Barzani's forces, the pesh mergas (literally, death defiers), collapsed only in 1975, when the Shah of Iran agreed to cease aiding the Kurds.
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Audiences love death-defiers like Kane.
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Tax defiers--or "tax protesters" as they've traditionally been known--glom onto one kooky, discredited theory or another as to why the income tax is illegal or doesn't apply to them personally or doesn't cover their normal sources of income. (Example: Only foreign income, or only earnings of federal employees are taxable.) They typically file returns showing zero income or simply stop filing.
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