GREEK CYPRIOTS SAY KUWAIT IS ECHO AND NO ONE'S LISTENING

The Boston Globe | October 7, 1990| | Copyright

NICOSIA, Cyprus - When large countries invade smaller neighbors and the United Nations passes condemnatory resolutions, Greek Cypriots nod their heads knowingly. Though they can only imagine the wealth of the oil sheiks, they remember playing the role of Kuwait.

But after Turkish troops invaded Cyprus 16 years ago and occupied more than a third of the land after bloody fighting, world reaction was very different. There was no talk of economic sanctions against Turkey, much less a blockade. No American troops were moved into combat positions nearby. There were no threats to remove the ...

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