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[kurupetos]

He's not from Palestine, he's from Lebanon.

Sorry to disappoint... not Maronite and not Armenian.

Which part of ancient "Greece" did you say you come from btw?

Trivilloura?

I descend from Mycenae, you ignorant midget.

That’s what I said!

Trivilloura is the ancient name of Mycenae... and the people there were called Trivilourians!

Haven’t you ever heard of the common Cypriot…

“Ma bothen eisai re, bou da triviloura?”

Faedontrivillonmou... (my ancestors didn't use spaces between words)

[Paphitis]

"On their way" is code for election promises. When and if you get fighter aircraft significance we'll gladly talk again.

We have more than enough for our requirements at present and the one's we have are far more superior and 4th generation when compared to any F-16. The only country to have this type of hardware is Canada and Israel.

The F-35s are a done deal. they had to pay an installment recently and the first batch are to arrive in 2016. In fact the first one is flying already in the US and pilots have been sent over for training. the F-22s are scheduled to arrive in 2018. 72 F-35s ( + 28 options ) and 24 F22s. now tell me DT, will Greece still be flying the F-16?

Governments don't make these "election promises" because these purchases are not at all favoured by the electorate compared to Health and education for instance.

http://www.airforce.gov.au/Technology/F ... T1rt+Ym4K3

[Oceanside50]

I saw it landing in Texas a week ago. It looked like a shadow landing on the airfield...... Is that the only one in operation?

[Paphitis]

I saw it landing in Texas a week ago. It looked like a shadow landing on the airfield...... Is that the only one in operation?

No, I think there are quite a few flying. The one you saw might not have been the Australian One but there is an Australian F-35 or 2 actually flying around for training of RAAF Pilots in the US.

Th efirst batch of 20 Pilots are trained in the US. Also Engineering and Avionics. The remainder will be trained in Australia.

And I think it's all done in the Nevada.

[Oceanside50]

there has to be some sort of design or paint on this thing because it didn't reflect any light at all in bright sunlight, barely saw it and I was only approx. 600-1000 yards away.

[Paphitis]

there has to be some sort of design or paint on this thing because it didn't reflect any light at all in bright sunlight, barely saw it and I was only approx. 600-1000 yards away.

I don't know about the paint, but they are very stealthy. they can't be picked up by any known radar other than the Jindalee Over the Horizon Radar as that reflects radiation from the Ionosphere layer so actually detects the F-35 from above if that makes any sense.

[The subaltern]

Some of the regulars posting here have got hot under the collar by a silly question asked by Mr. Mustiejodu “Are Cypriots really European? Mr, Musti excluded the TC from his question unless of course he considers the TC Europeans. His question it seems is directed at the GC only.

The second part of his question is whether the GCs are Europeans. Here, he does not make clear what he means by European. Does he mean Europeans politically, culturally, or racially? He does of course say that Cyprus geographically belongs to Asia. But is geography the determining factor as to whether the GCs are Europeans or not?

To me at least his question is totally irrelevant as to who I am. I will therefore give a snappy answer. “Πας μη Έλλην βάρβαρος”. I do not know if this satisfies Mr. Mustiejodu. If not, in order to answer his question, taking my above quires into consideration, I’ll have to write a thesis which will come to the same conclusion as the above anyway: “Πας μη Έλλην βάρβαρος”. Oh, by the way, for those unfamiliar with ancient Greek, my quotes mean: Any one who is not Greek is a barbarian.

[Lordo]

how interesting you are the is of the greeks. the real question is have you any idea how much osmanli dna resides in your genes and how much of it is bulgurian and while you are at it, how much is albanian, macedonian and serbian. that must leave about 0.000005 percent greek i guestimate. am i right or am i right.

[erolz66]

Oh, by the way, for those unfamiliar with ancient Greek, my quotes mean: Any one who is not Greek is a barbarian.

This is exactly the 'thesis' of many here , but just slightly updated to 'anyone who is not (western) European is a barbarian', with barbarian meaning 'lesser' in various different ways. Thus the efforts to declare Cypriots as 'European' and deny and downplay the many other cultural influences at play. The real irony is that such a thesis is itself about as un (modern western) European as one could get.

[Get Real!]

“Πας μη Έλλην βάρβαρος”

Given that Greece was invented in the early 1800s by the great powers via the amalgamation of Albanians, Gypsies, Ottoman turncoats, and a variety of other individuals in the vicinity that were caught up in the regional mess at the time to form a “nation” with a combined population of around 4 million people, I don’t know if there’s anyone on this planet today that can proclaim this (rather childish) slogan, let alone someone from Cyprus who is not even from that area!

I must assume that you’re Cypriot because I can’t imagine a true Greek wanting to have anything to do with this place as they have their own regional issues to worry about.