Onasagoras
The report on the so-called “Mafia State” affair and everything related to former President Nicos Anastasiades was released today. The evidence file exceeded 3,000 pages, which means quite a few trees were sacrificed for the printing process, a collateral environmental casualty, you might say. Tolstoy’s War and Peace has nothing on it when it comes to page count.
“Nikaro” (Anastasiades’ nickname) will hold a press conference, as the report refers to possible criminal responsibilities.
According to information from my black spy van, any journalist who dares to ask a difficult question will be carried away by the devil. Things certainly look gloomy for the former president, but let us not forget the presumption of innocence, as he himself pointedly reminded us recently.
I’m about to begin reading the report, and we’ll break it down tomorrow.
Is there a window for optimism on the Cyprus issue? I’m not sure.
First, the governing coalition partners, whose positions are as aligned with the president's as Israel’s are with Hamas, are suspiciously calm. Not a single protest over young Nikos’ declared intention to resume efforts for a solution from where talks collapsed in Crans-Montana. Not even a symbolic self-immolation, just for the sake of appearances.
That’s why I’m telling you: there is no danger of a solution on the horizon.
The man from Geroskipou, with the diplomacy that characterizes him, will simply find a way to phrase it...very clearly, of course...so that both those who genuinely support a bizonal, bicommunal federation (BBF) and those who fear it as much as Tychikos fears the Pope can walk away satisfied.
Elections are coming, after all. We wouldn’t want to upset anyone.
Every house is a castle, and every castle is a vote, even if that vote is now outside Parliament.
The Mafia was apparently behind the infamous island purchase and investment by Trump’s daughter in Albania.
Never crossed my mind.
I thought Albania also had its own “national contractor” who would take on the project.
