WIND OF LIES
(Publication Date: 7 July 2006)
I
no longer want to listen to promises
as an individual living in this land.
The statements coming from the EU, the US and the UN have lost their credibility for me.
I’m interested in
other things now.
Instead of their statements, I read novels.
They seem
more convincing.
Sometimes,
if I feel bored and want to watch a Brazilian soap opera—you know, those series that go on and on and never end—I watch the news instead.
Their statements on the news remind me of those soap operas.
But they always
end at the most exciting part.
Just as they’re about to say,
“We’re lifting the isolation,”
the news ends. Then I wait impatiently for the next day, perhaps hopelessly.
I go from work
home, full of anticipation.
I sit in my armchair.
I start watching my soap operas (the news).
My wife
gets annoyed with me and says, “Don’t get your hopes up, Cem. It won’t be over today either.”
But I
don’t pay any attention to her.
I believe it will be over.
Then
the actors and actresses start appearing.
I watch the most famous actors and actresses from the EU, the US and the UN.
Just as they’re about to say,
“We’re lifting the isolation,”
the news ends.
In other words,
it never ends.
A kind of
Wind of Lies…
QUESTION AND ANSWER
A few days ago, one of our architects was arrested on the Greek side, and at the time this article was written, he was still in custody.
Question:
Why?
Answer:
Because he is an architect.
Question:
Is it a crime to be an architect?
Answer:
If you are Turkish and work on the Greek side, it is.
Question:
What do you mean?
Answer:
There’s no “what do you mean.” You’re Turkish. And you’re an architect. And that’s not enough for you—you’re going to do work on the Greek side that isn’t manual labor. You can’t do that…
Question:
But doesn’t our state stand up for him?
Answer:
Of course it does.
It advises us to be careful when crossing over to the Greek side.
Question:
Can’t anything else be done?
Answer:
All that can be done is to lodge a protest with the United Nations Peacekeeping Force. Considering 1963, this isn’t a solution. These protests are being made today too, and history is repeating itself again. They have no different response on their agenda.
Question:
Another question just came to mind.
Answer:
All right, ask.
Question:
What if both sides had voted yes to the Annan Plan and we had united? What would have happened then?
Answer:
From the looks of it, things would have been as they are now. In their eyes, Turks are workers and they are the bosses. They can’t imagine it any other way. It could even have been worse. I don’t want to remind you, but the events of 1963 could have happened again.
Question:
But according to the results of the poll conducted the other day, 55% of the public still say “YES” to a solution based on the Annan Plan.
Answer:
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A USEFUL MEETING!
You must have noticed that there has been some movement on the Cyprus issue over the past few weeks.
Those involved in the talks, and everyone else, say these talks are useful.
That’s
the interesting thing here, after all.
Of course,
talks are useful.
That is,
meeting and talking are useful.
But
the outcome of the talks is what matters here.
In other words, you
meet with people and try to take steps toward overcoming certain problems.
If those
steps aren’t taken, I don’t know how sensible it is to call these talks useful.
A REQUEST TO THE NEW PRESIDENT
In
recent days, Ali TEKMAN, one of the distinguished writers at our newspaper and in our country, and yesterday Taner GÖNÜL, said that in recent years Nicosia has spent July 20 without flags and in a subdued mood. I fully agree.
Also,
today (yesterday), this came up in a conversation: Why don’t we invite a world-famous musician to our country for a big event on July 20?
Just imagine…
Wouldn’t it be
wonderful?
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