈥� cheann-suidhe Mhilosevic ann an cogadh Chosobho, air sgath 鈥檚 gu bheil feadhainn ann an t猫 de dh霉thchannan NATO a鈥� cur na ceist cuideachd. 鈥橲 i an d霉thaich sin 鈥� an Turc. Agus 鈥檚 e am mion-shluagh a th鈥檃ca anns an Turc, a tha a鈥� cur na ceist 鈥� na Curdaich, neo Kurds.

Tha eachdraidh dhuilich aig na Curdaich. Nuair a bha m貌ran de r矛oghachdan beaga na Roinn-E貌rpa air an cruthachadh as 霉r as d猫idh a鈥� Chiad Chogaidh, bha na Curdaich ag iarraidh d霉thaich dhaibh fh猫in cuideachd. Ach cha d鈥檉huair iad i. Agus an-diugh tha na muilleanan aca a鈥� fuireach air talamh a bh鈥檃ca airson ceudan bhliadhna 鈥� ach eadar c貌ig d霉thchannan eadar-dhealaichte 鈥� Ior脿c, Siria, Ior脿n, Airm矛nia 鈥� agus an Turc.

As d猫idh a鈥� chogaidh ann an Ior脿c o chionn beagan bhliadhnaichean, chuir Aimearaga agus Breatainn casg air feachd-adhair Ior脿ic bho bhith a鈥� dol thairis air d霉thaich nan Curdach anns a鈥� cheann a tuath. Bha sin air sgath 鈥檚 gu robh Saddam Hussein air geur-leanmhainn a dh猫anamh air na Curdaich.

Ach an do rinn iad an dearbh rud nuair a chuir riaghaltas na Tuirc saighdearan gu d霉thaich nan Curdach anns an Turc, far an do rinn iad fh猫in geur-leanmhainn air an t-sluagh? Cha do rinn. Tha an Turc na bhall de NATO.

Is tha an aon cheist a鈥� nochdadh mu Chosobho. Bha e ceart gu le貌r do NATO gnothach a ghabhail ri Cosobho agus ris a鈥� gheur-leanmhainn a rinn na Searbaich ann a sin. Bha e ceart gu le貌r dhaibh a r脿dh gur ann airson math muinntir an 脿ite a bha iad a鈥� leigeil bomaichean air na Searbaich. Ach d猫 mu dheidhinn sluagh Curdach na Tuirc?

Tha e ceart ri r脿dh nach eil an suidheachadh anns an Turc co-ionann ri suidheachadh Chosobho neo, gu dearbh, suidheachadh Ior脿ic. Bho fhuair iad cuidhteas an t-arm mar riaghladairean ann an naoi ceud deug, ceithir fichead 鈥檚 a tr矛 (1983), tha an Turc air a bhith a鈥� feuchainn ri deom貌crasaidh a st猫idheachadh anns an d霉thaich. Agus tha iad a鈥� cumail a-mach nach eil e na amas dhaibh cron sam bith a dh猫anamh air na Curdaich. Tha iad d矛reach a鈥� str矛 an aghaidh ceannarcaich 鈥� ris an canar am PKK 鈥� a th鈥檃ir m矛ltean a mhuirt. Ach, aig bun na c霉ise, 鈥檚 e an duilgheadas a th鈥檃nn nach eil an riaghaltas ann an Ancara ag aithneachadh gur e sluagh fa leth a th鈥檃nns na Curdaich. Tha iad a鈥� gabhail 鈥淭urcaich nam Beann鈥� orra. Ach chan e sin beachd nan Curdach 鈥� neo m貌ran aca, co-dhi霉.

Agus, a鈥� f脿gail Chosobho air an darna taobh airson mionaid, de shaoileadh na Cuimrich an-diugh nan canadh riaghaltas Bhreatainn nach robh a leithid de shluagh ann, is gur e d矛reach 鈥淪asannaich nam Beann鈥� a bh鈥檃nnta. Agus d猫 dh猫anadh na Cuimrich mura robh cothrom aca an c脿nan a chleachdadh ann am foghlam is craoladh is beatha poblach na d霉thcha. Gu mi-fhortanach 鈥檚 e poileasaidh mar sin a thathar a鈥� cur an s脿s fhathast anns an Turc.

Agus bu ch貌ir do leasan a bhith ann a sin do riaghaltas na Tuirc. Tha d脿 rathad ann air am beulaibh 鈥� rathad Chosobho, far am bi b脿s, is fulangas, is geur-leanmhainn ann - neo rathad na Cuimrigh, far a bheil deomocrasaidh air Cothrom na F猫inne a thoirt don ch脿nan is cultar mu dheireadh thall. Saoil d猫 an rathad a ghabhas iad ann an Ancara?

ballrachd: membership; a. fulaing: suffering; ceann-suidhe: president; mion-shluagh: minority population, ethnic group; an Turc: Turkey; Ior脿c: Iraq; Ior脿n: Iran; feachd-adhair: air force; st猫idheachadh: set up, establish; suidheachadh: situation; ag aithneachadh: recognising; fa leth: separate; ceannarcach: terrorist; fulangas: suffering.

a' deanamh geur-leanmhainn air..: persecuting; a' cur na聽ceist: asking the question; as d猫idh do NATO a. ch霉is a dh猫anamh air X: after NATO defeating X; a' Chiad Chogadh: the First (World) War; chuir X casg air Y: X prevented Y; an dearbh rud: the same thing; fhuair iad cuidhteas: they got rid of; a. cumail a-mach: making out, insisting; tha iad a' gabhail "X" orra: they call them "X"; aig bun na c霉ise: at the basis of the issue; a' f脿gail Chosobho air an darna taobh: leaving Kosovo aside; poileasaidhean a thathar a' cur an s脿s: policies which are put into practice; air am beulaibh: in front of them.

D猫 shaoileadh na Cuimrich? What would the Welsh think? Cuimreach is a Welshman and this is pluralised as Cuimrich. You will meet this pluralisation elsewhere eg bodach (old man) becomes bodaich (old men); fitheach (raven) becomes fithich (ravens). Shaoileadh is the subjunctive mood of the verb saoilsinn (think, suppose); it means "would think." Shaoileadh tu ...(you would think ...). You meet this verb again at the end of the letter - saoil d猫 an rathad a ghabhas iad? (what road do you think they will take?). It is often met with in conversation in the future tense, although it indicates a current state of thought: saoilidh mi g.eil rudeigin ce脿rr air (I reckon there's something wrong with him).

Cothrom na F猫inne: a just opportunity, fair play. Long before the invention of cricket, the Fianntan or Fingalians had established the principle of fair play, allowing their enemies to pick up their swords before slaying them in battle! F猫inne is in the genitive case (ie of the Fingalians). This is a common expression, even in modern Gaelic.