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[grokked]

The article by the Economist yesterday "The Cyprus talks - A fillip for Talat? - An international court ruling injects new life into fast-fading peace talks" serves as a useful introduction in writing about the judgement issued last week by the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Demopoulos and 7 others v. Turkey.

Spin spin spin .... positive spin of course, and while the motive may appear altruistic, that can be highly deceptive.

It is Turkey's EU accession and the fact that is highly unlikely to happen while Cyprus continues to remain divided which is the true motive behind the spin in this story, rather than any desire to see a solution of the Cyprus problem acceptable to a majority of its people.

The best one can say in favour of this article is that it is at least an acknowledgement of the lengths to which 'a system' can be pushed in order to rig an 'election'.

Links and the full article can be seen at :

http://bit.ly/9zCxqq

I would like to set a question here to the 'legal boffins' on the forum and beyond ....

... how does one get the 'elections' in the 'north' declared illegal due to the presence of such high numbers of settlers from Turkey, contrary to the Geneva Convention?

[repulsewarrior]

...wow, that's a good question.

[B25]

RW, that is an obvious question asked millions of times, with no reply. It's one of those questions where the powers that be shrugg off with a well, ..... you know it's just one of those things ...... kind of answer.

Since the importation of the settlers is so anti Geneva Convention, why has the UN no done something about it??? There is your answer.

[bill cobbett]

RW, that is an obvious question asked millions of times, with no reply. It's one of those questions where the powers that be shrugg off with a well, ..... you know it's just one of those things ...... kind of answer.

Since the importation of the settlers is so anti Geneva Convention, why has the UN no done something about it??? There is your answer.

Excellent question particularly in the light of the CYs of the Occupied Areas revolting in the last few days.

Well a year or so ago did come across a ref that in the light of the Geneva Convention the EU would investigate the make-up of the electorate of the north in any future referendum, but regretfully have heard sod all else about this.... but we def can't have Turkey rigging votes in the EU now can we????