MEMORIAL FOR ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

President Demetris Christofias has unveiled a memorial for the Armenian
genocide, saying that he remains committed to creating a better future
for all Cypriots, in a peaceful and reunited Cyprus.

The President referred to the integration of Armenians, who fled Turkey
and arrived on the island and praised their successful entrepreneurial
spirit, saying they have made the country proud.

This site is very symbolic; this is where the first Armenians, who fled
for their lives in 1915, first landed on the island. This memorial is
an expression of appreciation shown by the Cypriot people for the
hospitality and support to Armenians who have since made Cyprus their
home, the President said, as he unveiled the memorial in the southern
coastal town of Larnaca.

Christofias reiterated his respect and solidarity as well as deep
feelings of love to the Armenian community here, noting that Cyprus
offered them a new beginning and was a refuge at difficult times.

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After 37 years, Terry Wogan finally sees the Eurovision light
27/05/2008
Minutes after the Eastern Europe bloc vote ensured Russia won this year's
Eurovision Song Contest, Terry Wogan had an epiphany.

"You have to say that this is no longer a musical contest," he lamented.

Ha! Well spotted Tel.

As statements of the bleeding obvious and outrageous irony go, this was
right up there with Roman Abramovich complaining there's too much money in
the Premiership.

Or Jeremy Kyle pointing out The Jeremy Kyle Show is exploitative tripe.

This is the same Terry Wogan who for years has relished predicting how the
politics of Eurovision will unfold.

He was at it again on Saturday watching Bosnia vote for Serbia (and vice
versa) or Denmark (not in the Eastern Bloc last time I looked) awarding top
marks to Sweden, Norway and Iceland.

"Now, let's see if Spain get douze points from Andorra," Tel chuckled.
"Well. I'm astounded."

Seven Eastern European countries (and Israel) gave Russia maximum points.

Britain & U.S. Responsibility for Turkeyʼs Aggression in Cyprus

By Gene Rossides

Part 1

I have long written about the British and U.S. responsibility for Turkeyʼs
aggression in Cyprus, and the tragedies that have befallen Cyprus since the
1950ʼs. I have documented Britainʼs irresponsibility in bringing Turkey into
the picture in the 1950ʼs when the Cypriots sought self-determination to
join with Greece. Turkey had renounced all rights to Cyprus in the Lausanne
Treaty of 1923. Britain threatened partition of Cyprus if Archbishop
Makarios would not sign the undemocratic London-Zurich agreements of
1959-1960, written by the British, which gave the 18%% Turkish Cypriot
minority veto rights over all major legislative and executive actions.

I have also documented at length the growing U.S. involvement since the
creation of the Republic of Cyprus in 1960 including Presiden Lyndon
Johnsonʼs important letter of June 1964 which deterred Turkeyʼs...

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Russia's Dima beats Greece's diva into 3rd
Greece secured third place in Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest final with
Kalomoira Sarantis's upbeat pop tune "Secret Combination" as Russia and
Ukraine, two of the favorites, scooped the top spots.

The performance by Sarantis, 23, before a 20,000-strong audience at Belgrade's
City Hall, amassed 218 points for Greece, just behind Ukraine's 230 votes,
while Russia swept ahead with 272.

In the early stages of voting Sarantis had been level with Russia's
26-year-old pop icon Dima Bilan but the final votes from former communist
bloc countries secured the top spot for Russia and propelled Ukraine into
second place.

Greek commentators criticized bloc voting among ex-Soviet and former
Yugoslav states. But most were happy with the result for Greece,
particularly as many other favorites, including Sweden, failed to make the
top 10.

Greece secured third place in Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest final with
Kalomoira Sarantis's upbeat pop tune "Secret Combination" as Russia and
Ukraine, two of the favorites, scooped the top spots.