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[Oracle]

:lol: the only thing that can unite GC's and TC's on this forum is the British.

Yes, we do have a common foe. The British stuffed our country up from the very beginning, and the TCs know this as well.

Is it just me, or has your writing style drastically changed. Deja Vu!

Typical TC backstabbing ... all the time the Brits were their friends when we were fighting for Independence; now that we have done the dirty work of kicking them (almost) out suddenly they were always anti-Brit.

Well if they were, they certainly sucked up to them whilst they ruled, and were probably just waiting for us to be the bad guys to get them out and enable Turkey to come in without fighting the British to get them out first!.

We cleared the way for Turkey ... now the TCs are admitting they never wanted the Brits!

[Mr. T]

To put things into a certain amount of perspective, I think Grivas in his memoirs wrote that he never expected to be able to defeat the British by purely military means. His tactic was to provoke the British into staging a totally disproportionate response which would shock the world with its brutality, thus enabling the real battle at the UN for recognition of the Cypriots' right of self-determination to be won. You have to admit that it was a brilliant tactic, and the British fell into the trap. The monstrous act of hanging a man for tearing down a flag - absolutely indefensible under the rule of law - being just one example.
Nevertheless, if Milosevic can be tried for war crimes, why is it unreasonable to expect those responsible to be held to account for such gross violations of human rights?

I refer you again to the website connection in Oracle's first contribution on this thread which shows the absolute nonsense that this is the reason this terrorist bomber met his deserved death.

It makes as much sense as saying that the terrorist bombers of the London tube etc were found guilty because they ate crips. They may well have done but that would have nothing to do with them being found guilty of the killings and the subsequent imprisonments.

[Tim Drayton]

To put things into a certain amount of perspective, I think Grivas in his memoirs wrote that he never expected to be able to defeat the British by purely military means. His tactic was to provoke the British into staging a totally disproportionate response which would shock the world with its brutality, thus enabling the real battle at the UN for recognition of the Cypriots' right of self-determination to be won. You have to admit that it was a brilliant tactic, and the British fell into the trap. The monstrous act of hanging a man for tearing down a flag - absolutely indefensible under the rule of law - being just one example.
Nevertheless, if Milosevic can be tried for war crimes, why is it unreasonable to expect those responsible to be held to account for such gross violations of human rights?

I refer you again to the website connection in Oracle's first contribution on this thread which shows the absolute nonsense that this is the reason this terrorist bomber met his deserved death.

It makes as much sense as saying that the terrorist bombers of the London tube etc were found guilty because they ate crips. They may well have done but that would have nothing to do with them being found guilty of the killings and the subsequent imprisonments.

Fair enough, I have looked at this page and it seems he was convicted of rather more than tearing down a flag. On the other hand, the following quote from this page tends to support my main thesis:

"Evagoras's execution caused a global mobilization and an outcry against the British. This outcry stopped the hanging of another 26 fighters that were sentenced to death."

[DT.]

:lol: the only thing that can unite GC's and TC's on this forum is the British.

Yes, we do have a common foe. The British stuffed our country up from the very beginning, and the TCs know this as well.

Is it just me, or has your writing style drastically changed. Deja Vu!

The intensity changes depending on the requirements and effectiveness of the Cypriots on this forum.

[Oracle]

To put things into a certain amount of perspective, I think Grivas in his memoirs wrote that he never expected to be able to defeat the British by purely military means. His tactic was to provoke the British into staging a totally disproportionate response which would shock the world with its brutality, thus enabling the real battle at the UN for recognition of the Cypriots' right of self-determination to be won. You have to admit that it was a brilliant tactic, and the British fell into the trap. The monstrous act of hanging a man for tearing down a flag - absolutely indefensible under the rule of law - being just one example.
Nevertheless, if Milosevic can be tried for war crimes, why is it unreasonable to expect those responsible to be held to account for such gross violations of human rights?

I refer you again to the website connection in Oracle's first contribution on this thread which shows the absolute nonsense that this is the reason this terrorist bomber met his deserved death.

It makes as much sense as saying that the terrorist bombers of the London tube etc were found guilty because they ate crips. They may well have done but that would have nothing to do with them being found guilty of the killings and the subsequent imprisonments.

Fair enough, I have looked at this page and it seems he was convicted of rather more than tearing down a flag. On the other hand, the following quote from this page tends to support my main thesis:

"Evagoras's execution caused a global mobilization and an outcry against the British. This outcry stopped the hanging of another 26 fighters that were sentenced to death."

He was criminalised from the start! ... from that flag-lowering!

If the Brits did not choose to hound him for this he may never have had to resort to liberating his country becasue the flame would not have been lit.

We are not hiding the fact he did many other brave acts to help liberate Cyprus from foreign rule (please have a look at the first link of Paphitis too!).... we are debating how Britain forced us to fight to save ourselves ... and then you execute!

[Paphitis]

:lol: the only thing that can unite GC's and TC's on this forum is the British.

Yes, we do have a common foe. The British stuffed our country up from the very beginning, and the TCs know this as well.

Is it just me, or has your writing style drastically changed. Deja Vu!

The intensity changes depending on the requirements and effectiveness of the Cypriots on this forum.

Kudos to you GR!

And may I ask what requirements and which members you are referring to? Because the mere fact that YOU attacked two fellow patriots is a mere treasonous fact, and you of all people should know much better than to undermine your very own.

It appears that you have such a big ego that you maskerade under the facade of a false alias, because your ego does not permit you to return to this forum to fight another day for our noble struggle. I now take back all the things I said about your leadership acumen, because it now appears that you have none!

[Floda]

Pallikaridi was murdered by the Crown. I blame Queen Elizabeth and not the hangman. And I also do not hold a grudge against all Brits, who simply had no control over the matter.

Another Martyr for the country, Another Murder for the Crown,

Though your laws may sore oppress us,

they'll never break our spirits down.


The "Union Flag" known universally by any who hold the freedom of their country dear, as "The Butcher's Apron".

One wonders why ?.

[DT.]

:lol: the only thing that can unite GC's and TC's on this forum is the British.

Yes, we do have a common foe. The British stuffed our country up from the very beginning, and the TCs know this as well.

Is it just me, or has your writing style drastically changed. Deja Vu!

The intensity changes depending on the requirements and effectiveness of the Cypriots on this forum.

Kudos to you GR!

And may I ask what requirements and which members you are referring to. Because the mere fact that YOU attacked two fellow patriots is a mere treasonous fact, and you of all people should know much better than to undermine your very own.

It appears that you have such a big ago that you maskerade under the facade of a false alias, because your ego does not permit you to return to this forum to fight another day for our noble struggle. I now take back all the things I said about your leadership acumen, because it now appears that you have none!

I think you've been using a little too much camel meat in your paphitika loukanika re paphiti.

[BC Numismatics]

DT.,
You're being very reasonable,unlike Paphitis,the scummy Britanniphobic racist.

I've always had a very strong affection for the Union Jack,not just because it is part of New Zealand's flag,but because the Union Jack also represents the unification of all 4 British countries under one Crown.

I often say to people,"If it hadn't been for the Crown,I certainly wouldn't be here.I'm very grateful to be a loyal subject of an extremely just monarch,albeit,one who is much-loved throughout the British Commonwealth".

Aidan.

[Oracle]

DT.,
You're being very reasonable,unlike Paphitis,the scummy Britanniphobic racist.
I've always had a very strong affection for the Union Jack,not just because it is part of New Zealand's flag,but because the Union Jack also represents the unification of all 4 British countries under one Crown.

I often say to people,"If it hadn't been for the Crown,I certainly wouldn't be here.I'm very grateful to be a loyal subject of an extremely just monarch,albeit,one who is much-loved throughout the British Commonwealth".

Aidan.

Aidan ...

The British are not a race ...

They are an amalgamation of many peoples at the very least ... hence they are equivalent to the rest of us ..... mere members of the ONE HUMAN RACE!