12th May 2005, 06:07 PM
Thank you to all for your response and welcome.Before I go any further, please allow me to clarify. I am in full possession of the facts and have personal insight on this issue. Regardless of the response gained by Mr Khan, a British University is indeed working in the illegaly occupied northern Cyprus. Two members of staff from the same university (archaeology) are currently working there. It is not my intention to begin a huge discourse on "why the Turks went in" here, it would take too long but, I encourage those interested parties to research the issues off site. I of course take on board the comments of Mr Khan and whilst I agree, cooperation between divided peoples is a good thing, Cyprus was`nt a divided people until it was invaded and the Turkish Government completely altered the demographics of northern Cyprus.Of course, as in the Middle East and elsewhere, the USA/UK Governments have divided people as a policy for centuries. I maintain that the university concerned is on extremely tenuous legal footings and, more importantly, are demonstrating a level of ethics not dissimilar to that of Robert Mugabe.