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by **Lit** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 7:22 pm

Title:
Eurocrats want to snag British bases

And the link right here:
http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.ph ... 7&cat_id=1

Two things stand out to me. Why does this article have a British conservative spin to it? I am not complaining, i am asking why because this is the Cyprus Mail. Shouldnt a news agency thats called the "Cyprus Mail" have ohh i dont know, A CYPRIOT PERSPECTIVE AND NOT ONE THAT BRITISH? If i wanted to get a British perspective, wouldnt i just visit the BBC website or something similar?

Why not interview Cypriot politicians instead of British, after all, these bases ARE located in Cyprus. Maybe, just maybe, our politicians might have something to say on this issue. Would our politicians agree with Brussels? I dont know if they would or not because the Cyprus Mail isnt quoting our politicians on this matter.

The second thing that puzzles me about articles like this from the Cyprus Mail.....who is the author? Is this article being reproduced by the Cyprus Mail? Who knows. LOL

by **Oracle** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 7:31 pm

I saw this earlier and thought what a great idea, and posted it here ...

http://www.cyprus-forum.com/cyprus21659-30.html

This shouldn't slip through our fingers. I don't think the UK can justify keeping the Bases, in this day and age, especially now we have an EU partnership.

I think the Bases would be excellent (if we can't get them back 100%) to use for stationing EU Forces ... in preparation for them kicking out the Turks.

Here's a chance for some bright spark RoC politician to use this as a loophole or leverage to get the Brits to behave more like Europeans and help us towards freedom and democracy (for a change) ....

by **Raymanoff** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 7:58 pm

all i want is 1 more airport so i dont have to travel to Larnaca...

by **cyprusgeoff** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 8:24 pm

So sorry, you can't have the British Bases back yet.

They are still waiting for their title deeds! along with 100,000 other people
who can't move 'cos they can't sell.

by **boulio** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 8:39 pm

I think one base should be given to the ROC(PREFERABLY dhekelia)AND Akrotiri after a bit of reduction to half lets say which would still be about 65sq km to be a EU BASE.

by **YFred** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 9:15 pm

Raymanoff wrote:all i want is 1 more airport so i dont have to travel to Larnaca...

You have two more, Ercan and Gechitkale, what more do you want?

by **Oracle** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 9:33 pm

cyprusgeoff wrote:So sorry, you can't have the British Bases back yet.

They are still waiting for their title deeds! along with 100,000 other people
who can't move 'cos they can't sell.

Perhaps the British need to pay the rent they owe first ... :lol: