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[antifon]

There is no question the RoC will be pursuing the route of denouncing the BBF basis (77-79) very soon as not only it is left with no other option but Turkish policy makes it easy for the RoC to support its case [I like to call Eroglu the "useful idiot" who will take the fall].

The timing is the best it has been since 1974 in as far as the international community's disposition towards Cyprus. Events in Turkey itself, as I keep saying, will also play a defining role.

Below is what Kurds, Turkey's own ethnic minority circa 20%, are saying today. Please compare and contrast to what Cypriots are willing to grant their own tCypriot minority:

“We want the process to be intervened in through civil politics, the democratic power of the people and civil-disobedience actions,”

“These demands are education in mother tongue, the release of political prisoners, an end to military and political operations [against Kurds] and the elimination of the 10 percent [election] threshold,”

“This is not a challenge. This is a demonstration of the determination of the people to not live with this problem in the year 2012 and to win their freedoms,”

Think: Turkey's Kurds, after 87 years are saying these things! Forces me to ask even more forcefully the tCypriot minority: WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?

THOSE OF YOU WHO CONTINUE TO THINK THAT THE KURDISH ISSUE OF TURKEY IS IRRELEVANT TO CYPRUS' TURKISH PROBLEM ARE IN ALL HONESTY, AND TO PUT IT MILDLY, NAIVE FOOLS POLITICALLY SPEAKING!

More on my blog.

[antifon]

We won't allow for our country to be lost. By the time such a Cypriot will be borne to a tCypriot family and raised to be as you [CM tCypriot poster] imply it would be too late.

RoC will fight the battle against RoT, describe the solution and hope that tCypriots, at least the majority, will follow. I know everyone else, in and out of Cyprus, will.

I have no idea how soon our gCypriot leaders will maneuver out of the bbf, a byproduct of a crime, but my guess is as soon as they get the popular message that an RoC v2.0 is the best way forward. The only way. And the vast majority of gCypriots is ready to support it.

The solution in fact was already given in 1963! A visionary solution. A variation of that, adjusted for 2011 and the EU, should be good enough for every Cypriot, gCypriot and tCypriot alike.
http://antifon.blogspot.com/2010/12/pre ... osals.html

I will even suggest that a 1963 solution is also the PERFECT solution for Turkey and her Kurds. Read here what minority Kurds of Turkey have to say:
http://antifon.blogspot.com/2011/03/wal ... dogan.html

I do not know if your are the one or not Hassan, as Ermis suggests, but I do know that I am losing my country to fascism and I can't sit back and do nothing about it. Neither should you.

May the tCypriot diaspora help Cypriots define our future together. For our future will soon be defined and neither Turkey nor her settler element will have any say. Cypriots, with or without tCypriots, will define Cyprus' future.

[antifon]

MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2011

Kurds' 2011 civil disobedience & tCypriots' self-segregation in 1963

Cypriots need to ask themselves whether the civil disobedience of Kurds in 2011 bears similarities to tCypriots' self-segregation in the 1960s, a policy designed and supported by the Turkish deep state.

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http://antifon.blogspot.com/2011/03/kur ... riots.html

[antifon]

TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011
Leaving so soon?

"They came, but they did not go back. They said 'we do not want land', but occupied half of the island. Forty thousand troops remained here and they are settled for good. They saw absolutely no drawback in distributing the Greek Cypriot land which they occupied to the population they carried here...In any case, the then Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit too has not kept his promise.'We came to restore the constitutional order of the Republic of Cyprus which has been spoiled', he said. However, he did not restore it?"

More & cartoon >> http://antifon.blogspot.com/2011/03/lea ... -soon.html

[antifon]

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2011

European Cyprus at the mercy of Turkish-Islamic Middle Ages' mentality

As we contemplate our Turkeyish problem in Cyprus and the absurdity of it all, it is useful to reflect on who it is we deal with, their outlook on life, their values and their democratic credentials. And if we do, the word absurd seems inadequate to describe our predicament. How preposterous that a nation as immature politically and socially as Turkey assumes shamelessly, for our western ways, the moral high ground and preaches us on democracy! Do these modern cavemen at the helm of Turkish democracy even realize who we are? Are they ignorant or simply oblivious as their social, political and ethical filters are so foreign to ours? - Antifon 30-3-11

"The logical sequence to your government’s policies would be to jail all the journalists, and then all the bloggers, and then anyone else who criticized your government. We presume you will stop short of that," wrote Jeremy Main and Kevin McDermott, the co-chairs of the OPC’s Freedom of the Press Committee in a letter dated March 10 [2011].

Read more / link to Hurriyet article / cartoon »
http://antifon.blogspot.com/2011/03/eur ... rkish.html

[antifon]

Mild fascism?

A fascists' gathering!
As Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu explained in his seminal work, “Strategic Depth” in 2001: “Even if there was not one single Muslim Turk over there, Turkey would have to maintain a Cyprus question. No country could possibly be indifferent to an island like this, placed in the heart of its vital space.”

Speaking to reporters during a visit to Kyrgyzstan this week [2011], Erdogan criticised ...
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http://antifon.blogspot.com/2011/03/mild-fascism.html

[antifon]

I guess Kurds find my comparative analysis approach worthwhile otherwise they would not be printing it! I just wish more Kurds could recognize the POWER of the approach as it requires of Turkey to clarify to the international community how she sees majority - ethnic minority (circa 20%) relations. And then practice at home what she preaches [invades/divides/ethnic-cleanses/occupies/colonizes] abroad. Because, contrary to ERGENEKON propaganda, Cyprus the whole is Turkey's abroad!

http://www.kurdishaspect.com/doc040211AN.html

The article first appeared on my blog on January 17th
http://antifon.blogspot.com/2010/12/idi ... alyst.html

It ends likes this for the benefit of those of you allergic to clicking away from The Economist to "inferior" blogs:

...
Naturally, when Turkey will be forced to view a federation solution, or a 1960/1963 solution or any other autonomy solution from the angle of the majority she will reach entirely different conclusions as to what is just and what not. She will be forced to acknowledge that one first must determine the principles to be applied in majority-minority community relations. Such exercise can produce win-win-win results if Turkey acknowledges one fundamental truth: she cannot preach one thing in Cyprus for a 10% Turkish Cypriot minority community and an entirely another for a 22+% minority community in Turkey! The Kurds simply won't let her.

A wider discussion should take place, in Cyprus, in Turkey, in fora where decisions are taken, a discussion which must include the societies. A win-win-win scenario is possible for the Turks, the Kurds and the Cypriots. And Turkey has the key.

But recently, she seems to be making all the wrong moves. I have argued elsewhere that, although I wish for Turkey to succeed, I highly doubt that Turkey is ready, its leaders, its system, its society, to accept the fundamental changes that are needed.

[antifon]

An attempt to be honest with the tCypriot Unionist

I was watching on RIK (Cypriot state TV) a couple of weeks ago the pleas of a Turkish Cypriot (tCypriot herein) unionist for more Greek Cypriot (gCypriot herein) support and I was literally telling my self "Is this guy for real?". I was also thinking "How hypocritical the gCypriot reporter's silence was!" It was evident that the unionist was puzzled as to why gCypriot masses did not come out in the streets in support for their plight. He shouldn't be so naive! Let me try to explain:

More >> http://antifon.blogspot.com/2011/02/att ... priot.html

[antifon]

THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2011

Thinking out of the box is long overdue!

All I am saying is we need to think out of the box Turkey put us in all these years. There are forces at play as great as those that ended the Soviet Union. We must capitalize on them.

These are:
- Turkish Islamic "democracy model" is questioned by the west & Arabs
- The west is losing confidence in the dependability of Turkey as a partner
- Kurds of Turkey have raised the stakes, asking tCypriot-like rights in Turkey
- tCypriots' best option is whatever we agree to give them, else they face extinction. They are ready more than ever to look at things the way we do and be more receptive to our just ideas.

cnt'd



Read more » http://antifon.blogspot.com/2011/04/thi ... erdue.html

& please let me know what you think!

[antifon]

SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 2011

An example of a healthy Muslim "democracy"
http://antifon.blogspot.com/2011/04/exa ... cracy.html


“While Iran and China topped lists in December by reportedly jailing some 34 journalists each, Turkey, a candidate for membership in the European Union, has nearly doubled that number five months later, raising questions about the country’s commitment to freedom of the press and the legitimacy of its democratic image,” Steven M. Ellis, International Press Institute (IPI)
“The sheer number of cases poses fundamental questions about the legal provisions governing journalism in Turkey and raises concerns that the number of journalists in prison can further increase ... It is very important that authorities protect objective reporting even on sensitive topics such as terrorism or national security. The public’s right to know includes such issues.” Dunja Mijatović Freedom of the Media OSCE

“These journalists are in jail because of Turkey’s anti terrorism law, which has become a law that threatens press freedom in Turkey. Every investigative journalist is threatened by this law. We find this unacceptable. We have asked the government to change this law, but, unfortunately, the government does not listen to the voices of professional journalism organizations.” Ferai Tinc, IPI Board Member & Chairperson of IPI’s Turkey's National Committee

The IPI also drew attention to the fact that there are between 700 and 1,000 ongoing cases in Turkey that could result in the imprisonment of more journalists.

The report also noted the extremely long sentences requested by for journalists. Ibrahim Çiçek and Bayram Namaz from Atılım newspaper, for example, each face up to 3,000 years in prison.