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by **Sotos** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 9:49 pm

British Foreign Minister Alistair Burt, giving evidence to a House of Lords Select Committee regarding Iran's nuclear programme, has warned that the country already has weapons which could hit British forces in Cyprus and Afghanistan, and was now seeking to acquire the nuclear bomb..

Burt also highlighted concern over Iran's missile programme after Prime Minister David Cameron said last week it appeared to be seeking an intercontinental ballistic missile force in the Middle East with 200-300 medium range missiles, including the Shabab 3 that has been tested to hit targets at a distance of 2,000 km.

''To put this into perspective, Cyprus and UK troops in Afghanistan fall within that range with Israel, Turkey and Saudi Arabia,'' he said.

Iran, he concluded, is taking a ''grave risk'' if it does not end its banned nuclear programme and show the world it is not seeking to acquire the bomb.

He said UK authorities were on alert for possible terrorist activity of Iranian agents against British targets.

http://famagusta-gazette.com/iran-may-h ... 843-69.htm

Could Cyprus become a target of Iran because of the British bases? We know Cyprus is within the range of their missiles and I doubt their missiles are accurate enough to hit just the bases! They might aim for the bases but their missiles could land on Cypriot population

by **GreekIslandGirl** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 10:20 pm

Tony Blair used exactly the same type of scare tactics to sanction the invasion of Iraq!

Saddam Hussein was accused of many things (later proved as wrong) including having:

".... - constructed a new engine test stand for the development of missiles capable of reaching the UK Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus and NATO members
(Greece and Turkey), as well as all Iraq’s Gulf neighbours and Israel ..."

http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSA ... -Doc20.pdf

Of course, we know such weapons exist, and so Cyprus is extremely vulnerable from being forced to 'host' the world's belligerent nations: UK, US (in Troodos) and 40,000 Turkish troops.

by **Cap** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 10:30 pm

Absolutely.
The Red Neck bases are a product of UK foreign policy. Whether Cyprus agrees or not we're still a part of it.

The limey, left wing- US ass licking/ worshiping cowards are here stay.

by **humanist** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 10:37 pm

I don't think Cyprus is at risk because of the British bases, however I think that it should not be allowed that UK an EU State is occupying another EU State in any way shape or form.

by **Cap** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 10:38 pm

It's only a matter of time before the Pro Greco Oracle abandons Scotland, part of the Islamic/ Afro Caribbean colonization of the former 'Great Britain'

by **GreekIslandGirl** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 11:06 pm

(Please don't derail Sotos' topic with irrelevancies. I am not "pro Greco". I happen to be Greek and I support our nation, wherever it resides, against those elements that wish to destroy it. How is that different to you or any other self-respecting Greek?)

- It's probably through respect for Cyprus' victimization status that these Bases have not been attacked already, by terrorist elements. On the flipside, the Bases are hiding themselves among Cyprus' civilian population to seek cover from attack. Cowards.

by **supporttheunderdog** » Sun Mar 18, 2012 12:01 am

GreekIslandGirl wrote:(Please don't derail Sotos' topic with irrelevancies. I am not "pro Greco". I happen to be Greek and I support our nation, wherever it resides, against those elements that wish to destroy it. How is that different to you or any other self-respecting Greek?)

- It's probably through respect for Cyprus' victimization status that these Bases have not been attacked already, by terrorist elements. On the flipside, the Bases are hiding themselves among Cyprus' civilian population to seek cover from attack. Cowards.

The bases have ben attacked by terorist elements - I think in the 80's someone had a go at Akrotiri from Lady's mile. Otherwise we have Oracles usual anticypriot-pro foreign occupier bull-shit as pledges allegience to a country that in 1974 tried to conquor Cyprus (before the Turks invaded) , attempting to kill the lawful president in the process (and who was saved by the British,) and It was probbaly the existence of the ESBA that stopped the Turkish advance.
where it stopped in the Eastern part of Cyprus. It was the Greek Invasion that triggered the Turkish invasion,

I am persoanally in support of a free and independant Cyprus and that includes the abolition of the SBA's.

by **kurupetos** » Sun Mar 18, 2012 12:11 am

Let's hope they are accurate. :shock:

Or very inaccurate and hit the 'trnc'. :wink:

by **Sotos** » Sun Mar 18, 2012 12:40 am

First of all do not derail my topic! Are you now going to blame Greece because the British are still occupying parts of our island and put our lives at risk again? :roll:

The British bases are not wanted in Cyprus! They occupy expensive land without paying a cent and without doing what is in their duty as guarantors of Cyprus sovereignty... and as if that was not enough they put our lives at risk with their war games! You have some cheek to blame Greece for "trying to conquer Cyprus" when British troops have occupied the whole Cyprus for almost a century and are still occupying Akrotiri and Dhekelia! :evil: