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Insan gardas,

I think we do not disagree on the fact that double Enosis was the aim or target of the Turkish side.We disagree on the fact that there are many evidences that the coup was actually pre-agreed between the junta of Greece (or a great part of it) with Turkey under the auspices of CIA to lead to double partition.Well, here’s what some analysts say about it:

http://sdi.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/35/1/27.pdf

The colonels in Greece were actively pursuing a policy of NATO-ization of the island through double enosis

http://www.peace-cyprus.org/Memories/Omalley.html

In 1971 NATO powers once more began secret talks on the future of Cyprus in Lisbon and Paris. US analysts believed a deal for double enosis was on the cards, but it would have to be initiated by Greek action against Makarios because this could be passed off as an internal affair between Greeks, and would stand more chance of avoiding Soviet intervention. A senior Turkish official reported that at the talks Turkey demanded a break-up of the Cypriot state and the Greeks seemed willing to offer a military base.

http://www.greenleft.org.au/back/1992/63/63p17b.htm

Washington used its surrogate regimes in Greece and Turkey to encourage extreme nationalists among Greek and Turkish Cypriots and to sow clashes between the two communities, undermine the Cypriot government and pave the way for "double enosis" -- the forced division of the island between the two "mother countries".
On July 15, 1974, the Greek junta carried out a coup in Cyprus, bringing to power extreme nationalist forces who wanted union with Greece. Claiming to want to defend the Turkish Cypriots, Turkey responded with a massive invasion of the island.
While this is often viewed as a Greek-Turkish war, in fact not a shot was fired between the two powers. Both governments have largely covered up their then quite public alliance and their open encouragement by the US, in trying to destroy the Makarios regime. They used extreme nationalist rhetoric to get their local clients to clear their respective areas of the opposing community

[brother]

How frightening is that then when you keep hearing the same conspiracy theory over and over but as they say if there is smoke then there must be fire.