The setting up of the Republic of Cyprus in 1960 was seen by both the USA and Britain as a mistake. Both powers using divide and rule methods wanted to see an end to this newly formed country. Britain was and still is obsessed with preserving the two bases they acquired on the island and the US did not want the Soviets to have any influence in the area. So the Atchison plan was promoted in 1963 which divided the island between the Greek and the Turkish minority. Worth noting that what we actually mean when referring to these two communities is the Christian and Muslim minorities. 80% Gerek or Christian and 20% Muslim or Turkish. The majority of Cypriots have the same genetic make up so the division on ethnic lines was an idea promoted to serve external interests.
So the US and Britain promoted the Atchison plan which they did not manage to implement. The opportunity arose when the CIA promoted military regime in Greece led by the superbly stupid and totally moronic Ioanides (which the Americans supported) made the mistake of trusting Kissinger and Sisko and went ahead with the coup in Cyprus against Makarios on July 15th 1974. Ioannides was given a guarantee by Kissinger that the Turks would not invade which of course they could not keep. The Turkish army invaded 5 days later a fact that proves that they were very well prepared and knew of the coup long before the 15th of July. So I don't believe that Ioannides was a traitor but simply a total bloody idiot with no experience in international relations. He put his trust in the USA and Britain and fell on his sword not realising that no one would give a toss about deceiving a dictator no matter what the consequences were!! What a total idiot! So a war crime was committed by Kissinger against a small country that did not matter to him. He should have been tried for his involvement but of course he never will be as small nations do not matter!!
nick venedi
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