Kifeas wrote:Why are you so surprised by this possibility anyway? Judging from Denktash’s stance on the issue, it was very soft. Don’t you think so?
I don't think that he was very soft. He was against the Annan plan and its philosophy right from the beginning. He thought the Annan plan would create a GC state in the south and a mixed state in the north. He said the Annan plan would leave TCs without any land since it completely ignores the TRNC title deeds. He said TCs were deceived by empty promises of the EU and the US to say "Yes" to the plan....and so many other things. He's still openly and strongly against the plan. How do I know this? I watched him on TV when I was home. I read his column in Halkin Sesi Gazetesi.
If he really believed that the A-plan was such a bad deal, he would have campaigned against it much more fervently.
He did campaign against it to a degree but he couldn't find many TCs around him. That's why it was as powerful as some would expect and that's why he's not the TC leader anymore.
His Son's party would have stood for a clear "No" instead of a "let it free" choice that he adopted.
His Son's party could not have stood for a clear "No" because the majority of TCs clearly wanted "Yes". Therefore he was compelled to let his party members decide by themselves in order to avoid losing votes. As you know, UBP was against the plan and we've seen its votes fall down dramatically later on.
Besides, it's known that Denktash and his son don't agree all the time. For example, according to a rumour, it was Denktash Jr's idea to open the borders while Denktash opposed to it. Is this true? I don't know. That's why I didn't present it as a "certain fact" like you did with your TC friend's opinion. I think it's important to sort certain facts from opinions/rumours.
