A FACT TO FORGIVE
To be clear is to have a hangman’s noose hovering in the air directly northwards; to have foresight is to encourage a label- soothsayer, clairvoyant, gypsy, cheap and somewhat tawdry? How do I proclaim my art? For art it surely is- to see the truth despite the skeins of lies they spin, despite the cobwebs they lattice my mind with.
I have to state my case: A Pact between Turkey and Britain -
And Cyprus notwithstanding!
Firstly de facto pacto!!!
An agreement signed by Gordon Brown and Recep Tayyib Erdogan (a rose by any other name!) foresees financial support for the Turkish Cypriots and the development of trade ties between Britain and the occupied north of Cyprus- what did I miss here or is my outlook still perfectly clear.
I see questions arise- ‘Why the need to sign an agreement? Who are they making smoke signals to?? Is it Turkey -stroke and pet- soothe and divert- after all they have gas and the ear of Russia(these days) or are they getting Northern Cyprus recognised as an entity through the back door? Creating the need for us to recognise the said entity as something accepted, something familiar, from a country hitherto unrecognised, marginalised (and quite right too- Turkey and its XXXX amount of settlers to blame here) or are they fawning over the Americans as usual- (don’t believe Gordon Brown’s stance, he will lie down and slobber as the Bush camp has made sure it has inveigled Cameron to a vying position- already!)
I read nay, I perused an article which stated the position of the British High Commissioner in Cyprus regarding a book published with the exciting title “Reflections on the Relations between Britain and the Republic of Cyprus- and the Case of the British Sovereign Base Areas” (Yawn!) Did Peter Millett, the British High Commissioner, (as quoted in the article) miss the word of the day- ‘INTEGRATION’? It is Queen and Country, by all means and then there is the new world order of the EU- Dare I say it again- ‘Integration’ Did I mention that Turkey is not part of that select club, no matter what its aspirations?? Therefore British and Greek Cypriots working together is of the utmost importance not bypassing the Greeks in favour of ‘pate de foie gas’ stuffed, gobble-gobble Turkeys!
Peter Millett sleek and self-satisfied, ‘hammering’ on the fact ‘that thousands of Britons have bet on Cyprus-well now, so have they bet on Bulgaria! The difference is surely the home product- Cyprus and the Cypriots- whilst Bulgaria is flagging in the popularity polls, Cyprus is still keeping its edge.
Surely Peter Millett and the powers that be are missing the point – try investing in a European country mate- not a pseudo European/Asian one like Turkey. Invest in an offshore gas terminal in Cyprus, promote and encourage relations in the close environs. Above all do not stray further afield at the mo.- history should have taught you a lesson but then again history has years on its side- here I go again - I look into my crystal ball and do my clairvoyant bit for the future- The pact with Turkey has to be in its infancy, a mere whisper of a thought for generations ahead- bodies of men shirtfronts bursting with human rights issues, a united Cyprus issues, and then again merely British values of fair play - And it’s not quite cricket actually, in signing the afore-mentioned in my name. A British Citizen
I have to state my case: A Pact between Turkey and Britain -
And Cyprus notwithstanding!
Firstly de facto pacto!!!
An agreement signed by Gordon Brown and Recep Tayyib Erdogan (a rose by any other name!) foresees financial support for the Turkish Cypriots and the development of trade ties between Britain and the occupied north of Cyprus- what did I miss here or is my outlook still perfectly clear.
I see questions arise- ‘Why the need to sign an agreement? Who are they making smoke signals to?? Is it Turkey -stroke and pet- soothe and divert- after all they have gas and the ear of Russia(these days) or are they getting Northern Cyprus recognised as an entity through the back door? Creating the need for us to recognise the said entity as something accepted, something familiar, from a country hitherto unrecognised, marginalised (and quite right too- Turkey and its XXXX amount of settlers to blame here) or are they fawning over the Americans as usual- (don’t believe Gordon Brown’s stance, he will lie down and slobber as the Bush camp has made sure it has inveigled Cameron to a vying position- already!)
I read nay, I perused an article which stated the position of the British High Commissioner in Cyprus regarding a book published with the exciting title “Reflections on the Relations between Britain and the Republic of Cyprus- and the Case of the British Sovereign Base Areas” (Yawn!) Did Peter Millett, the British High Commissioner, (as quoted in the article) miss the word of the day- ‘INTEGRATION’? It is Queen and Country, by all means and then there is the new world order of the EU- Dare I say it again- ‘Integration’ Did I mention that Turkey is not part of that select club, no matter what its aspirations?? Therefore British and Greek Cypriots working together is of the utmost importance not bypassing the Greeks in favour of ‘pate de foie gas’ stuffed, gobble-gobble Turkeys!
Peter Millett sleek and self-satisfied, ‘hammering’ on the fact ‘that thousands of Britons have bet on Cyprus-well now, so have they bet on Bulgaria! The difference is surely the home product- Cyprus and the Cypriots- whilst Bulgaria is flagging in the popularity polls, Cyprus is still keeping its edge.
Surely Peter Millett and the powers that be are missing the point – try investing in a European country mate- not a pseudo European/Asian one like Turkey. Invest in an offshore gas terminal in Cyprus, promote and encourage relations in the close environs. Above all do not stray further afield at the mo.- history should have taught you a lesson but then again history has years on its side- here I go again - I look into my crystal ball and do my clairvoyant bit for the future- The pact with Turkey has to be in its infancy, a mere whisper of a thought for generations ahead- bodies of men shirtfronts bursting with human rights issues, a united Cyprus issues, and then again merely British values of fair play - And it’s not quite cricket actually, in signing the afore-mentioned in my name. A British Citizen
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