Expatkiwi wrote:Our friend expatkiwi includes Rauf Denktash as a close personal friend....what do you expect from someone that befriends psychotic fanatics?
Like folk who befriend people like Tassos Papadopoulos, or perhaps Nicos Sampson...?
Let's put things into perspective here. I have had a correspondence relationship with Mr. Denktas. I have never met him, but I have enjoyed communicating with him. He presents me his viewpoint and answers questions that I ask him. That aside, I have met the TRNC representative to Los Angeles (Mr. Mustafagolu), and the previous TRNC representative to Washington DC (Mr. Avci). What they all have said to me makes sense: That Greek Cypriots had no intention to treat Turkish Cypriots on an equal basis, that efforts were made to eliminate the Turkish Cypriot presence, and that in the end, Turkey intervened. These were reactions, not instigations. If you're looking to blame anyone for the problems on Cyprus, then blame the Enosists, and Anti-Turkish paramilitaries first.
As a G/C who , along with the overwhelming majority of Cypriots , some 80% , who supported ENOSIS as the end objective of the liberation struggle , I see absolutely nothing wrong in supporting a position that the majority of Cypriots supported. Let me say , as I have said many times before , that supporting ENOSIS was a natural disposition given that we never in our history had the freedom to choose our own destiny. I DO NOT NOW AND NEITHER DOES THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF G/Cs SUPPORT ENOSIS.
You appear to be utterly blind in recognising that 80% of CYPRIOTS HAD EVERY RIGHT TO DEMAND ENOSIS. We had no other motivational spirit but the spirit of ENOSIS. Now we have , we are an independent nation , at least part of our island is , we are a full European member and we are prosperous which is more that one can say about the occupied by Turkey part of Cyprus. The entire world recognises the ROC as the ONLY legitimate authority in Cyprus.
Given the fact that we are now perhaps closer to a solution than ever before its about time that the stupidity, in political terms , that Turkey is exhibiting in her insistence that the ROC is not recognised by her ONLY - BUT WHAT DOES ONE EXPECT FROM A NATION THAT IS DEBATING ENDLESLY THE WEARING OR NOT OF A SCARF !!- and begin to accept that apart from Turkey there are more than 200 nations on this planet or does she perhaps also beleive that just as on Turk is worth 1000 non Turks so does one Turkish nation worth all others ??
As Turkey struggles internally with her own inadequacies , her own ludicrous identity crises then perhaps she ought to realize that she will never be allowed to remain on European ground for ever. As for Mr Plonker BigAl with his bravado talk let him be aware that it is his type that have been the cause of the Cypriot conflict , the fanatics and irresponsible G/Cs and T/Cs with their faces embedded deep up the arses of their respective motherlands. Let these NON CYPRIOTS realise that this island with a history of 10 thousand years belongs to the true Cypriots . They can of course assimilate totaly with their motherlands , easy and cheap just a one way ticket out of this island , my country not theirs.