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[Dr J]

So EOKA killed British servicemen - so what?? The British army AND Turkish Cypriot auxillery police used to abuse their power against the indigenous Cypriots and bully them.

Why should you think we should be overruled in our own home??

[The Cypriot]

NO RESPONSE FROM POLIS.

I can go home now.

Don't expect too much from polis. He has zero self-awareness.

There's a post-it sticker on the back of his head saying "No one likes an annoying and demonstrably stupid clever-dick".

His class-mates in junior school put it there and he still hasn't managed to grasp it.

[EPSILON]

EOKA IS MADE AGAINST BRITISH COLONIALISTS ONLY.....

Have you seen the lists that exist of Cypriots killed too.

Yes some "Cypriots" who became the long arm of the British as policemen (mostly T/cs).Being a policeman during a liberation fight you just became part of the enemy military power.

The point here is not whether EOKA was a liberation army or terrorists but whether this certain EOKA's fight was finally correct to start. But profites MX not excists.

If one might accept EOKA's aims (as a TC) it was unfortunate that the EOKA targetted those unfortunates that were part of the 'policing' (TCs) and those that were non-supportive of the EOKA ( those poor GC souls who wished nothing more than to live in peace). Unfortunately I say, because the TCs inadvertently got 'killed' by the EOKA, thus instilling 'fear' into the TCs psyche. And once EOKA had a taste for TC blood, we know what happened next.

Can we turn the clock back? NO. But my advice is, Neither GCs nor the TCs should repeat the mistakes of the past.

You ae right but what you are missing here is that the certain pure T/cs were employed since 1956 by British on only one target.To create the hate of blood between the communities-British usualy succeed in their targets...

[denizaksulu]

So EOKA killed British servicemen - so what?? The British army AND Turkish Cypriot auxillery police used to abuse their power against the indigenous Cypriots and bully them.

Why should you think we should be overruled in our own home??

I Made a statement, Polis accused me of making things up and I am attempting to educate him. Is that ok? Fin.

[denizaksulu]

EOKA IS MADE AGAINST BRITISH COLONIALISTS ONLY.....

Have you seen the lists that exist of Cypriots killed too.

Yes some "Cypriots" who became the long arm of the British as policemen (mostly T/cs).Being a policeman during a liberation fight you just became part of the enemy military power.

The point here is not whether EOKA was a liberation army or terrorists but whether this certain EOKA's fight was finally correct to start. But profites MX not excists.

If one might accept EOKA's aims (as a TC) it was unfortunate that the EOKA targetted those unfortunates that were part of the 'policing' (TCs) and those that were non-supportive of the EOKA ( those poor GC souls who wished nothing more than to live in peace). Unfortunately I say, because the TCs inadvertently got 'killed' by the EOKA, thus instilling 'fear' into the TCs psyche. And once EOKA had a taste for TC blood, we know what happened next.

Can we turn the clock back? NO. But my advice is, Neither GCs nor the TCs should repeat the mistakes of the past.

You ae right but what you are missing here is that the certain pure T/cs were employed since 1956 by British on only one target.To create the hate of blood between the communities-British usualy succeed in their targets...

Little did they know what the British were leading them to. I am wondering of the awareness of these peasants who joined up. What were the recruitment tactics. Just money? (likely). Kill Greeks or EOKA members? Unlikely but only they will know.

[Dr J]

Little did they know what the British were leading them to. I am wondering of the awareness of these peasants who joined up. What were the recruitment tactics. Just money? (likely). Kill Greeks or EOKA members? Unlikely but only they will know.

I have it on good authority that the Turkish Cypriot auxillery police abused there power. They used to stop Greek Cypriot teenage boys and taunt them in various ways like pointing their guns at them whilst up against a wall. Others would randomly arrest innocent Greek Cypriot teenagers of being a part of or helping EOKA.

[Oracle]

The Turk-TCs were armed, and licensed to kill GCs, by the Brits who employed them.

Not only were the traitor Turk-TCs employed by the Brits to cause unrest wherever/whenever possible ... the very fact that an effective police-force ceased to exist for genuine civil cases, threw the country into near unruly chaos.

Imagine the ordinary GC civilian, without a police-force to turn to for general matters; let alone the danger of actually encountering one of these armed, licensed killers.

Those were dark, sad, satanic times for GCs ... Only EOKA gave hope for an end to this slavery.

Any uniformed Colonialist thugs could enter and search your home at all hours of the day or night ... cause injury and threats, even steal ... and then there was no friendly policeman to complain to ... just more paid uniformed thug TCs.

The TCs betrayed us to the Brits, and then betrayed us to the Turks. I do not want a third betrayal from them ... No more power to the Turks over our Island!

[Floda]

The Turk-TCs were armed, and licensed to kill GCs, by the Brits who employed them.

Not only were the traitor Turk-TCs employed by the Brits to cause unrest wherever/whenever possible ... the very fact that an effective police-force ceased to exist for genuine civil cases, threw the country into near unruly chaos.

Imagine the ordinary GC civilian, without a police-force to turn to for general matters; let alone the danger of actually encountering one of these armed, licensed killers.

Those were dark, sad, satanic times for GCs ... Only EOKA gave hope for an end to this slavery.

Any uniformed Colonialist thugs could enter and search your home at all hours of the day or night ... cause injury and threats, even steal ... and then there was no friendly policeman to complain to ... just more paid uniformed thug TCs.

The TCs betrayed us to the Brits, and then betrayed us to the Turks. I do not want a third betrayal from them ... No more power to the Turks over our Island!

Sounds very similar to the tactics employed by the Brits in Ireland, were any of the prisons opened for recruitment of the hired assassins I wonder?.

[polis]

NO RESPONSE FROM POLIS.

I can go home now.

Some of us have a life outside the forum, buddy.

[polis]

I wish your claims were true.

What are you talking about?

Then, no Turkish Cypriot Auxillaries and no 'so called ''Greek Cypriot traitors'' were killed?

Is that what you are saying?

I don't know, did I ever say that, or are you also arguing with yourself?

Listen, deniz, what you said was:

If one might accept EOKA's aims (as a TC) it was unfortunate that the EOKA targetted those unfortunates that were part of the 'policing' (TCs) and those that were non-supportive of the EOKA ( those poor GC souls who wished nothing more than to live in peace). Unfortunately I say, because the TCs inadvertently got 'killed' by the EOKA, thus instilling 'fear' into the TCs psyche. And once EOKA had a taste for TC blood, we know what happened next.

... and I asked if you are making this as you go along.

For example, you are saying that those Greek Cypriots killed by EOKA were simply some "poor souls who wished nothing more than to live in peace" and apparently because of that they were attacked. Do you have a clue what you are talking about? Other than browsing through a list published in a not so reputable internet website (the list itself is probably the official one prepared by the British at the time) have you read anything else that would allow you to make such a sweeping statement? I think not and that you are just making things up as you go along. Capiche?