Iraqi and western diplomatic sources believe that unless Khomeini can repress Iran's Kurds, serious fighting between Baghdad and the Iraqi Kurds could well start in the autumn.

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Yes, she'd be married, but then she'd live only to repress herself for someone else's ego -- and what kind of message would that be for the children?

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In the north and north-east of the country, bases of Mr Thaksin's support, the movement is even harder to repress.

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