newgeneration wrote:What a ridiculous rant. Demonised?! Have you read any of my posts?
It's a sorry state of affairs when presenting two sides of an arguement is seen as insulting you.
There is propaganda on both sides. There is re writing of history on both sides. Can you honestly not see that?
There may be two sides to the argument on the island but Turkey has been up to its neck in the Cyprus tragedy because it wanted some or all of it back when the British left. You dismissed my reference to readers reviews of a TC propaganda book in another thread. So, don't take my word for it study and digest the contents of the other source I quoted, an American government one:-
Here's some extracts to wet you appetite, I challenge you to find any
substantial reference to Greek or Greek Cypriot misdeeds or duplicitous behaviour. All these communications were in 1958.
"The Secretary then read cable 3536 from Athens/2/ aloud stating that the Government of Greece was prepared to abandon both Enosis and self- determination in favor of self-government under the British, and wants the United States to support this initiative promptly, preferably early this week in NATO. Averoff stated that the GOG (Government of Greece) is prepared to "tell" Makarios that "This is it".
"The Turkish Government has been in contact and discussion with the British Government for a long time, and is convinced that a radical solution of the dispute between the three governments can only be reached through the partition of the Island. A memorandum containing the basic reasons and convincing justification of this attitude of the Turkish Government had been handed to the United States Government on April 25, 1957,/5/ and the same views were explained to the British Government. The only objection raised to partition up to now had been that of mandatory migration among the communities. As I have already pointed out, it has started in the Island and has been going on for over a year. But unfortunately this has been going on through threats and violent incidents, and if it continues the actual partition of the Island would become a reality in a year's time, under most tragic circumstances." Sincerely, Adnan Menderes
"4. Following up on his "open-ended" self-determination position I pressed him on whether he would agree to permanent ruling out of both Enosis and partition. He (EDIT Makarios) finally said he would consider it. This struck me as rather forthcoming statement in light his generally cautious attitude." Riddleberger
When you have an hour or so to spare read the whole thing here.
http://dosfan.lib.uic.edu/ERC/frus/frus ... prus2.html