Bananiot
Kassoulides kept this letter from Denktash secret for 3 and half years!!!!!! Like we say in Cyprus, take one and knock him against the other one (piaston ena tziai fakka ton allon). What was he waiting for before informing the people who are most directly concerned about the offer to regain Famagusta., the Famagustians themselves, they are 40 000 people, enough votes to gain him an election!
I had said in posts a few weeks ago that one of the biggest obstacles to a solution in Cyprus is the passive attitude we have which lead us to accept secret diplomacy. Our "leaders" meet for hours, sometimes days, and then come out and give the press the usual statement which goes like: "we had substantial and constructive talks on the delicate aspects of the Cyprus issue". And we sit and take this bullshit!
We had not seen a map of this damned federal bizonal setup till the Annan plan came out and it had to be published. It is an even bet that if the Annan plan did not detail the territory we would not get that map.
Over the last few days I listen carefully to the statements made by candidates on RIK and read Politis and Phileleftheros. It is the same cryptic bullshit all over again. Now we have a new angle, about the various meanings of the word federal.
Finally we must admit to ourselves that the moment we refer to bizonal, and federal we are talking partition. The federal title sweetens the pill somewhat but in the final analysis it is partition. So lets us be open about this and limit its effects by demanding the biggest possible share of the territory. Whoever is willing to accept anything less than 80 per cent of the territory is a loser. And that includes Pap and Christofias and Kassoulides and all aclowns who cannot see the geopolitical game played on them. Territory is the name of this game. It comes first and defines all that follow. And while on that subject we must make sure that any agreement that is signed states clearly that the British Bases are on the Greek Cypriot sides territory and when they go the land will revert to the Greek side. If that is not said, as it was not said in the Annan plan, it is like laying the foundation of a new war.