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To: Brumar89 who wrote (56540)	11/11/2002 10:11:39 AM
From: zonder	Respond to of 281500

I am sure that you will find similar tales of suffering if you look at Turkish sources. They were trying to unite the island with Greece and were the ones to attack with a view to expel the Turks from the island. That is why the Greek Cypriots "fled in terror before the advancing Turkish army". Had they not taken up the ENOSIS idea after the Greek Junta came to power with a coup, there would be no line, and some Greeks would not be expelled from their homes. Again, as I said, if you look at Turkish sources, you will see a lot of suffering on their side as well, prior to the arrival of the Turkish army: From: VOICE OF GERMANY, 30.07.1974 (FROM AN INTERVIEW WITH MS INGRID HEBIL, A GERMAN TOURIST IN CYPRUS) "...the human mind cannot comprehend the Greeks butchery. Greek National Guard ... entering the Turkish homes, ruthlessly rained bullets on women and children, they cut the throats of many Turks; rounding up the Turkish women, they ... raped them all ..." From: THE UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL, 20.08.1974 "...Every hour new ditches and numerous corpses are being discovered. It is very difficult to endure the job..." From: NBC, NATIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION, 29.07.1974 JOHN PALMER REPORTING: "...In the Turkish village of Aleminio, the Turks were collected in front of a wall and the Greek national army shot them all and killed them indiscriminately..." From: THE WASHINGTON POST, 23.07.1974 "...In a Greek raid on a small village near Limassol, 36 people out of the population of 200 were killed. The Greeks said they had been given orders to kill the inhabitants before the Turkish forces arrived.." From: UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL (upi), USA, 23.07.1974 "...the Greeks killed many women and children in Limassol. I have seen the bodies of 20 children lying on the road...some were wounded and crying...the Greek soldiers are waiting for their turn to enter in the Turkish homes and kill the women..." From: THE LONDON TIMES, 22.07.1974 "In the island, thousands of Turks were held as hostages. turkish women were raped and Turkish children killed on the streets. The Turkish Quarter in Limassol was burnt down. The incidents have been confirmed by Greek Cypriots." turkishforum.com Let's just drop it.... Unless you feel this discussion relates in some way to the US Foreign Affairs.