[Via Communist Internet... http://www.egroups.com/group/Communist-Internet ] . . ----- Original Message ----- From: Rick Rozoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2001 9:30 AM Subject: Greek Cypriots Storm British Military, Police Sites [WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK] STOP NATO: NO PASARAN! - HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------- ListBot Sponsor -------------------------- Have you visited eBayTM lately? The Worlds Marketplace where you can buy and sell practically anything keeps getting better. From consumer electronics to movies, find it all on eBay. What are you waiting for? Try eBay today. http://www.bcentral.com/listbot/ebay ---------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.newsday.com/ap/international/ap224.htm [What damn right does Britain have to continue its military occupation of parts of Cyprus in the face of such obvious opposition? Note that in the following Associated Press report, bearing the date July 4, the U.S.'s national holiday, which celebrates actions like the Boston Tea Party in gaining independence from the same Great Britain the Greeks in Cyprus would like to oust from their country, the Greeks are referred to as "rioters."] July 4, 2001 Greek Rioters Storm Police Station EPISKOPI-AKROTIRI, Cyprus (AP) -- Hundreds of Greek Cypriot rioters stormed a police station, released a detainee and torched vehicles at this British military base overnight Tuesday. The freed prisoner was a Cypriot member of parliament, Marios Matsakis, who had been arrested for leading a protest on Monday against the base's construction of a network of communications antennae in an environmentally sensitive area. After releasing Matsakis, the 400 to 500 demonstrators went to the construction site and began setting fire to vehicles and destroying equipment. British troops and police fired tear gas and wielded clubs to disperse the rioters, but clashes continued until early Tuesday morning. The base on the southern Cypriot coast is one of two sovereign areas that Britain retained in Cyprus after it granted independence to the island in 1960. Twenty-seven British policemen were wounded in the clashes, one ''very seriously,'' British base spokesman Rob Need said early Wednesday. Most injuries were caused by stone throwing. The protesters believe the erection of antennae at Akrotiri Salt Lake, which lies within the base, will have an adverse affect on local residents and migratory birds. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ______________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
