The France midfielder refused to play for Newcastle in a bid to force through a move to north London after Arsene Wenger submitted a failed £10million offer.
Cabaye has since returned to the Newcastle side, featuring in their last five Barclays Premier League games.
Playing away: Newcastle midfielder Yohan Cabaye is on international duty for France this week
'The only person who can explain what happened is Joe Kinnear,' said Cabaye. 'If he is honest, he will tell it. Otherwise it will not get out of my mouth.
'Was my failed transfer to Arsenal difficult to swallow? At first, yes. But you have to quickly get focused again, because if you go on thinking about it you have a grudge against a lot of people and that is useless. 'I quickly forget about it and go back to work.'
The Toon midfielder was jeered by some sections of the St James' faithful, but the Frenchman does not hold anything against the boo boys.
Boo brigade: Cabaye was jeered by some sections of the St James' faithful after refusing to play for the club
'As I didn't talk and I won't give any explanation about what happened, they chose their side. That is part of a career, but I bear no grudge against no one. I accept it, it is in the past.'
Meanwhile, Cabaye has urged team-mate Loic Remy to take his club form on to the international stage to help secure them both a trip to the World Cup finals.
Remy's return of five goals in three appearances for the Magpies, whom he joined on a season-long loan deal from QPR during the summer, has propelled him back into the France squad for Friday's friendly against Australia and the World Cup qualifier with Finland four days later.
Laying the blame: Cabaye claims Joe Kinnear can rule the full extent behind his failed move to north London
He told nufcTV: 'He's scored important goals - twice again [on Saturday] - and he helped us to win the game, so of course he deserves to be in the France squad.
'For me, it's fantastic because I love to play forward and with him. It's so easy because he's quick. He can move very fast and very cleverly, so it's very, very important for us. He gives us another way to play.'
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