ong's definitions

Cyprus

Cyprus is an island country in the east Mediterranean which is populated by a majority of Greek and a minority of Turkish people. After what can be claimed to be a CIA coup in the 70s, through which Greece tried to take control of the country, Turkey invaded and set up a puppet state on the north which is still not admitted into the UN.

The donkey is one of the most characteristic animals of Cyprus.

by ong May 19, 2006

CIA coup

An often violent change in the government of a country not allied with the US, brought about or instigated by CIA operatives. Preety abundant during the Cold War.

A CIA coup overthrew Prime Minister Mossadeq when he tried to nationalise Iranian oil in the 1950s.

by ong May 19, 2006