Jalal Talabani Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, PUK is listed on the US governments group of Lobbyist since 2001 or 2000.. (may even go back further) they legally donate "80,000" a year for the last 5 years. How much they illegally donate is unknown.
Be mindful we provided the ballots, the machines, and kept all candidates quiet until election day. Things that make you go "hrrmmmm"
"I know Talabani personally," Gunter said. "For years, he fought against the Iraqi government. He was a guerrilla leader, who fought and killed Iraqi soldiers."
In addition, in October 1991, PKK (Kurdish Workers' Party) soldiers surrendered to Talabini; however, the Kurdish leader then assisted them by providing a "safe house" to hide out from the Turkish military, the professor said.
"He set them up at the back of the Kandil Mountains, deep in Iraqi Kurdistan on the border of Iran," Gunter said.
Nonetheless, Talabani will be granted diplomatic immunity in this country -- he won't be arrested, held in detention without bond and deported in accordance with terrorism immigration statues. In reality, the Iraqi leader could even be invited to the White House, Dzuris commented.
http://www.ekurd.net/mismas/articles/misc2005/4/securityibrahimparlak22.htmto be fair, 1998 Iraq Liberation Act was passed by us. Which gave money to PUK and various other rebel groups.