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For the past century, Kosovo, the Balkan region of enormous historical, cultural and religious importance to the Serbian people, has been a Serbian province. Although Kosovo has been largely autonomous during this period, the province's political arrangement has infuriated a vast majority of the people of Kosovo, who, as ethnic Albanians, have little in common with Serbia's Slavic majority....
Originally posted byGeorge Wallace
Good thing our founding fathers didn't think like you, I'd still be sipping tea and eating crumpets.
Originally posted byKaylee Sears
Being in kosova two summers in a row, I would suggest that Mr. Janich's comment about kosova being a threat to the US in the future is pretty absurd. I am a Christian,and living around a country full of Muslims during the past two summers, i found that just because a country is Islamic does not mean they want to come blow people up in America. Unlike most countries in Europe, Kosovar Albanians love America and Americans.
I also thought it was strange that Janich totally left out any comments about the ethnic cleansing in 1999. Serbia has not even been in control of kosova since the war. The UN and Nato control the land. Serbia won't give up something that hasn't even been theirs since they decided to ethnically cleanse the Albanians.
Janich needs to rethink his views on the subject and then re-write his article and let students who may of never heard of Kosova and the war of 1999 know ALL of the facts before telling them to go lobby against something.
Originally posted byKaylee Sears
Being in kosova two summers in a row, I would suggest that Mr. Janich's comment about kosova being a threat to the US in the future is pretty absurd. I am a Christian,and living around a country full of Muslims during the past two summers, i found that just because a country is Islamic does not mean they want to come blow people up in America. Unlike most countries in Europe, Kosovar Albanians love America and Americans.
I also thought it was strange that Janich totally left out any comments about the ethnic cleansing in 1999. Serbia has not even been in control of kosova since the war. The UN and Nato control the land. Serbia won't give up something that hasn't even been theirs since they decided to ethnically cleanse the Albanians.
Janich needs to rethink his views on the subject and then re-write his article and let students who may of never heard of Kosova and the war of 1999 know ALL of the facts before telling them to go lobby against something.
Originally posted byKaylee Sears
Being in kosova two summers in a row, I would suggest that Mr. Janich's comment about kosova being a threat to the US in the future is pretty absurd. I am a Christian,and living around a country full of Muslims during the past two summers, i found that just because a country is Islamic does not mean they want to come blow people up in America. Unlike most countries in Europe, Kosovar Albanians love America and Americans.
I also thought it was strange that Janich totally left out any comments about the ethnic cleansing in 1999. Serbia has not even been in control of kosova since the war. The UN and Nato control the land. Serbia won't give up something that hasn't even been theirs since they decided to ethnically cleanse the Albanians.
Janich needs to rethink his views on the subject and then re-write his article and let students who may of never heard of Kosova and the war of 1999 know ALL of the facts before telling them to go lobby against something.
Originally posted byDarien
Kaylee, while in KosovOOO, perhaps you saw one of the hundreds of CHRISTIAN churched burned to the ground by the Albanian Muslims. Some of these were over 400 years old! World treasures!
As a Christian, you should be outraged!
Kaylee, maybe you have read or otherwise heard of the millions of dollars poured into the Kosovo by radical Islam? The peaceful Islam that teaches conversion or death to non-believers.
Regardless, a true Christian realizes that Islam is the enemy of god and Christendom. Not believing in Jesus Christ as your savior dooms one to the eternal lake of fire. This is the sole premise of salvation in Christianity. Heard of it?
Originally posted byDarien
Kaylee, while in KosovOOO, perhaps you saw one of the hundreds of CHRISTIAN churched burned to the ground by the Albanian Muslims. Some of these were over 400 years old! World treasures!
As a Christian, you should be outraged!
Kaylee, maybe you have read or otherwise heard of the millions of dollars poured into the Kosovo by radical Islam? The peaceful Islam that teaches conversion or death to non-believers.
Regardless, a true Christian realizes that Islam is the enemy of god and Christendom. Not believing in Jesus Christ as your savior dooms one to the eternal lake of fire. This is the sole premise of salvation in Christianity. Heard of it?
Originally posted byGet it straight, we are Americans not Slavic speaking country "KOSOVA" happy independent day by the wayDarien
Kaylee, while in KosovOOO, perhaps you saw one of the hundreds of CHRISTIAN churched burned to the ground by the Albanian Muslims. Some of these were over 400 years old! World treasures!
As a Christian, you should be outraged!
Kaylee, maybe you have read or otherwise heard of the millions of dollars poured into the Kosovo by radical Islam? The peaceful Islam that teaches conversion or death to non-believers.
Regardless, a true Christian realizes that Islam is the enemy of god and Christendom. Not believing in Jesus Christ as your savior dooms one to the eternal lake of fire. This is the sole premise of salvation in Christianity. Heard of it?
Originally posted byStevan
I am a Canadian of Serbian descent. I can talk about this situation with little emotion, unlike most from this region. I will stick to the facts and try to give a "serbian" prospective of what's going on.
First of all, don't kid yourselves about what Kosovo means to Serbia and the Serbian people. Think of it in term of what The Alamo means to America. When will that sacred piece of land be returned to Mexico? You get the idea.
The turmoil of the disintegration of Yugoslavia in the 1990's left a power vacuum scooped up by nationalists across the region. I believe that only Slovenia and Macedonia were able to escape major ethnic violence. The other republics were all run by indicted war criminals. Stability in Serbia, and the other republics, was achieved after the intervention of the international community. All republics were told to stablize, democratize, and increase levels of personal rights and freedoms. Serbia was slow to come the table, but they did. They ousted Milosevic in the early part of this decade. They elected a democratic, western looking, government. Advancements of reforms led to an invitation to pre-entry agreements with the European Union. Extremely good progress in 6 years, if you understand how stubborn balkan people can be.
So now its February 2008 and 108 people decide that a province of a sovereign republic is independent. Further, the countries that forced Serbian reforms and praised them on their progress have now said to them: "yes, you have come a long way. Yes, you've overthrown your government and delivered Milosevic to the Hague. Yes, you've brought your standards close to the level of the western European countries. But even though we passed international law stating that Kosovo is part of Serbia, we lied."
Does the world really not understand why they feel humiliated?
Now, from my Canadian prospective. If the U.N. is to work, then resolutions they pass must be respected (1244). Terrorist hegemonic behaviour to achieve independence should NEVER be rewarded. This sets a real dangerous precedent for the world and only sets the world spiraling into violence, prompting more international intervention. This is something that is near and dear to my heart as we are the people that created the peace-keeper. In fact, you will find the only memorial to peace-keepers that exists in the world in Ottawa. How many more missions will be required because of this?
Further, I see this as a nail in the coffin of Canada. I don't see Canada remaining an entity in its present form beyond 2025. The legislators in Quebec's "National Assembly" will look to the Kosovo model to chop up this nation. In about 5 years another province, Newfoundland, will be screaming for independence. Their reasons will be ecomonic (read about hybernia), but they will make a case along other lines. Essentially, the reason our government does not support Kosovo independence is because it will lead to the disolution of Canada.
So, the way i see it is that we have two choices. Respect the lines on the maps and change peoples behaviour, or erase the lines, draw new lines, and live apart from each other. Only one of those choices has us all living together.
Originally posted byby the way just to add to J.D lesson click on the linkJohnathan. D
If someone needs an European history lesson about who the Albanians from Kosova are and Serbians let me know. I will be happy to teach you.
Justin Schultz
posted 2/21/08 @ 12:11 PM EST
Having been to Kosovo in 2004, I can speak with experience that the Kosovar people will not be best served being a part of the nation of Serbia. The people there are not exremists either; they are nomimal muslim with a love for the United States because of our involvement in the removal of Serbia from Kosovo.