Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Cyprus: It’s Over

"Cyprus: It’s Over

The window of opportunity actually slammed shut in 2004, when Greek-Cypriot voters overwhelmingly rejected a United Nations plan to reunite the divided island of Cyprus. A week later, the Greek-Cypriot government was allowed to join the European Union anyway, while the Turkish-Cypriots, who had voted in favor of the reunification plan, were frozen out. But some people just won’t give up."

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