MrH wrote:And I guess the rest was gained at Saturday Greek School in Australia? They must have really set a good example and explained how, and why Turkey had to intervene after the 15th July 1974 Greek Junta Coup and how many Turkish Cypriots had been killed, civilians, women and children, when the Greek Cypriot forces were ordered to stop fighting themselves and kill are Turkish Cypriots before Turkey's force were able to save any!
What I am getting at here my friend is that the ONLY way of Compromising on the island is to face the reality that both Greek and Turkish Cypriot can not live under one roof until this mentality is removed and trust is reinstated. Where, and I'm sure you'll agree, will take many years of working at. But, they can not even commence unless the foundations are laid first and it's the Greek Cypriots that are preventing this. It's a bit like the lesser of two evils. Recognise Two CYPRIOT states now so one day those two states could gradually work to settle their differences bit by bit, or continue as we are until the Turkish Cypriots finally decide to unify with the Republic of Turkey. You may deem this as impossible, but it's soon becoming a reality on the Turkish Cypriot side, and the Greek Cypriot negative stance and failed agreements is what is empowering such an inevitable scenario.
If you don't believe what I saying, just watch this space on Feb 2011!! I can not warn you enough when Turkey annexes Northern Cyprus and adopts the "Norway Model". You must have read something about it? Turkey knows where it stance in the face of its EU application and has now reached a stage where it's ready to cement its long term position.
Why am I saying this, well, let's just say that once Turkey has adopted this Norway Model and has integrated Northern Cyprus into its territory, how many Turkish Cypriot will be left to tell the tail? How many Turkish citizens will move to Northern Cyprus and eventually filter over to your side in the South after Turkey Opens its port to the GC-ROC in a counter move?
Turkey is not stupid Get Real, and don't think for two seconds that it doesn't know what's really going on. I meet with Greek Cypriot and Turkish journalists on a regular basis to discuss possible outcomes related to the Cyprus issue and they all boil down to the same scenario!
Stop pushing the Turkish Cypriots away, as you are only pulling them closer to Turkey. Turkey has played the Greek Cypriot once already in the no to distant past with the opening of the check points in 2003. That was not down as a good will gesture only. Please think about it. Think about what if the Green Line was removed completely over so many years - would it integrate Cyprus or Could it just Impose an automatic "Turkish" Border!
Sorry again for any typing mistakes, I'm still waiting for my train and typing on this blasted Blackberry device. By the way, I'm on my way to interview a Greek Cypriot MEP, Guess who?
OK, you have a Blackberry, we have heard it enough. Never mind the spelling errors, get the grammar right. I hope you are not a journalist as I am confused with your syntax.
GET RID OF YOUR BLACKBERRY, it is so NAFF.
