Rachel Salomon, a pseudo-state propagandist.

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Seems like some pawns on the pseudo-state's payrole can't even enjoy the festive season without spilling their venom and hatred through blunt propaganda..

The propaganda comes from an intern in the pseudo-state's Representative Office as she admitted, Rachel Salomon who's article was posted on Israelinesider's website titled "The Truth about Cyprus"

Of course, what we see is a total disgrace and far off what could remotely be connected o the notion of 'truth'..

The conflict in Cyprus did not begin in the 1950's with the British Colonial Office favoring Turks. The conflict in Cyprus began with an idea called Enosis, which is the unification of Cyprus with Greece.

Funny that someone that is allegedly out to inform us of the 'truth' of the island's history would ignore its history !!!

The Cyprus issue goes as far back as 1570, specifically 9th of Sept. 1570 which is when Nicosia fell to the invading Ottomans. But the siege itself and the occupation are not so much of an issue, especially when we look upon how they chose to celebrate their victory and send a message to the rest of the island's population. The message was sent by slaughtering some 20.000 Nicosians, burning churches, public buildings and then looting anything that had remained standing..

But if we were to look into later events, we'd see that Turkey through the activities of TMT clearly advocated the partition and THAT is the begining.

This idea was beginning to take root as early as 1879, when the British allowed Greeks to settle on the island in "patriotic communities.

Actually the idea of liberation which later gave birth to that of ENOSIS and the so-called 'patriotic communities' pre-existed 1879. These communities, the actual strengthening of the feeling of cohension took place during the harsh Ottoman rule, which no matter how beautified it may attempted to be presented by some, continues to be defined as a "rule", hence why we use the terms 'RULER' and 'SUBJECT'..
What R.Salomon fails to understand is the people's desire for liberation and self-determination..

But one must wonder why the attempt to imply that the British "allowed the Greeks to settle on the island".. is this a probable attempt to present the aboriginals as the invaders, the newcommers that disrupted the islands peace while we disclose the fact that its actually the other way around ?

As early as 1895, Greek Cypriots were organizing their children to march through the Turkish Quarter of Nicosia, singing songs about the slaughter of their Turkish Muslim neighbors.

Singing in favor of slaughter is one thing and singing songs that speak of liberty from oppression, songs celebrating the strife for freedom from a foreign yoke a totally different issue which the author unfortunately seems unable to understand. Without understanding it (or does she?) dear R.Salomon is actually titling all NeoHellinic literature and poetry (NeoHellinic literature includes everything written post 1821) as racist and anti-Turkish, which is a total disgrace to the memory of men like Korais, Koumas, Belestinlis, Solomos, Kalvos and hundreds of others that represent the literature of post independence Hellas.

These kinds of songs are taught to Greek Cypriot children to this day and they have a profound negative effect upon Greek Cypriot youth of today, as demonstrated by a recent violent attack upon Turkish Cypriot students in the English School in South Nicosia.

Seems like R.Salomon despite her visit to Turkey and open support of the pseudo-sate, she hasn't actually learnt or neglected to tell us about how the Turkish and Turkish-Cypriot youth are raised and educated.

One would expect some form of reference to the extent of nationalism fed to these children, a nationalism which depicts the goverment policy of harboring hatred against their neighbors.

Here's a fine example for her :
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TRAy4us7CA[/YOUTUBE]

Do note that 'we' (the west) are described as a single-fanged monster by an 8 year old thats crying about issues she's obviously far too young to comprehend.

As for the recent "violent attack" when allegedly presenting the "truth" of a matter as R.Salomon allegedly is, one of the fundamentals to accomplsh this is to be totally objective and not blinded by your personal bias..

Unfortunately for her and her cause, the event has been well recorded by a number of media and we now know that the so-called attack was provoked. While the reaction may be unjustified in any case, it was indeed provoked. So since she'd like to address the issue in question, she should have began by the racist attack by the Turkish-Cypriot student that spat on the other's crucifix, an action that brought the reaction in question.. Don't know what she believes racism is, but total disrepect to another's religion does fall under that category.

If we were actually to look into the history of the island, we could note the article written by Fazil Kucuk in his own newspaper "Voice of the People" (Halkin Sesi) of Aug. 17th, 1954. In which he clearly states:

"The Turkish youth in Turkey, in fact, has grown up with the idea that as soon as Great Britain leaves the island the island will automatically be taken over by the Turks."

(after reading the following poem, one clearly understands what is taught and implied)
lets take a look at what real hatred looks like :

Played daily before and after each programme from Dec. 1963 untill the illegal invasion by the "The Voice of the Turkish Cypriot Mujahedin, Flag Radio" (Kibris Turk Mucahidinin Sesi Bayrak Radyosu) which was set up by Fazil Kucuk.. and publish in the Hurriyet on Jul. 18th 1974 just 48 hours prior to the illegal invasion of Cyprus.. obviously to promote the very same hatred in the mainland..

HATRED

As long as the vulgar Greek exists in this world
By Allah, this hatred won't leave me
As long as I see him there like a dog
By Allah, this hatred won't leave me
A thousand heads of infidel Giaours cannot wash away this hatred.

My only aim is revenge
When my turn comes to go to battle
In one day I'll butcher a thousand Giaours
By Allah, this hatred won't leave me
A thousand heads of infidel Giaours cannot wash away this hatred.

Even if I crush thirty thousand of their heads with a stone
Even if I wrench out the teeth of ten thousand
And throw a hundred thousand of their corpses into the river
By Allah, this hatred won't leave me
A thousand heads of infidel Giaours cannot wash away this hatred.

The whole world knows how superior the Turk is
Who crashed the Greek's fucked world over his head
Even if I burn in stokeholes the heads of five thousand of them
By Allah, this hatred won't leave me
A thousand heads of infidel Giaours cannot wash away this hatred.

Even if I slash forty thousand of them with my bayonet
And send eighty thousand of them to the devil
And hang a hundred thousand of them
By Allah, this hatred won't leave me
A thousand heads of infidel Giaours cannot wash away this hatred.

THAT !!!! is how hatred is promoted among the youth and population in general, dear Rachel.

From the very beginning, the Greeks were opposed to the idea of coexistence. The British provided Cyprus with a constitution that was not only agreed upon by both parties, but also provided for the existence of a Republic where each community would have equal rights and a say over their own population. The President would be Greek Cypriot; the Vice President would be Turkish Cypriot. Agreement must exist for decisions to be made. The Turkish Cypriots did not have total sovereignty over part of the island under the constitution, as Bainerman would have the Israeli people falsely think.

True there was a constitutions that was agreed upon, but the constitution gave the approx. 18% of the population rights and power that would be equal to a population of 30% hence why several issues such as the tax income and the composition of the army was left null for three years. Leaving the island without a source of income and no army which was signed and agreed upon in the constitution in question..
What was the reason for the vise president's veto on applying tax to the Turkish Cypriots, what was the reason for his demanding separate military units instead of mixed as defined by constitution ??

It was for these reasons that the 13 points that would allow the government to practice were proposed. But as we all know, despite the acceptance of these points by Arthur Clark (British ambassador) and the Hellinic government, the Turkish Cypriots never had a say in the issue for the alterations of constitution were rejected by Turkey and they were ordered to withdraw from office..

Its quite interesting to note that while R.Salomon mentions the Hellenic-Cypriots not wanting the constitution to work and thus opposed to the idea of coexistance. She neglect to mention that ALL Turkish Cypriots in favor of coexistance were KILLED by the Turkish TMT.

In an Avrupa newspaper article by Sener Levent dated Aug. 10th 2002 we learn of:
* the KILLING of a Turkish Cypriot woman that bought parsley from a Hellenic-Cypriot
* the beating of a Turkish Cypriot that couldn't speak Turksih
* the KILLING of a Turkish Cypriot for simply having relations with Hellenic-Cypriot
* the KILLING of the Turkish Cypriot Ambassador and 2 lawyers (in 1962) for promoting the notion of co-operation between the communities..

we should also add:
* the KILLING of the two editors of "Chumhuriet" (April 1962), their crime.... just like the the three above.. advocating co-operation between the two communities

While we could continue with endless examples of TMT instigation and promotion of partition, but as a note, lets just say that its at least sad to see allegedly impartial writters promoting such blind propaganda..

Finally, its highly interesting to note that although according to R.Salomon the Hellenic Cypriots had no interest in coexistance.. According to the Gallo Plaza report we find the exact opposite:

D. The London Conference (1964)

45. I have been given to understand that by the time of the London Conference in January 1964..................



46. The Turkish-Cypriot representatives, on the other hand, now reverted to the previously suggested concept of separating the two communities physically, by concentrating members of their community in one or more large areas, and creating a new political and administrative structure on this basis The Treaties of Alliance and Guarantee would continue in force.

The underlying argument of the Turkish-Cypriot leaders was that events had now proved conclusively that the two communities could not live together in peace and must be physically separated.

We should note that the events refered to in art. 46 are those of Dec. 21st 1963 just a couple of weeks prior to the Conference which were started by Turkish Cypriots that attacked Hellenic Cypriot police patrol.

From this and Art. 72,73 of the same report, its evident that the Turkish Cypriots were promoting the long wanted Turkish objective of partition.

Under the Akritas Plan, the Greek Cypriots sought to annihilate the entire Turkish Cypriot population on Cyprus. Greek Cypriots started this campaign of annihilation of the Turkish Cypriot people on December 20, 1963. This atrocious night is known as Bloody Christmas. Bloody Christmas is to Turkish Cypriots what Kristallnacht is to the Jewish people.

One can only wonder the actual purpose behind the promotion of such fallacies and the comparison to NAZI attrocities..

R,Salomon, seems totally ignorant of anything related to the plan and the actual events in question.
The Akritas plan had NOTHING to do with the use of force and anyone that has actually read the plan knows this as a fact. The Akritas plan was nothing more than a plan to implement the constitutional alterations that in the future would allow Cyprus through a plebiscite to unite with Hellas.

It is actually quite clear since it mentions NO intention of attacking and killing Turks but it actually warned of the probability of Turkish Cypriots resorting to propaganda killings, atrocities or bomb attacks in order to justify intervention. (see B. Internal Front. - Tactics - Art. 2)

On Bloody Christmas, over 600 innocent Turkish Cypriot men, women, and children were ruthlessly slaughtered in one night.

This is a blunt LIE !!! product of usual pseudo-state propaganda..
According to UNFICYP Officer Richard A. Patrick, and his "Political Geography and the Cyprus Conflict, 1963-1971" which is considered among the most authoritative accounts of the period in question. We find that the TOTAL of deaths from 21 December 1963 to 10 August 1964 were :

Official records show that 191 Turk-Cypriots were known to have been killed and 173 are still missing and now presumed dead. On the Greek-Cypriot side, 133 are known to have been killed and 41 are still missing and presumed dead. It is probable, however, that the figures for Turkish-Cypriot deaths include some who were killed accidentally by their own hand or by other Turk-Cypriots.

Greek-Cypriot deaths are probably understated. There are indications that some casualties, for propaganda reasons, were never publicly announced. Also, casualties among Greek Army soldiers in Cyprus are not included in the Cyprus Government's figures.
It may be more prudent therefore to accept that approximately 350 Turk-Cypriots were killed in this period while about 200 Greek-Cypriots and mainland Greeks were killed.

THAT dear Rachel is why its titled intercommunal violence .

As a result of such grave human rights abuses, the Turkish Cypriots were forced to withdraw into small enclaves, where their fundamental human rights were severely restricted and they lived out their lives as refugees within their own country. They did not have access to most of life's basic necessities, had no political representation, and were exposed to constant violence and harassment orchestrated by the Greek Cypriot leadership.

Fallacies..

Its a well proven fact that immediately after Turkey received Makarios' letter informing them of the alterations in the Constitution he was about to propose, the Turkish Cypriot representatives received orders from the newly appointed Turkish ambassador Mazar Ozgol (note that the previous one, Emin Dirvan, was murdered by TMT for advocating co-operation).. to abandon all public service and governmental positions.

Also as noted above, through the Galo Plazza report we know that the Turkish Cypriot representatives advocated partition and the re-settlement of the Turkish Cypriot population into one or more areas, hence in the very enclaves you dare accuse the Hellenic Cypriots of allegedly forcing them in to.

In the early 1970’s, the Greek Cypriot leadership produced the Iphestos Files, which outlines the elaborate details on how the Greek Cypriots planned to annihilate the Turkish Cypriots and put the Akritas Plan into concrete premeditated action, step by step.

R.Salomon should do better research since its obvious that the pseudo-state's Representative Office, found a young girl ignorant of the islands true history and is exploiting her to promote their ficticious versions of history..

The Iphaistos plan existed in the 1960's but in order to know this fact, R.Salomon should have read the British and US Foreign Office files related to the Cyprus issue, since pseudo-state payrole propagandists like H.S Gibbons and M.Stephen don't inform of these events..

Its a well recorded FACT that during the Aug. 6th 1964 attacks at Kokkina which is where Turkey was refueling the TMT with arms. Attacks that had as a result the well known Turkish air raids with NAPALM BOMBS of Aug. 10th and open threats of invasion.
It was then that the Hellenic Cypriots first presented the Iphaistos Plan towards the US by stating that should they allow Turkey to invade, the very second they enter the country's waters (12 miles) it would leave them approx. 75 minutes to exterminate the Turkish Cypriot population in order to protect themselves.

The very same threat of implementing the plan was used to dissuade Turkish intent to invade after the unjust attack Grivas launched against the village of Kofinou on Nov. of 1967.

In neither of these two events did Turkey implement the threats of invasion mostly due to US intervention, since a Hellas-Turkey conflict was not in its interest. Only in 1974 which is when as proven through the recorded events did the US secure the Hellinic junta's agreement not to get involved did they allow Turkey to invade.

The Akritas Plan had an uncanny resemblance to Mein Kampf for Turkish Cypriots, while the Iphestos Files were like the blueprints for the Nazi Final Solution that the Greek Cypriots would almost succeed in implementing against the Turkish Cypriots. It is a historic fact that the only thing that prevented the full implementation of the Iphestos Plan was the arrival of Turkish peace-keeping troops on the island.

The rediculous comparison of Cypriots to NAZI is at least described as pathetic and actually indicates the hatred that the pseudo-state has managed to infest her with.

As clarified above the Akritas plan had nothing to do with the use of force, on the contrary is forbade it and warned of Turkish Cypriot propaganda that might lead to an intervention with the only objective that of partition which the TMT was promoting.

The illegal Turkish invasion and occupation of the island was nothing more than a well orchestrated US and British plan. But as also mentioned above, in order to know these details one must read truelly objective sources and BBC account of the implication of British officers, like Ted Macey that provided the TMT with arms.

It was actually the illegal invasion that made some small paramilitary groups that attempted to implement the plan AFTER the invasion. Proof that these individuals had no connection to military but worked independantly, is the only surviving eye-witness account of Suan Hussein Kafantar that survived the Slandallari massacre.


One can only wonder why the pseudo-state's propaganda tools, a category in which R.Salomon clearly belongs in, is not informed of his statement.. a statement that clarifies that those that commited the attrocities were a small group of paramilitary that he knew, all either from his or neighboring villages and "men" that fled to avoid being drafted by the army after the ilegal invasion..

Bainerman should have read “The Genocide Files” by Harry Scott Gibbons or read “The Cyprus Question” by Michael Stephen, who wrote for the British Northern Cyprus Parliamentary Group.

Its funny actually, funny and sad at the same time that someone that clearly ignores the history and events of the Cyprus issue would dare make indications to someone who's article was totally objective and under no condition harbored the hatred nor promoted the propaganda fallacies that R.Salomon's article does.

But who are the individuals that she suggests to be objective sources?

Is it not H.S Gibbons that made a speech on Jan 17th 2003, not only full of fallacies, historic inaccuracies but ended by stating:

Let me end my speech by saying,

"Long live Turkey, long live Turkish North Cyprus, and long live Rauf Denktash."

And I would exhort Turks, in the face of this confrontation with Europe, to remember what a very famous man, Kemal Atatürk, said, and never to forget it:
"Ne mutlu Türküm diyene." How proud it is to be a Turk!

These are the words of a blind propagandist that commemorates a man who has murdered his own people that dared oppose to his objective which was to achive partition, placed propaganda bombs in order to instigate hatred among the communities, a man loathed by a large percentage of Turkish Cypriots that now know he used them, a man titled BUTCHER by his own soldiers (Yaltsin Kiouchοuk)..

to top it all off, a 'source' that adopted the slogan of Pan-Turanism, a slogan chanted by the hard core nationalists of Turkey, the Grey Wolves..

As for Michael Stephen's allegely impartial report, should one start noting the fallacies and one sided approach, its actually quite hard to estimate when they'd actually end..

Next time, I suggest R.Salomon uses 'Tom Roche' who also is on the pseudo-state's payrole and not to neglect major shareholder and consultant of HILLCREST ESTATES (Hillcrest Estates is one of several companies trying to sell the illegally occupied HC lands)..

It was also incorrect of Bainerman to state that 650,000 Greek Cypriots were displaced as a direct result of the Turkish intervention, when in reality there are only 650,000 people in all of South Cyprus.

While I'm sure Bainerman will address this fallacy. Lets just note that in her strife to discredit his article, she resorted to manipulating it.. Bainerman clearly stated:

"over a third of the 650,000 Greek Cypriots became refugees"

and nothing remotely close to what she presented.

Although it is true that there were 194,400 Greek Cypriot refugees in Southern Cyprus, this was the result of the Greek coup d'יtat and not the Turkish intervention.

This is unheard of and actually indicates the extent of manipulation of events that R.Salomon and her fellow propagandists strive to promote.
There are some 100 UN and Human Rights Resolutions pertaining to the illegal invasion and war crimes in breach of humanitarian law and the Geneva Conventions, yet she dares to suggest that the invasion had nothing to do with the refugees.

As ancestors of people who survived the Holocaust, the Israeli people should stand by the Turkish Cypriots, not the Greek Cypriots. Like the Israeli people, Turkish Cypriots have been struggling to live in peace but instead have been forced by their adversaries to rely on the armed forces. Like the Israeli people, Turkish Cypriots understand suffering and pain. Indeed, it is true that Israeli people share a lot of similarities with the Turkish Cypriots. However, this bond really does not extend to the Greek Cypriots, who like the Palestinians, have been known for sponsoring terrorist organizations, violating peace agreement after peace agreement, teaching their children how to hate, and deceiving the world with their fanciful historical myths.

Well every sane individual feels for the victims of the holocaust but that is not the issue here, actually playing this card and the continuous comparison to NAZI indicates exactly the purpose this propaganda article was posted in the specific site.

Lets just end this by stating that its beyond pathetic to exploit the memories and sorrow of an entire people to promote some sick propaganda. But as we've proven, the pseudo-sate's propagandists place their payrole above humanity and truth.

You should be ashamed.

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Great post Orphic what else would you expect from Turkeys allies the Jews.

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As you've all guessed, the sequel of propaganda didn't take too long to appear. So lets see what dearest Rachel gave us to work on in her "The truth about Cyprus" is the truth!".

Cyprus is over 600 miles away from Greece. It has never been under Greek rule through out history. Before the Ottomans arrived, it belonged to the Venetians.

A fine celebration of the "empire syndrom" which our beloved neighbors promote in an attempt to justify the illegal occupation of the island. Those that suffer from this syndrom seem to neglect the basic right of self-determination and believe that all once conquered lands remain by right their own and all populations residing in these lands, their subjects. Some have to understand that the days they classified their fellow human beings by terms like "subject" belong in the past.

But the point here is not some medieval rule but that the population despite being ruled by Byzantines, Arabs, Venetians, Ottomans, British, was always predominantly Hellenic since the Bronze age.

Turkish Cypriots are not foreigners in Cyprus, as Mr. Argyrou would like people to falsely believe. Turks have been on the island for over 500 years.

The second sentence is a clear contradiction to the first. Not foreign but they arrived 500 years ago. The very refference to having been brough on the island some 500 years ago clearly depicts that they indeed are foreign.

But one must question the purpose of this statement. Of course the Turkish Cypriots are foreign to the island, but noone has suggested that their settlement is some form of problem nor that they should leave.
The problem is well known and that is not the 500 year old population of the North, but the illegally importated Turks from the mainland that are the reason the Cypriot Turks fear total alienation from their own identity.

Mr. Argyrou is extremely misinformed about Greek Cypriot patriotic songs that are taught in Greek Cypriot schools. Their primary slogans are very similar to the recent graphite's that were written on the top of the highest building near the Ledra Street border gate in Nicosia. The graphite's stated, "Death to the Turks" and "Axe and fire to the Turkish dogs." .................

.... I would hardly call slogans advocating mass murder of an entire group of people songs "about freedom from brutal Turkish oppression," as Mr. Argyrou claims.

The one doing the misinforming here is R.Salomon. Taking a single condemned event which the pseudo-state is exploiting in an attempt to distort history. Of course while making the comparison between the alleged school texts and graffiti made by a small group of hoodlums, she avoids presenting any true comparison, a scanned page, a quote from a poem. NOTHING, just her word on it and we've all seen how accurate that is.

The Ottoman Empire was not as bad as Mr. Argyrou would like Israelis to believe. In 1492, Sultan Bayezid II was one of the few rulers of his day who accepted the expelled Jews of Spain with open arms...........

I am sure that the Greek Cypriots were more than willing to pay to be exempted from Turkish army work!

OK, so now we know what the objective of the whole travesty is.. Attempted influence of the Israeli population by using their own history of persecutions and by doing so gain the public's acceptance of the Turkish view.

While she mentions Bayezid, she neglects to mention that the Jewish community of Thessaloniki had existed since BC. But why the attempted beautification of the Ottoamn rule, why the manipulation of history ??

True R.Saloman, the Ottoman empire did allow Christians and Jews to live under the Millet system, which was ruled by their own religious leaders. But the issue is not as pretty as you'd like to present it.. For example, you mention the Phanariots. The question here would be exactly what you believe the Phanariots were and what amount of the total Hellenic population composed the Phanariots??

You seem to ignore that this was the population residing in the Phanari which is where the Patriarchate was and is. They were simply the Hellenic population that didn't flee after the fall of the city.
BUT the reason the Phanariots managed to play the role they did in the Ottoman empire wasn't strictly due to the tolleration you attempt to present but due to their high education. The Phanariotes were used as translators and foreign embassies. Not to neglect to mention the role of the Patriarchate in the Millet system.

R.Salomon obviously ignores well recorded facts like that of land distribution. In Morea alone, the 3/4 of the land was owned by 30.000 Turks while the remaining 1/4 by 380.000 Hellenic "infidels".
That dear Rachel indicates total poverty on one side and vampirism on the other..

Unlike what you've been made to believe the millet wasn't actually so different from the feudal system when looking into the issue of land ownership. In the feudal, the land owners were a handfull of 'nobles' chosen by the king, that allowed the peasants to work their lands, while in the Millet we see the Sultan being the owner of all lands and giving power to the the religious 'officers' (Phanariots) and to Muslim Ottoman subjects and they in their turn, allowed peasants to work the lands.
While there is a notion that the peasants actually owned these lands, that is incorrect, since when any of the alleged 'landowners' died, the lands would not pass directly to his children but would be again left to the Sultan to decide who is 'worthy' of them.. This obviously does not constitute ownership..

R.Saloman makes a disgusting reference to "small tax"

Of course the pseudo-states propaganda network never informs of the 28 TAX REVOLTS in less than 100 years (1572-1668), nor does it provide info on the tax in question.

The tax in question named "Jizyah" was not the simple cadastral tax some may believe, that was the "Defter" similar to taxes we've seen throughout history. The "Jizyah" was literally a humiliation tax that through its payment allowed the infidel to live and enjoy the empire's protection. One must wonder, WHY do authorities like Prof. John Louis Esposito make reference to protection and allowed to live, when R.Salomon provides us with a totally different version ??
The Islamic religious texts are crystal clear on this tax, its purpose and who should pay it:

Quran 9:29:
""Fight those who believe not in God and the Last Day and do not forbid what God and His Messenger have forbidden--such men as practice not the religion of truth, being of those who have been given the Book--until they pay the tribute out of hand and have been humbled."

But what is any ammount of money paid as a tax when compared to the "Devshirme" which R.Salomon neglects to mention, WHAT greater payment that having your children forcively abducted and converted to Islam only to form death squads which the empire would use on its Jihad??

Shame, thats the only word that comes to mind..

The Treaty of Guarantee, written in 1960 after the British departed from Cyprus, did not violate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as Mr. Argyrou claimed.

By reading basic articles of the "Universal Declaration of Human Rights", we see that according to Art. 1 and 7 the basic rights that the 70/30 percentage proposed in the the constitution, proved to be discriminatory against the Hellenic Cypriots.

Mr. Argyrou is wrong to state that the Turks pulled out of the government in the 1960's. They were forced out of the government by the Greek Cypriots, who high jacked the constitution and started a campaign of genocide against the Turkish Cypriots.

More LIES!!!

According to UN Core Document HRI/CORE/1/Add.28/Rev.1, of 23/07/98. we read:

39. The withdrawal of the Turkish Cypriot officials and their refusal to exercise their functions rendered governance in accordance with certain constitutional provisions impossible.
Matters came to a head when the neutral Presidents of the Supreme Constitutional and High Courts resigned in 1963 and 1964 respectively and, therefore, neither Court could function. It should be noted that the Turkish Cypriot judges in both the superior and district courts remained in their posts until 1966 when they were forced by the Turkish Cypriot leadership to leave the bench, whereupon half of them fled abroad.

UNITED NATIONS

WITHDRAWAL dear R.Salomon, NOT expulsion.


As previously mentioned the abandonment of the goverment and public service positions through Turkish and TMT instigation is evident through the 1965 report of UN mediator Galo Plaza.

46. The Turkish-Cypriot representatives, on the other hand, now reverted to the previously suggested concept of separating the two communities physically, by concentrating members of their community in one or more large areas, and creating a new political and administrative structure on this basis The Treaties of Alliance and Guarantee would continue in force. The underlying argument of the Turkish-Cypriot leaders was that events had now proved conclusively that the two communities could not live together in peace and must be physically separated.

He continues in Articles 72-73

72. The additional guarantees, they maintained, could best be obtained by providing a geographical basis for the state of affairs created by the Zurich and London Agreements. In short, they wished to be physically separated from the Greek community.

Their first inclination had been to seek this separation through the outright physical partitioning of Cyprus between the Turkish and Greek nations of which in their opinion the Turkish and Greek communities constituted an extension. However, "considering that this would not be willingly agreed to by Greek and Cypriot-Greeks", they modified this concept to that of creating a federal State over the physical separation of the two communities.

73. Their proposal envisaged a compulsory exchange of population in order to bring about a state of affairs in which each community would occupy a separate part of the island. The dividing line was in fact suggested: to run from the village of Yalia on the north-western coast through the towns of Nicosia in the centre, and Famagusta in the east. The zone lying north of this line was claimed by the Turkish-Cypriot community; it is said to have an area of about 1,084 square miles or 38 per cent of the total area of the Republic. An exchange of about 10,000 Greek families for about the same number of Turkish families was contemplated.

Anyone can see the Turkish Cypriots objective, hence why they continuously demanded that Article 173 of the 1960's constitution was implemented.

It is absolutely mind-boggling how Mr. Argyrou distorts history. The Akritas Plan was not a reform of the constitution that the Greek Cypriots consented to. Even Greek Cypriot Lt. General George Karayiannis admitted this, when he stated that "When the Turkish Cypriots objected to the amendment of the constitution Makarios put his plan into effect, and the Greek Cypriot attack began in December 1963."

Mind-blogging is the extent of manipulation of history the pseudo-state's propaganda machine floods us with.

As previously mentioned the Akritas plan was constitutional alterations that would eventually allow the island to achive ENOSIS and thus unite with Hellas. But the propaganda is uncovered when R.Salomon presents a totally manipulated version of what G.Karagiannis had written in the "Ethnikos Kyrikas" on June 13th 1964. He had written:

this was the first step of a series of prescribed continuous stages. The second stage included the denunciation and abolition of the Treaty of Guarantee. The third was to raise the issue of self-determination and finally to carry out a plebiscite and the anouncement of Union.

Ethnikos Kyrikas June 13th 1964

THAT is history.

In other words, the Akritas Plan was the Greek Cypriot plan on how to deceive the world about their true intentions, which was the mass murder of the Turkish Cypriots since they refused to accept changes that would make them third class citizens. As the Akritas Plan states, "we must be ready to proceed immediately through actions, including the immediate declaration of Enosis."

More intentional manipualtion, someone obviously has a major problem in presenting the "truth" they allegedly preach!!!!

R.Salomon should refrain from continuous manipulation of texts and statements. The Akritas plan makes absolutely NO reference to killing Turkish Cypriots but to supression of Turkish ressistance when the first stage (constitutional alterations) are made.

For the truth of the matter I quote one of the pseudo-state's sites:

AKRITAS PLAN

Here we find the whole quote which unlike the intentionally manipulated one presented by R.Salomon states:

(d) In case of the clashes becoming widespread, we must be ready to proceed immediately through actions (a) to (d), including the immediate declaration of ENOSIS, because, then, there will be no need to wait or to engage in diplomatic activity.

(d) is quoted so lets see what do actions (a) to (c) tell us :

a) if, in case of spontaneous resistance by the Turks, our counter attack is not immediate, we run the risk of having a panic created among the Greeks, in towns particular. We will then be in danger of losing vast areas of vital importance to the Turks, while if we show our strength to the Turks immediately and forcefully, then they will probably be brought to their senses and restrict their activities to insignificant, isolated incidents.

(b) In case of a planned or unplanned attack by the Turks, whether this be staged or not it is necessary to suppress this forcefully in the shortest possible time, since, if we manage to become masters of the situation within a day or two, outside intervention would not be possible, probable or justifiable.

(c) The forceful and decisive suppressing of any Turkish effort will greatly facilitate our subsequent actions for further Constitutional amendments, and it should then be possible to apply these without the Turks being able to show any reaction. Because they will learn that it is impossible for them to show any reaction without serious consequences for their Community.

If we continue to read the plan we find:

B. THE INTERNAL ASPECT

We do not intend to engage, without provocation, in massacre or attack against the Turks. Therefore, (section omitted) the Turks can react strongly and incite incidents and strife, or falsely stage massacres, clashes or bomb explosions in order to create the impression that the Greeks attacked the Turks and that intervention is imperative for their protection.

Tactic to be employed:
Our actions for amending the Constitution will not be secret; we would always appear to be ready for peaceful talks and our actions would not take any provocative and violent form. Any incidents that may take place will be met, at the beginning, in a legal fashion by the legal Security Forces, according to a plan. Our actions will have a legal form.

Lets hope that R.Salomon eventually comprehends the Akritas plan, since her constant manipulation of it, is quite annoying.

According to a statement that Makarios made to Bunte Illustrierte in 1972, "The union of Cyprus with Greece (Enosis) required the extermination of the Turkish Cypriot community."

WHEN will the intentional manipulation of texts end???
The interview Makarios gave to the Bunte Illustrierte was given in April 19th 1973 and NOT in 1972, but that is the least that should bother us. The MANIPULATION is the reference to extermination which was NEVER mentioned hence why Mrs. Karin Kaemmereit NEVER wrote such a thing.

The TRUE quote also presented by the pseudo-states so-called "ministry of foreign affairs and defence" in an article written by Osman Orek is as follows:

"I have been and shall always be in favour of union of Cyprus with Greece."

NOTHING related to extermination as our propagandist claims.

Mr. Argyrou's numbers totally contradict those given by the United States Senate, which claimed that 20,000 Greek Cypriots were forced to move from Northern to Southern Cyprus, while 34,000 Turkish Cypriots were forced to move from Southern to Northern Cyprus. The 194,000 Greek Cypriot refugees in Southern Cyprus are the result of the Greek coup, where Simpson overthrew Makarios in a coup because he did not want to complete the genocide against Turkish Cypriots fast enough for his liking.

The FALLACIES and INTENTIONAL MANIPULATION of facts continues..


R.Salomon seems to have intentionally left out a 0 when counting the total refugees due to the illegal Turkish invasion and occupation.

US Senator Jack Reed. July 20, 2006

Shortly before dawn 32 years ago today, heavily armed Turkish troops landed on the northern coast of Cyprus launching the invasion and subsequent occupation of Northern Cyprus. Over the next 2 months, over 200,000 Greek Cypriots, an overwhelming 82 percent of the island's population, were forced to seek refuge in the southern Greek controlled portions of Cyprus. Turkey eventually called a ceasefire after seizing 37 percent of the island. To this day Turkey is the only country that recognizes the self-declared "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus."


US STATE SENATE

If we were now to look into the report titled "Crisis on Cyprus", A Study Mission Report prepared for use of the Subcommittee to Investigate Problems Connected with Refugees and Escapees of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, 93rd Congress, 2nd session, October 14, 1974.

We'd read:

There are today two stark realities on Cyprus. The first is the presence of an army of occupation---approximately 40,000 heavily armed Turkish troops. The second is the humanitarian crisis confronting over 282,000 Cypriots---nearly half the population of the island---who are now refugees, civilian detainees, prisoners of war, or others in need of humanitarian assistance, on both sides of the uncertain cease-fire line. Regrettably, there is too little understanding outside of Cyprus as to the consequences of the invasion and conditions in the field. To comprehend what has happened to Cyprus---and especially to appreciate how central the resolution of humanitarian issues is to a settlement of the Cyprus problem---it is important at the outset to review current refugee and related humanitarian problems on the island.

1. HUMANITARIAN CONSEQUENCES OF THE INVASION

As Table 1 outlines, there are several categories of displaced per- sons and other people in need of help. The first, and by far the largest category, are the Greek Cypriot refugees in the Government controlled area of the south. Official statistics in the field estimate that at least 200,000 Greek Cypriots have been displaced from Turkish occupied areas. Some 30,000 of these people have found shelter with relatives or friends, and need a minimum of relief assistance. The remainder, how- ever, have needed shelter as well as general relief. In addition to these "semi-permanent" refugees, thousands of other Greek Cypriots, living in areas bordering the ceasefire line, have been temporarily displaced, because of actual Turkish troop movements in their area or the fear and threat of new military operations by Turkish forces.


..................Yet the refugees continued to come that day---by the hundreds. The night before the fall of Famagusta, some 8,000 refugees came into the forest area, and in the days that followed some 7,000 more arrived. It was, for many, a first stop before moving onward, but over 9,000 refugees were still encamped last month under the trees. Before long, the winter cold and rains will come, and a major question for the refugees is whether tents will arrive in time, or other shelter will be found.

The TRUTH is quite different to what R.Salomon dares to claim.

Upon gaining power, he would slaughter many Greek Cypriot Makarios supporters, in addition to the Turkish Cypriots. As the Washington Star reported on July 22, 1974, "Bodies littered the streets and there were mass burials. People who were told by Makarios to lay down their guns were shot by the National Guard."

MORE PROPAGANDA !!!

This quote is intentionally taken out of context in order for our propagandist to make her claims. The quote makes reference ONLY to Hellenic Cypriots, it was actually this quote that the pseudo-state has used to counter the missing persons that Cyprus claims. That is the very reason Michael Stephen presents a quote from Rina Katsellis which talks about Hellenes killing Hellenes..and a dead Makarios.

You should finally decide what you'll use it for.

[pankration]

I don't even know where to start. Orphic, this is a masterly work and I commend you for going through it so thoroughly. The writer is obviously Jewish and part of the new phenomena of self-hating Jews who don't know who their friends are or were. If she picked up a bloody book she would know that the LARGEST Jewish community in the Balkans and Middle East was in Thessaloniki with a population of between 75 and 80,000 in the early 1900's (and throw in another 12-15,000 in Athens). These Greek Jews did not suffer persecution or discrimination and NEVER had to fear for their lives. The Ottomans were beasts; because ONE sultan allowed Jews and Christians to live unharmed hardly heralds an epiphany of good will. Look at the records Ms. Salomon; during the 30's and 40's, Greece had the ONLY government in all of Europe to deny the German request for Jews. No other prime minister, president, king, pope, archbishop or mullah stood up to the Germans on the Jewish issue. If Germany had not overrun Thessaloniki, those Jews would have been saved. Fortunately, the mayor and archbishop of Athens were more successful.

I know some Greeks make anti-semitic remarks on occassion but when push comes to shove, Israel doesn't have a better friend in Europe. Our HISTORY proves it, and some left wing, quasi-academic with a chip on her shoulder is not going to convince anyone with an IQ higher than a peanut, that Turkey has any right in Cyprus; that Turkey is a more enlightened country; or that Turkey treats its Jews well. If the last statement is true, where are they?

[Reaper]

i think Turkey has a stronger bond with Israel than greece despiet the odd naval exercise. The average greek has no love for israel, that is obvious if you live in Greece for a week or a life time.

[edessa]

wat is this poutana's problem

[akritas]

Originally Posted by Reaper

i think Turkey has a stronger bond with Israel than greece despiet the odd naval exercise. The average greek has no love for israel, that is obvious if you live in Greece for a week or a life time.

Greek people is against to anyone - either this is came from Israel or Arab or I dont know where- when brake the international rule and of course in any kind of terror and specially when accompany with propaganda.

[Orphic_Hymn]

......and the INTENTIONAL MANIPULATION and promotion of FAIRY-TALES continues.


This time posted in her own blog titled "Supporters of the Turkish "Cypriots".. and allegedly an answer to the posts above, R.Salomon titles her latest propaganda article: "Orphic Hymn, wake up to reality! By Rachel Salomon"

lets all enjoy the fallacies..

R.Salomon claims:

First of all, I would like to verify that I am an unpaid intern who is also a full-time student at the University of Maryland at College Park, where I am majoring..........

..............Spreading hatred and venom was never one of my intentions nor is not part of my work with the TRNC Representative Office.

R.Salomon neglects her statement which actually indicates that she is AGAIN lying. Her openly stating "Propagandists are paid a lot more than me" clearly indicates that she IS paid, otherwise there would be no reason for the comparison.

Don't make such a big deal about it, I mean, everyone has to make a living somehow..
You chose to, by spreading propaganda.

R.Salomon claims:

I would be very interested to learn where Mr. Hymn heard such myths. It would have been nice if he actually gave some sources to back up his grave accusations. Unfortunately for him, I am a woman who BACKS UP WHAT I HAVE TO SAY. I shall now reveal the truth through source citations.

Interestingly enough, R.Salomon, the so-called "supporter of the Turkish Cypriots" ignores anything and everything related to the island. The historic events she dares to title "myths" are those of the siege of Nicosia in 1572.

Some of many sources that prove that the massacre is anything but a myth, are:

The Souls of Venice By Janet Sethre p. 63

.....When Venice refused to surrender, a siege on Nicosia began which lasted fourty-five days. Before the invading Turks stood Nicolo Dandolo, confidant that his purple robes would inspire the respect due to his rank. He was beheaded with a single blow. An orgy of bloodletting ensued, with its quarterings, its raping of both the sexes, its looting of rich Byzantine plunder. Not since the fourth Crusader's rape of Constantinople had such carnage been suffered. Mustafa sent Dandolo's head in a basin as an inducement to Famagusta, to surrender, now, as well.

History of the Ottoman empire: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time By William Deans p.78

...The riches of Nicosia presented a lure to the rapacious Turks. The siege lasted fourteen day, and was remarkable for the display of that valour and obstinacy characteristic of Turkish assaults. The city was carried by force and the inhabbitants experienced all the horrors of unrestrained and ruthless cruelty. Twenty thousand Christians of both sexes perished; and the interesting residence of so many illustrious kings sunk into the obscurety of a Turkish pashalic

Warriors and the Battle Within By Terry Thompson p 136

In 1570 the Ottoman troops attacked Cyprus, captured Nicosia, slaughtered the population of 20.000 and lay siege on Famagusta

History of the Greek Revolution: compiled from official documents of the Greek government By John Lee p. 63

....Nicosia could only hold out for a month. Dandolo was obliged to capitulate, and with promise that the lives of the inhabitants should be spared, the gates were opened to the vanquishers. But instead of keeping this promise, on entering the city, every one they met was put to the sword. Streams of blood flowed in every part of the city and the groans of the dying, the screams of dismay were mixed with shouts of the victors.

Fifteen thousand defenceless men, women and children, were massacred, in the streets and houses; and twenty-five thousand men, whom they thought fit for slavery, were bound in chains, and saved alive, only to be sold into bondage. This rich and flourishing city was entirely given up to pillage-its females, celebrated for their beauty and accomplishments, were forced to share the beds of the brutal janizaries, or saved to lead a still more misserable life in the seraglio of the Sultan.

Several of these females of illustrious families and great beauty, knowing their horrid destiny, determined to avoid it by a voluntary death. ...........

According to Worldstats.org | Providing Information about our world.:

1571- 1878 AD OTTOMAN PERIOD

In 1570 troops attack Cyprus, capture Nicosia, slaughter the population (20,000) and lay siege to Famagusta for a year. After a brave defense by Venetian commander Marc Antonio Bragadin, Famagusta capitulates to the Ottoman commander Lala Mustafa, who first gives free passage to the besieged but when he sees how few they are, orders the flaying, drawing and quartering of Bragadin and puts the others to death. On annexation to the Ottoman Empire, the Latin hierarchy are expelled or converted to Islam and the Greek Orthodox faith restored; in time, the Archibishop as leader of the Greek Orthodox, becomes their representative to the Porte. When the Greek War of Independence breaks out in 1821, the Archibishop of Cyprus, Kyprianos, three bishops and hundreds of civic leaders are executed.

Now that you've been taught the TRUE history of that part of the island.. lets continue with your rubbish..

R.Salomon claims:

According to Harry Scott Gibbon’s “The Genocide Files,”.............................

In other words, thus far, we have Assyrian, Egyptian, Persian, Macedonian, and Romans ruling Cyprus. No Greeks. Contrary to what the Greeks claim, the Byzantines were a Roman people, not Greek. They were known in history as the Eastern Roman Empire. Ptolemy was Egyptian, not Greek. And Alexander the Great was Macedonian, not Greek.

A worthless propaganda source may only provide fallacies since its objective is to mislead the ignorant..

H.S Gibbons and our beloved R.Salomon attempt to alienate the island from its Hellenic character by intentionally distorting its history. Both pseudo-state propagandists disclose the FACT that Hellenic presence has been noted since the Bronze age as I have stated above.
For the truth of the matter, I quote the comprehensive "Encyclopedia Britannica"

Encyclopedia BRITANNICA

Cyprus The Bronze Age

From about 1400 BC Mycenaean pottery was imported from mainland Greece, and it is possible that Mycenaean artists accompanied the merchants. There is evidence of Greek immigration from the Peloponnese after 1200 BC, with the collapse of Mycenaean civilization. West of Famagusta was Engomi, the principal city and port; its massive city walls and houses of hewn stone demonstrate a high level of prosperity.

The immigration of settlers from Greece, which had begun at least by 1200, led to the foundation of Greek kingdoms covering most of the island, and, since the start of the 1st millennium BC, the Greek language has been predominant in Cyprus; the fact that the dialectal form in which it first appears is known as Arcado-Cypriot confirms traditions of the Peloponnesian origin—and specifically of the Arcadian origin—of the immigrants. They founded new cities, which became the capitals of six ancient Greek kingdoms on Cyprus: Curium (Greek: Kourion), Paphos, Marion, Soli (Greek: Soloi), Lapithos, and Salamis.

One would wonder why after being proven to be totally ignorant on Cypriot history, the history of the people she allegedly supports. Would she dare use her kindergarden level debating skills and attempt to broaden the topic by implicating anything related to Hellenic history..

Of course her reference to Byzantines which she titles "a Roman people" totally ignorant of the Hellenic character and the predominance of the Hellenic element and the Makedonians which she obviously knows nothing about as proven through that absured claim of Ptolemy being Egyptian simply indicate her desparation..

R.Salomon claims:

Thus, looking at this history, it is impossible to conclude, as Mr. Hymn does, that the Cyprus conflict began in 1570 with the arrival of the Ottoman Turks. It is also impossible to not recognize the existence of the Turkish Cypriots, whose roots can be traced back to 7,000 BC.

I mean please !!!

Not only does she ignore and intentionally distort history, but is now is making major breakthroughs in historic revisionism by inventing connections of the Turkish Cypriots to the island's Neolithic!!

Sorry to break the news to you and by doing so prove that you are totally ignorant on the issues you dare attempt to debate.. Its actually beyond any form of logic to try to comprehend that our little "supporter" ignores that the Turkish Cypriot population was brought on the island after the decree of Sultan Selim II which was issued after conquering the island.
I direct you to THIS although beautified version of the island's history, Turkish Cypriot site that states:

At the same time a number of soldiers, and craftsmen from Anatolia, were settled on the island. Apart from a reservation within the walls of Famagusta, there was no strategic placement of these immigrants, and they were fairly evenly distributed around the island. The policy was energetically pursued until about 30,000 Muslim Turks had been settled on the island amongst a population of perhaps 150,000 Greek-Cypriots. This proportion, around, 1:5, is still true today.

R.Salomon claims:

I would also like to clarify why the TMT was formed and provide documentation to back this up. According to the non-biased website The crisis of 1967, the TMT was founded as a direct result of Greek violence.............

Thus, the Turkish Cypriot TMT was doing nothing more than defending their little enclaves from EOKA attacks, just as the Jewish Warsaw Ghetto Fighters defended themselves against the Nazi aggression. And given all of the atrocities that the Turkish Cypriots faced from EOKA, can any one blame them for wanting their own state separate from the Greek Cypriots? How can any one trust a neighbour who is slaughtering their family members? Try to tell a Turkish Cypriot child whose parents were murdered by Greek Cypriots that they should be able to live peacefully with their Greek Cypriot neighbours.

Pathetic.. THAT is what R.Salomon's approach is.. Not only does she intentionally distort statements, events and texts, but continuously slanders the Cypriot people through her ill comparison of them to the NAZI..

Firstly, the narrative DOES NOT make reference to the formation of TMT, but it states that it organized the Turkish Cypriots, which is totally different. Secondly, which is of course not a suprize.. The TMT was formed in 1957-58 which R.Salomon conveniently disclosed to present its objective as something it was NOT.

Had she actually read the articles of the "Cyprus Conflict" website which she dares to manipulate, she would have known WHEN and WHY the TMT terror group was formed.

From her own choice of source and the article titled "The Renewal of EOKA Violence, 1957-58" we read:

The Renewal of EOKA Violence, 1957-58

During the summer EOKA also formed the first anti-Turkish groups and drew up elaborate plans for the defence of the Greek villages against possible Turkish attacks. Sector leaders were ordered to submit detailed reports on their villages, the race ratio and the number of arms available. The mixed villages were instructed to concentrate their defences inside and not to expect reinforcements; the all-Greek communities were told to base their defences on the edge of the villages on the side most vulnerable to attack. A reprisals system was worked out to take place on the same or on the next night.

The Turks soon heard about these preparations. They did not believe that the Greeks, once organised on anti-Turkish lines, would limit their activities to defence. And a new Turkish underground movement was formed, which eventually became the TMT (Turk Mudafa Teskilat -- Turkish Defence Organisation). Four Turks were fatally injured in an explosion at the end of August. The accident led to the discovery of explosives in a Turkish house -- the first indication that the Turks were contemplating militant action in the event of EOKA launching a second round.

Do note that the "second round" refered to is EOKA activities against British rule.

The article continues:

The Turkish Cypriots, fearing that the plan would exclude partition, stepped up their activities in close cooperation with the Turkish Government; events in Cyprus reflected official policy in Turkey. As in 1955, the Turkish Government was determined to show the world the strength of Turkish feeling on the Cyprus question. And the methods which had successfully promoted the Greek case were faithfully copied by the Turks. Huge demonstrations were held during the early summer throughout the country in favour of partition. In Istanbul a wax effigy of Makarios was burnt in front of a vast crowd. The main targets for attack were the British and the Patriarchate. Britain was censured for her perfidy in the past, and her assistance to Greek imperialism in the time of Lloyd George. A law student at the Konya rally on 22 June accused the Patriarchate of committing every form of treason despite the fact that it owed its freedom to the Sultan Mohammed:

. . . Curses be upon you! Patriarchate and the devils residing there, you are now aiding EOKA, which is mur