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  • WHY THE GREEK CYPRIOTS SAID "NO!"

    05/02/2004 3:47:20 AM PDT · by Doctor13 · 7 replies · 238+ views
    Lebanese-Canadian Coordinating Council (LCCC) ^ | 1 May 2004 | Stella L. Jatras
    Unlike many media reports of the Greek Cypriot rejection of the Annan plan, Andrew Borowiec of The Washington Times gives an impartial report in his "Greek Cypriots Dash Confederation Plan" of 23 April. However, it is very important to delve further into some of the reasons why the Greek Cypriots rejected the Annan plan. Just as the Greeks said "NO," (OXI) to Mussolini's ultimatum for Greece to surrender on 28 October 1940, over 75% of Greek Cypriots also said "NO," on 24 April 2004, to the EU reunification plan brokered by Kofi Annan, the UN secretary-general. They knew a bad...