According to a well respected British web site

Texas


Joined: 22/09/2009
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Message Posted:
20/10/2010 08:55

It is stated;



The Eoka-B instigated coup that toppled MAKARIOS brought about the permanent division of Cyprus between Turks and Greeks.



So it wasn't the Turks fault!



http://www.britains-smallwars.com/cyprus/Most%20wanted/most%20wanted%20files/EOKA_Members_List_s.html



Check out Nicos Sampson.



Great website.

mikelapta



Joined: 20/11/2008
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Message Posted:
20/10/2010 09:09

Steve,that was fascinating and interesting reading.

Didn't see Philip,Duke of Edinburgh.s name in there.

What was he doing then?

Mike

guidosp1


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Message Posted:
20/10/2010 09:10

and they have the courage to call the turkish murders?

guido

Groucho



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Message Posted:
20/10/2010 09:14

Guido they killed many of their own (GC) countrymen in an effort to control the political agenda in Cyprus.

Texas


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Message Posted:
20/10/2010 09:16

Mike.



I think Philip was "Cooking the Gyros"

guidosp1


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Message Posted:
20/10/2010 09:18

what kind of people kills their own in war time?. i thought in war a nation should be united against the enemy.

guido

Groucho



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Message Posted:
20/10/2010 09:34

Guido, madmen that's who...

martinD41


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Message Posted:
20/10/2010 10:07

Guido...Sometimes there is an ENEMY WITHIN.....

bigOz


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Message Posted:
20/10/2010 11:14

guido;

There was no war ın 1974 when the Greek EOKA-B started killing their own. In fact traffic to Greek side was open and the two communities were very close to a solution! It was an attempt, backed by the mainland Greek Junta to force a union with Greeece against the will of most Greek Cypriots. Europe and USA watched silently whilst thousands were butchered. Why? Because the GC communist party AKEL, flirting strongly with the USSR at the time, was gaining a lot of momentum in Cyprus. The cold war being still on and the capitalist-communist division of the world, was the main reason why no one did anything

Turkey being a member of NATO most of its military equipment supplied by USA, was never expected to act becz when their masters the Americans said "sit" they had to sit (as in 1963). Behaving like spoiled children, EOKA-B para-military supported by the mainland Greek army (nearing 100,000 at the time) managed a coup. What happened next came as a great surprise to the West a

newlad



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Message Posted:
20/10/2010 11:43

Excellent post Texas,although this sort of information isnt new to me,there are millions of people out there who are not aware of thre true facts from those dark days.Attrocities were commited on both sides,but its time that the true facts came out to a much wider audience then views it now.Lets start with the school books,



Regards,

Paul.

geronimo


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Posts: 296

Message Posted:
20/10/2010 11:47

This is at last coming out, taken a long, long time but yavas yavas the truth will out. Unfortunately the Greek propaganda machine is well oiled. Very good link, thanks.

newlad



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Posts: 7819

Message Posted:
20/10/2010 11:50

Look out for a book written by Mehmet Ali Birand,called 30 hot days.It gives a very impartial view of the happenings of 1974,

Paul.