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[74LB]

Are you guys serious ?

So the campaign's trustees – who have raised £50,000 – have reached an agreement with the Turkish Cypriots that it will be in Kyrenia, on the north coast, in another British cemetery holding the graves of the Victorian soldiers who originally took Cyprus in 1878..

the article goes on to mention....

Our hope is that if there is a settlement in Cyprus which reunifies the island, the memorial will eventually find a permanent home at Wayne's Keep. With that in mind, it has been specifically designed to be movable, made in sections of granite."

I don't see what's wrong here, unless of course you feel the TC's have 'got one over the RoC', and anything agreed by the TC's must be countered, declared null & void, and struck down with a vengeance .

Perhaps all that is missing is for the British Cyprus Memorial Trust to approach the RoC, let them know their plans and seek their approval. Or has this already been refused ?

Once a settlement is reached (and isn't this what we all wish to happen ?) eveyone back to Waynes Keep.

[Hatter]

How about we do this.

Boris, the mayor of London first puts up a memorial in London in honour of the 17 year old EOKA fighters that were executed with the Queen's blessings and then we'll do the same over here for the fallen Brits.

This too can be arranged....

Might be a bit difficult, given that Boris has a turkish grandfather and believes that europe owes a debt to turkey because turkey caused the renaissance (or so he told us in a BBC TV program on a sunday evening a few months ago).

[Paphitis]

How about we do this.

Boris, the mayor of London first puts up a memorial in London in honour of the 17 year old EOKA fighters that were executed with the Queen's blessings and then we'll do the same over here for the fallen Brits.

This too can be arranged....

Might be a bit difficult, given that Boris has a turkish grandfather and believes that europe owes a debt to turkey because turkey caused the renaissance (or so he told us in a BBC TV program on a sunday evening a few months ago).

That's OK.

I did not know this about Boris.

There are still many ways to skin a cat.

[suetoniuspaulinus]

Seems like a nice little earner for the north. Most welcome. Thank you

[Get Real!]

It's amazing how things appear in their real context.

Yeah, I’m so amazed I had to dig up one of my favorite smileys…

My post is just a tongue and cheek dig and British tourists and I am sure that David Carter would not be offended as he too is probably disgusted with the behavior of some British tourists in Cyprus.

You mean "tongue-in-cheek" you mythological snot...

[Get Real!]

Dear Mr. Paphitis

I would appreciate it very much if you would get in touch with me via my home e-mail address:

[email protected]

Your comments about the Memorial to British military personnel who served during the 1955-59 Cyprus Emergency are very interesting.

Regards
David

Dear Mr. Carter,

Were you wearing a suit when you wrote that?

[yiannisP]

Forgive me for not reading through every single post, but are there any other organisations (apart from press complaints commission) we can complain to about this inaccurate news article? Thanks

[The Cypriot]

It may also be very beneficial and assist both sides bury the hatchet and remove any lingering resentment.

That will only happen when Britain fulfils to its legal and moral obligation to guarantee Cyprus's territorial integrity; something it failed miserably to do in 1974 although it had the capacity to do so, and has steadfastly refused to do since, at the expense of its own diginity, because of some misconceived devotion to perceived US geo-strategic interests, that put oil ahead of humanity. So don't talk about removing lingering resentment. Someone might accuse you of being a 'traitor'.

I really do think there is an opportunity here to turn this into a win win situation for everyone.

There's only one win for Cyprus in relation to this; when every last soldier from Turkey packs his army fatigues, gets on a boat and goes home.

[The Cypriot]

Forgive me for not reading through every single post, but are there any other organisations (apart from press complaints commission) we can complain to about this inaccurate news article? Thanks

Please read what I advised Oracle... near the beginning of this thread.

[yiannisP]

You mean this?

This, potentially, is in breach of the UK Public Order Act as it has labeled Cypriots conducting an armed struggle against colonial rule as 'murderers' and 'terrorists' which could incite hatred towards UK Cypriots. But it's extremely tenuous and the police are unlikely to show any interest. The most you could expect is for a local MP, perhaps with Cypriots in their constituency, to write a letter to the Telegraph expressing dismay. If that MP is a Tory then there may be an expression of contrition but I wouldn't hold your breath.

Another avenue is to issue a complaint with the UK Press Complaints Commission (PCC), as the label 'terrorist' could potentially be in breach of their Code of Conduct, under the accuracy clause. Note however, the PCC is a self-regulatory body with blunt teeth. Their Code is designed to protect individuals rather than communities or groups of people, and exists to prevent newspapers from incurring huge costs defending libel cases.

I have sent a complaint to the PCC. I don't think it warrants going to the police or writing to MP over. Is there anything else we can do (ie some other kind of body we can complain to?) thanks