With the dramatic events in Eastern Europe over the last few months bringing an end to the Berlin Wall. isnt it time for an end to this deplorable barricade as well? Todays special order on Cyprus should cause us all to pause and consider the unfortunate situation In Cyprus. "The Green Line" has unnecessarily divided a country and a people. Hundreds of thousands of Greek and Turkish Cypriots have become refugees within their own country. As many of you may recall. in 1974 Turkish armed forces occupied the northern half of the Islandostensibly to protect the interests of the TurkishCypriots during a coup. supported by the Greek military junta. against the Greek.Cypriot president. These forces took up positions along the U.N.-partrolled "Green Line." GreekCypriot National Guardsmen were deployed along the south side of the line in response.
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