Edited sentence: ), claimed by Barzani, to a Marxist nationalism, claimed by Talabani and Ibrahim Ahmed.As a result of this relationship, tens of years of striving of Kurdish nation were cheaply sold in an auction by submitting to the will of a person, Saddam, who was Kurdish enemy the day before.Barzani was elected as head of the PUK without his knowledge or agreement.Barzani's only error in judgement was his alliance with Israel, Iran & USA.He was not communist or religious, he wanted Kurdish Nationalism period.In 1966, which a very well-known year in the neo-history of Kurdish nation, Mr.Mullah Mustafah Barzani, like his own mentor Mahmoud Barzani did one thing no other Kurds have ever done.Now, 1966 or 66 is a number in the history of Kurdish nation that the Kurds feel ashamed to mention.Sources: Modern History of the Kurds-McDowell, Kurdistan:Into the Shadow of History, No Friends But the Mountains-Chaliand, the Archie Roosevelt Papers-Archie Roosevelt, The Kurdish Republic of Mahabad-Eagleton, Kurdistan-Fawcett.Talabani achieved one of the most important goals of the Kurdish nation, starting a friendly relationship with Saddam Hussein, the former Iraqi president.The shiek of Iraq invited Barzani to return from exile in the USSR to show his lack of support for the PUK.These are ALL top Kurdish experts with peer reviewed works.They inspired trust, and loyalty because they were both men of honor.This relationship was to submit to Saddam's will at that time, as a reaction against Barzani's refusal to some of Talabai's demands, including changing the ideology of KDP from religious-nationalism (.source needed