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Basics of Persuasion
Reader comment on item: Forty Years after the Invasion of Cyprus
Submitted by Joel (United States), Jul 21, 2014 at 17:35
If you want to persuade people to oppose the status quo in Cyprus, explain Turkey's claim, and then explain why it's invalid. Don't just suppose that people will be against Turkey because you are.
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Daniel Pipes replies:
I accept no justification for 40 years of occupation and therefore did not see fit to reproduce the justification for it.
Reader comments (79) on this item
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| 2 | Cypriot turks [121 words] | Bill | Jul 26, 2015 05:53 | 224430 | |
| eqyptians and masochism [92 words] | servet cevik | Oct 13, 2014 02:33 | 218668 | ||
| 2 |  Old civilizations and poor Turkish education [557 words] | dhimmi no more | Nov 1, 2014 15:46 | 218668 | |
| Facts [36 words] | None | Nov 20, 2014 14:57 | 218668 | ||
| %35 of cyprus is not greek land now :-) [497 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | servet cevik | Oct 2, 2014 04:48 | 218384 | ||
| 1 | Genocidal Thoughts and the Rule of Jungle [624 words] | Young MC | Oct 5, 2014 05:10 | 218384 | |
| i wish the world was as you defined [290 words] | servet cevik | Oct 8, 2014 03:54 | 218384 | ||
| Genocidal Thoughts and the Rule of Jungle - part 2 [255 words] | Young MC | Oct 11, 2014 19:16 | 218384 | ||
| 1 | Time for a flotilla to liberate Cyprus from Turkish Occupation [83 words] | Michael S. | Oct 12, 2014 14:52 | 218384 | |
| simply welcome for the flotilla [83 words] | servet cevik | Oct 13, 2014 01:26 | 218384 | ||
| I wasn't serious about a Cyprus invasion -- just being facetious [127 words] | Michael S. | Oct 15, 2014 08:04 | 218384 | ||
| 3 | Lies, Propaganda vs Facts [443 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Kuvayi Milliye | Jul 30, 2014 06:08 | 216425 | |
| 1 | Hypocrisy [507 words] | Kuvayi Milliye | Aug 3, 2014 11:19 | 216425 | |
| 3 | If military occupation of Cyprus is bad then why same is good for Palestine ? [98 words] | Debanjan Banerjee | Aug 4, 2014 03:53 | 216425 | |
| 4 | No more abuse from the murderers and the monsters [473 words] | Alexandros | Aug 5, 2014 12:11 | 216425 | |
| 2 | When did you sneak in? [87 words] | Peter Hall | Aug 13, 2014 10:00 | 216425 | |
| 3 | There is something wrong with the Australian Department of Immigration [132 words] | dhimmi no more | Aug 15, 2014 06:21 | 216425 | |
| Where does Greece stand concerning Israel? [162 words] | Michael S. | Aug 17, 2014 12:21 | 216425 | ||
| 1 | A bit complicated, but i will give it a go :) [1014 words] | Alexandros | Aug 18, 2014 06:25 | 216425 | |
| 2 | Thank you for your insights, Alexandros [547 words] | Michael S | Aug 20, 2014 05:46 | 216425 | |
| 1 | "It takes a while to unlearn thousands of years of history." Very wise :) [476 words] | Alexandros | Aug 21, 2014 06:40 | 216425 | |
| Shame for Israel, Turkish Aggression, Ho-hum in the Aegean [673 words] | Michael S. | Aug 22, 2014 12:37 | 216425 | ||
| 1 | belonging to the turkish nation [219 words] | servet cevik | Sep 11, 2014 21:46 | 216425 | |
| Cyprus has never existed as a Greek State, never ever. [29 words] | servet cevik | Sep 11, 2014 21:52 | 216425 | ||
| humans and earth [136 words] | servet cevik | Sep 11, 2014 22:08 | 216425 | ||
| humans and earth [180 words] | servet cevik | Sep 11, 2014 22:11 | 216425 | ||
| countries and peoples are not enemies [119 words] | servet cevik | Sep 11, 2014 22:22 | 216425 | ||
| turkish jewish history [313 words] | servet cevik | Sep 11, 2014 23:00 | 216425 | ||
| You need to learn your History. [123 words] | Peter Hall | Sep 14, 2014 02:58 | 216425 | ||
| War is inevitable; Israel will win. [137 words] | Michael S. | Sep 14, 2014 07:06 | 216425 | ||
| 1 | Our dear servet is saying that convicted criminals and murderers have every right to immigrate any where! [319 words] | dhimmi no more | Sep 14, 2014 07:24 | 216425 | |
| Jerry Lewis vs Jim Carrey [406 words] | servet cevik | Sep 15, 2014 03:06 | 216425 | ||
| You sound very hospitable! [277 words] | Peter Hall | Sep 15, 2014 03:35 | 216425 | ||
| 1 | And speaking of Jerry Lewis [751 words] | dhimmi no more | Sep 17, 2014 16:56 | 216425 | |
| 1 | Cyprus and Arab historians [110 words] | dhimmi no more | Sep 19, 2014 12:45 | 216425 | |
| 1 | Our dear servet is saying that drug addicts have every right to immigrate any where Turkey inculded! [309 words] | dhimmi no more | Sep 19, 2014 13:02 | 216425 | |
| i dont understand arabic [764 words] | servet cevik | Sep 21, 2014 16:16 | 216425 | ||
| YOU Need to learn your History a bit better [333 words] | servet cevik | Sep 21, 2014 17:35 | 216425 | ||
| You need to learn your history better. [425 words] | Peter Hall | Sep 21, 2014 23:19 | 216425 | ||
| product of a failed culture ??? [92 words] | servet cevik | Sep 22, 2014 02:33 | 216425 | ||
| do you have difficulty understanding what you read? [194 words] | servet cevik | Sep 22, 2014 04:05 | 216425 | ||
| 1 | But I provided you with a translation of the Arabic text [78 words] | dhimmi no more | Sep 22, 2014 08:26 | 216425 | |
| 1 | The Arab historians tell us that Cyprus belongs to the Greeks [213 words] | dhimmi no more | Sep 22, 2014 11:18 | 216425 | |
| Again you are a little out of touch [167 words] | Peter Hall | Sep 23, 2014 02:15 | 216425 | ||
| insults and demagogy vs facts [684 words] | servet cevik | Sep 23, 2014 13:40 | 216425 | ||
| 1 | Think before you post is this asking for much? [182 words] | dhimmi no more | Sep 24, 2014 07:06 | 216425 | |
| 1 | Our dear servet is saying that history started in 1570CE!! [154 words] | dhimmi no more | Sep 26, 2014 08:08 | 216425 | |
| 2 | Is the West abandoning the Syrian Kurds to please Turkey? [264 words] | Michael S. | Sep 26, 2014 19:10 | 216425 | |
| 1 | Minorities and the Kurds included and the West [127 words] | dhimmi no more | Sep 27, 2014 07:34 | 216425 | |
| Cyprus has never existed as a Greek State, never ever. [375 words] | servet cevik | Sep 28, 2014 16:31 | 216425 | ||
| 1 | Even Mu3awiyya tells us that Cyprus was a Greek island so was he a liar? [306 words] | dhimmi no more | Sep 30, 2014 07:52 | 216425 | |
| 1 | Here is what al-Tabari and Ibn Kathir tell us about Cyprus: It is a Greek Island! [65 words] | dhimmi no more | Sep 30, 2014 08:05 | 216425 | |
| Turks and Kurds [581 words] | Michael S. | Sep 30, 2014 10:32 | 216425 | ||
| 1 | Hilarious servet cevik [91 words] | Prashant | Sep 30, 2014 18:49 | 216425 | |
| Teachings by servet cevik, the Genocide Denier [105 words] | Young MC | Sep 30, 2014 18:59 | 216425 | ||
| i now understand it all... [240 words] | servet cevik | Oct 2, 2014 09:44 | 216425 | ||
| 1 | Exposing poor and uncritical education [61 words] | dhimmi no more | Oct 3, 2014 06:39 | 216425 | |
| devil worshipping is GOOD :-) [154 words] | servet cevik | Oct 8, 2014 02:04 | 216425 | ||
| send me evidence of arabs being our masters [153 words] | servet cevik | Oct 8, 2014 06:44 | 216425 | ||
| 2 | The Yazidi Genocide [69 words] | dhimmi no more | Oct 12, 2014 12:02 | 216425 | |
| 2 | Silence is golden and sob stories [377 words] | dhimmi no more | Oct 12, 2014 12:17 | 216425 | |
| dhimmi [127 words] | servet cevik | Oct 13, 2014 01:57 | 216425 | ||
| sob stories [30 words] | servet cevik | Oct 13, 2014 02:20 | 216425 | ||
| 2 | We are all Yazidis [76 words] | dhimmi no more | Oct 15, 2014 06:58 | 216425 | |
| 3 | We are all Armenians and get used to it [54 words] | dhimmi no more | Oct 16, 2014 07:02 | 216425 | |
| what gave me the impression :-) [39 words] | servet cevik | Oct 17, 2014 16:40 | 216425 | ||
| geriatric assistance [56 words] | servet cevik | Oct 17, 2014 16:56 | 216425 | ||
| 2 | Why do you allow convicted criminals to live in Turkey? [79 words] | dhimmi no more | Feb 28, 2015 12:38 | 216425 | |
| i do not follow tayyip [73 words] | servet cevik | Mar 3, 2015 01:50 | 216425 | ||
| i do not follow tayyip and likes [103 words] | servet cevik | Mar 3, 2015 01:57 | 216425 | ||
| 1 | Turkey may be preparing an armed attack on Israel [346 words] | Michael S | Jul 27, 2014 10:23 | 216357 | |
| An invasion supported by Israel. [1 words] | Roger | Jul 23, 2014 23:10 | 216314 | ||
| 1 | Greek and Turkish Cypriots [267 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Malcolm Lowe | Jul 22, 2014 07:37 | 216279 | |
| 4 | Cyprus will be Sharia-Free-as it has been for millennia [121 words] | Michael Hanni Morcos | Jul 21, 2014 23:26 | 216266 | |
| 6 | Turkey's 40 year military aggression against the Republic of Cyprus [525 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Miltos Miltiadou | Jul 21, 2014 18:55 | 216261 | |
| 2 | 40 years of military occupation by a NATO country of a European Union country!!!!!! [206 words] | kyriakos Michaelides | Jul 23, 2014 04:31 | 216261 | |
 Basics of Persuasion [34 words]w/response from Daniel Pipes | Joel | Jul 21, 2014 17:35 | 216259 | ||
| cyprus onedi view [31 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | AmeerRaschid | Jul 21, 2014 17:27 | 216258 | ||
| 3 | Comparing Israel with Cyprus [237 words] | Michael S. | Jul 22, 2014 02:58 | 216258 |
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