He says Kurds have left predominantly Kurdish cities to increase the population of Kirkuk,to annex it to Kurdistan.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

They were the same people who were always trying to annex Cuba; about four times over they tried to annex Cuba, and it's still a bit of mystery how it never happened.

他们与妄图吞并古巴的是同一伙人,他们曾四次试图吞并古巴,这个阴谋最终因何没有得逞倒是个谜

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