denizaksulu wrote:Tim Drayton wrote:What measures were ever taken by Makarios that moved Cyprus in the direction of Communism?
After the bloody noel/1963 Dec incidents it was the Russian planes bringing in the tons and tons of Russian and Czech weaponry. We could hear the drone of the air freight transorters everynight. That speaks for itself. The Russians had a strong grip on Cyprus then. Makarios would have sold his mother to achieve is goal.
Really that many? ... for such a small Island? ... The perceived danger from Turkey must have been pretty huge then?
Oh yes that's right because they were bombing and Napalming us civilians!
And when they failed to divide the Island in 1964, they came back again and had another two goes at invading us in 1974!
I think we had real reason to be afraid .... very afraid!
In hindsight it doesn't look like Makarios did enough to protect Cyprus ... but then maybe he was an optimistic Humanitarian first and a Patriot second!