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[DT.]

Rauf Denktash, the Turkish Cypriot leader, claimed that there was no such thing as Cypriots in Cyprus, just two peoples with two different nationalities: Greeks and Turks. The Cyprus donkey is the only true Cypriot, he claimed.

And you are shocked at Klik?

[Kifeas]

the free electricity, the free health care and the subsidising is not paid for by the 5,000 TC's that reside in the govt controlled area. I think its more of a case of 700,000GC's paying for the TC community to enjoy the services of the govt and show that they are welcoms as citizens. Its strange though that we never hear any compaining about the free stuff the TC's get. If they are so independant and they have their own govt then why do they need a foreign govt to provide them with these things?

DT, some of these things for TCs are really out of good will of some GCs. Not every GC and not everyone in the government has bad intention towards the TCs. And these things are appreceated. Some other things are designed to facilitate the Osmosis Process, ie. absorbtion of the TCs back into the GC contolled RoC without our full rights in the RoC. In some areas, such as passports and IDs, its legal responsibility. So it's not as simple as you put it. In any case, this is government policy.

I do not know in which occasion Papadopoulos had made use of the term “osmosis” -if he indeed ever used such a term, but I am certain that what he has meant has nothing to do with what the Turkish side’s propaganda (and the GC pro-Turkish propaganda in the south) attribute to him. What he has meant can only be in line with his speech in the UN general assembly last September, and his interview to the French magazine “Le express,” as its transcript was published by the RoC PIO.

http://www.moi.gov.cy/moi/pio/pio.nsf/A ... enDocument

http://www.moi.gov.cy/moi/PIO/PIO.nsf/A ... enDocument

[Natty]

What happened was wrong and should not have happened! Hopefully the GC's that took part will be suitably punished...

But I have to agree with Birkibrisli that in any other country it would not have been front page news, but unfortunately because of the political situation in Cyprus it is....

TC's should not see the actions of a few immature youngsters as proof that TC's and GC's can not, and should not, live together in peace again!

Please...

[zan]

What happened was wrong and should not have happened! Hopefully the GC's that took part will be suitably punished...

But I have to agree with Birkibrisli that in any other country it would not have been front page news, but unfortunately because of the political situation in Cyprus it is....

TC's should not see the actions of a few immature youngsters as proof that TC's and GC's can not, and should not, live together in peace again!

Please...

It is not the actions of a few children that is the problem but that of the media and the rest. Let us see if any of the parents pull their child out of the school. Fear for your children is the greatest fear in the world.

[Piratis]

The police arrested one person (18) and he admitted to being involved; the attack wasn't tolerated by the authorities, which is a good example.

But...we can't forget that kids learn from their parents and from their schooling, and they are being taught to hate and fear the Turks. Let's not beat about the bush; it's already institutionalised to think of the Turks and Turkish-Cypriots as enemies, and vice versa.

May I ask how exactly do you know what is taught at our schools? You apparently don't know, and you are just making false assumptions.

Nothing negative is taught about the TCs.

About the Turkish army of course they are our enemy. If the ones that occupy 1/3rd of our country are not our enemies, then give me your definition of "enemy"!

If there is any hate this is due to the continuation of illegalities and crimes by Turkey. What exactly do you expect when we wake up every day to see the Turkish flag on our mountain, and when 1/3rd of our population are refugees?

[zan]

And what are we supposed to think when we wake up and read that you have elected an EOKA so called freedom fighter as your president and they go about giving medals to EOKA terrorists. What are we supposed to think when you deny anything to do with Turkish and ask us as Turkish Cypriots to do the same. Flag in one hand and a gun in the other. Oh no I forgot Samson was not a Greek or something…….

[Piratis]

EOKA was an organization formed to liberate Cyprus from colonialism. If we need to fight a war again to liberate our country from the illegal occupation we would do it. Whats your problem with that? Isn't it natural that people will want to liberate their country and return to their homes?

[bg_turk]

EOKA was an organization formed to liberate Cyprus from colonialism.

EOKA was a terrorist organization which terrorized the ordinary Cypriots, sabotaged the legitimate authorities and killed innocent people.,

[zan]

EOKA was an organization formed to liberate Cyprus from colonialism. If we need to fight a war again to liberate our country from the illegal occupation we would do it. Whats your problem with that? Isn't it natural that people will want to liberate their country and return to their homes?

It seems to be in your twised mind...in my mind we could part as friends and the refugees could get a lot of money for thier loss. My way, no deaths no misery and a possible future with unification later. Your way death and destruction and no possible unification. I know which sounds more humane but you are not after humane and fair but your rights as a dominant Greek.


There can be no war Piratis and your dreams of honour and medals are not only impossible with you joining the EU but just like I said to Kifeas you and he would probably get hit by the first and same bullet within seconds of a war.

[Piratis]

It seems to be in your twised mind...in my mind we could part as friends and the refugees could get a lot of money for thier loss. My way, no deaths no misery and a possible future with unification later. Your way death and destruction and no possible unification. I know which sounds more humane but you are not after humane and fair but your rights as a dominant Greek.

I agree with your way but if you do what you ask from us. We pay you and you leave from our homeland. How about that? No deaths, no missery no problem.

Or maybe you will not do that because you will fight a war to keep the land you stole from us when we come to take it back?