Kurdish Leader Quits, Latest Fallout From Much-Criticized Independence Vote Massoud Barzani had pushed for the independence referendum that many Kurdish leaders now see as a catastrophic blunder. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:China’s Premier Acknowledges Economic Slowdown, Promises Tax CutsNew Zealand Mosque Shootings Leave 49 DeadAt War: Afghan War Casualty Report: March 8-14As Elections Near, Duterte Adds Dozens Seeking Office to His Deadly Drug ListChristchurch Shooting Live Updates: 49 Are Dead After 2 Mosques Are HitYour Friday Briefing