Jalal Talibani, head of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) speaks
at a press conference in Damascus March 15, 2002. Talibani said that
his Party is against an independent Kurdistan but it advocates a
democratic regime to rule Bagdad comprising the various nationalities
and religious factions in Iraq. Talibani is visiting Damascus to
discuss with the Syrian officials any potential U.S. strike against
Iraq. REUTERS /Khaled al-Hariri REUTERS

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