Kosovo roundup
Posted on February 22nd, 2008 by bile Categories and Tags: Uncategorized, cell phones, China, CNN, freedom, Kosovo, liberty, looting, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, photos, politics, protest, rally, Russia, secession, Serbia, Serbian police, Spain, United Nations, United States, US embassy- The attack on the US embassy has resulted in the death of one person who’s burned body was found. I’ve yet to hear any identifying info.
- Russia is threatening to use “force to resolve the dispute over Kosovo’s declaration of independence from Serbia if NATO forces breach the terms of their U.N. mandate.”
- While watching CNN this morning report on rallies in Kosovo I saw 2 or 3 individuals wearing Che Guevara t-shirts. The city is 50/50 serb/albainian and there are great fears that it could turn violent. Let’s hope it doesn’t and those Che supporters aren’t the rock throwing types.
- Serbs have cell phones
- They only have US flags to burn in order to keep warm
- Foreign-owned shops were vandalized, Serbian police did nothing about it.
- Russia and China still oppose the declaration of independence and Spain is afraid that official recognition will encourage other secessionist movements… like the Basques in their north.
- Given that… blog of bile fully supports the people of Kosovo’s choice in becoming independent of Serbia and recognizes Kosovo as a nation. Don’t throw rocks at the Serbs unless they throw first.
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February 22nd, 2008 at 1:23 pm
maybe it’s simply just a lack of perspective on my part but if people want to secede why not let them go instead of living with them while harboring bitter feelings. is this a land issue or something?
February 22nd, 2008 at 3:24 pm
Kosovo has flipped back and forth between Albanian (Muslim) and Serbian (Christian) control for hundreds of years. The last war was provoked by Serbian dominance, or atrocities depending upon who you ask, over an Albanian majority Kosovo. I really don’t know much more than that, but it seems like there would be a strong religious undercurrent to this clash.