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April 29, 2008 on 6:47 am | In In Focus, Kosovo & Metohija, News in English | 1 Comment
PRIŠTINA — Maj.-Gen. Raul Cunha, UNMIK’s Chief Military Liaison Officer, has criticized the “incoherence of the Western international community” in Kosovo. Cunha, who is also UNMIK chief Joachim Ruecker’s military adviser, was quoted as saying that “the way this process was conducted goes in the direction of instability, and not stability”. In an interview […]
Chief UNMIK miliatary officer critical of Kosovo policy, B92PRIŠTINA — Maj.-Gen. Raul Cunha, UNMIK’s Chief Military Liaison Officer, has criticized the “incoherence of the Western international community” in Kosovo. Cunha, who is also UNMIK chief Joachim Ruecker’s military adviser, was quoted as saying that “the way this process was conducted goes in the direction of instability, and not stability”. In an interview […]
April 29, 2008 on 6:46 am | In Kosovo & Metohija, News in English | 1 Comment
Washington prances around the globe promoting democracy, except when it doesn’t like democracy. Such as allowing Serbs in Kosovo, who reject the independent state of Kosovo–which lacks United Nations sanction and has been recognized by only 38 states–to vote in Serbia’s upcoming elections. Reports Reuters: Serbia’s president said Monday that Serbs in the new state of Kosovo […]
Washington prances around the globe promoting democracy, except when it doesn’t like democracy. Such as allowing Serbs in Kosovo, who reject the independent state of Kosovo–which lacks United Nations sanction and has been recognized by only 38 states–to vote in Serbia’s upcoming elections. Reports Reuters: Serbia’s president said Monday that Serbs in the new state of Kosovo […]
April 29, 2008 on 6:25 am | In In Focus, Kosovo & Metohija, News in English | 5 Comments
by Srdja Trifkovic In theory the European Union is horrified at the prospect of the Serbian Radical Party (Srpska radikalna stranka, SRS) becoming not only the strongest party in the country’s parliament—which it already is—but also the majority partner in a new ruling coalition after the general election on May 11. In practice, the EU officials in […]
by Srdja Trifkovic In theory the European Union is horrified at the prospect of the Serbian Radical Party (Srpska radikalna stranka, SRS) becoming not only the strongest party in the country’s parliament—which it already is—but also the majority partner in a new ruling coalition after the general election on May 11. In practice, the EU officials in […]
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Beograd — Za tri meseci Kosovo će imati svoju Bezbednosno-informativnu agenciju, dok će za dva i po meseca početi formiranje Bezbednosnih snaga Kosova, objavio je Koha ditore. Kompletiranje BIA Kosova će trajati godinu dana, navodi se u planu u koji je dnevnik imao uvid. Planom tranzicije iz oblasti bezbednosti predviđeno je da od 1. jula 2008. […]
Beograd — Za tri meseci Kosovo će imati svoju Bezbednosno-informativnu agenciju, dok će za dva i po meseca početi formiranje Bezbednosnih snaga Kosova, objavio je Koha ditore. Kompletiranje BIA Kosova će trajati godinu dana, navodi se u planu u koji je dnevnik imao uvid. Planom tranzicije iz oblasti bezbednosti predviđeno je da od 1. jula 2008. […]
March 21, 2008 on 5:26 am | In Kosovo & Metohija, News in English | No Comments
When I was in Israel last May, a Serbian monk named Father Jovan Culibrk told me that every Spanish soldier he spoke with in Kosovo told him, as many American ones did, “We were told to protect Albanians from Serbs. But it turned out it was Serbs who needed protecting from Albanians.” I recently mentioned […]
When I was in Israel last May, a Serbian monk named Father Jovan Culibrk told me that every Spanish soldier he spoke with in Kosovo told him, as many American ones did, “We were told to protect Albanians from Serbs. But it turned out it was Serbs who needed protecting from Albanians.” I recently mentioned […]
March 20, 2008 on 5:33 am | In In Focus, Kosovo & Metohija, News in English | No Comments
Thomas Walkom At one level, Ottawa’s decision to recognize Kosovo is a non-issue. Backed by the muscle of NATO, the ethnic Albanian majority that dominates the statelet is clearly in charge. In purely practical terms, therefore, it makes sense to deal with those running this particular piece of Balkan real estate. We may not approve of […]
Thomas Walkom At one level, Ottawa’s decision to recognize Kosovo is a non-issue. Backed by the muscle of NATO, the ethnic Albanian majority that dominates the statelet is clearly in charge. In purely practical terms, therefore, it makes sense to deal with those running this particular piece of Balkan real estate. We may not approve of […]
March 20, 2008 on 5:31 am | In Kosovo & Metohija, News in English | 1 Comment
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA — Regional UNMIK chief Gerard Galluci has resigned, but the UN HQ has not accepted his resignation. The U.S. diplomat in charge of the UN operations in Kosovska Mitrovica was asked to withdraw his resignation. This is what an anonymous diplomatic source told Beta news agency tonight, adding that Galluci was “currently on vacation, and […]
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA — Regional UNMIK chief Gerard Galluci has resigned, but the UN HQ has not accepted his resignation. The U.S. diplomat in charge of the UN operations in Kosovska Mitrovica was asked to withdraw his resignation. This is what an anonymous diplomatic source told Beta news agency tonight, adding that Galluci was “currently on vacation, and […]
March 20, 2008 on 5:23 am | In In Focus, Kosovo & Metohija, News in English | 3 Comments
By Julia Gorin http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | Unbeknown to the Republican Jewish Coalition, which stands against jihad, terrorism and bigotry, a Chicago candidate for Congress, a Jewish Republican for whom they are the second-largest contributor is enabling jihad terror and alienating a group that has stood on the front lines against it while being its most brutalized victims […]
By Julia Gorin http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | Unbeknown to the Republican Jewish Coalition, which stands against jihad, terrorism and bigotry, a Chicago candidate for Congress, a Jewish Republican for whom they are the second-largest contributor is enabling jihad terror and alienating a group that has stood on the front lines against it while being its most brutalized victims […]
March 20, 2008 on 5:11 am | In Kosovo & Metohija, News in English | No Comments
George Jonas Last month, the Serbian province of Kosovo declared its independence. This week, Canada became the 31st country to recognize it. Foreign affairs critic Bob Rae wondered what took our government so long. Well - perhaps we hesitated recognizing what we went to war for because we recognized that we should have hesitated going to […]
George Jonas Last month, the Serbian province of Kosovo declared its independence. This week, Canada became the 31st country to recognize it. Foreign affairs critic Bob Rae wondered what took our government so long. Well - perhaps we hesitated recognizing what we went to war for because we recognized that we should have hesitated going to […]
March 20, 2008 on 5:00 am | In Kosovo & Metohija, News in English | No Comments
Russian deputies reactivated the old idea for admission of Serbia into the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Collective Security Treaty Organization of the former Soviet Republics.By this initiative, Moscow offers Belgrade an alternative for membership in the European Union, advocated by the pro-Western President Boris Tadic.This initiative will be reviewed if Serbia faces […]
Russian deputies reactivated the old idea for admission of Serbia into the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Collective Security Treaty Organization of the former Soviet Republics.By this initiative, Moscow offers Belgrade an alternative for membership in the European Union, advocated by the pro-Western President Boris Tadic.This initiative will be reviewed if Serbia faces […]
March 20, 2008 on 4:58 am | In Kosovo & Metohija, News in English | No Comments
By David Truskoff 18 March, 2008Countercurrents.org Like all wars in history the US invasion of Korea was based on lies. (Remember Truman’s reason for invading Korea? “North Korea’s attack on South Korea showed the world communism has passed beyond the use of subversion to conquer independent nations and will now use armed invasion and war” The US invasion […]
By David Truskoff 18 March, 2008Countercurrents.org Like all wars in history the US invasion of Korea was based on lies. (Remember Truman’s reason for invading Korea? “North Korea’s attack on South Korea showed the world communism has passed beyond the use of subversion to conquer independent nations and will now use armed invasion and war” The US invasion […]
March 20, 2008 on 4:55 am | In In Focus, Kosovo & Metohija, News in English | 1 Comment
By F. William Engdahl The declaration of Kosovo independence has been rapidly greeted with official diplomatic recognition by Washington and select EU countries including Germany. That independence and its recognition, unfortunately, openly violate UN resolutions for Kosovo and make a farce of the entire UN rule of international law. The new regime is headed by man […]
By F. William Engdahl The declaration of Kosovo independence has been rapidly greeted with official diplomatic recognition by Washington and select EU countries including Germany. That independence and its recognition, unfortunately, openly violate UN resolutions for Kosovo and make a farce of the entire UN rule of international law. The new regime is headed by man […]
March 20, 2008 on 4:48 am | In In Focus, Kosovo & Metohija, News in English | No Comments
The United States, which quickly recognized Kosovo’s independence, has not always been so tolerant of the principle of secession. George F. Will In 1915, a year after a spark struck in the Balkans ignited a European conflagration, Walter Lippmann, then 26, wrote: “When you consider what a mystery the East Side of New York is to the […]
The United States, which quickly recognized Kosovo’s independence, has not always been so tolerant of the principle of secession. George F. Will In 1915, a year after a spark struck in the Balkans ignited a European conflagration, Walter Lippmann, then 26, wrote: “When you consider what a mystery the East Side of New York is to the […]
March 20, 2008 on 4:44 am | In In Focus, Kosovo & Metohija, News in English | No Comments
WASHINGTON (AFP) - President George W. Bush authorized Wednesday supplying Kosovo with weapons, signaling the establishment of government-to-government relations after recognizing its independence, the White House said. In a memo to the State Department made public by the White House, Bush said: “I hereby find that the furnishing of defense articles and defense services to Kosovo […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) - President George W. Bush authorized Wednesday supplying Kosovo with weapons, signaling the establishment of government-to-government relations after recognizing its independence, the White House said. In a memo to the State Department made public by the White House, Bush said: “I hereby find that the furnishing of defense articles and defense services to Kosovo […]
March 20, 2008 on 4:43 am | In In Focus, Kosovo & Metohija, News in English | No Comments
Sofia. Many opinions about the danger of recognizing Kosovo’s independence have been voiced in Bulgaria. Today it is not difficult to say that on February 17th the process of ‘Iraqisation’ of the region was unlocked. The international factor should have known that. Bulgaria and its political elite should have known that as well, Ivan Penkov, […]
Sofia. Many opinions about the danger of recognizing Kosovo’s independence have been voiced in Bulgaria. Today it is not difficult to say that on February 17th the process of ‘Iraqisation’ of the region was unlocked. The international factor should have known that. Bulgaria and its political elite should have known that as well, Ivan Penkov, […]
March 20, 2008 on 4:35 am | In In Focus, Kosovo & Metohija, News in English | No Comments
Europe Briefing N°4718 March 2008 OVERVIEW A month has passed since Kosovo declared independence on 17 February 2008. Much has gone well, but there is a real risk, as made most evident with the violence on 17 March around the courthouse in north Mitrovica,[1] that partition will harden at the Ibar River in the north, and Kosovo […]
Europe Briefing N°4718 March 2008 OVERVIEW A month has passed since Kosovo declared independence on 17 February 2008. Much has gone well, but there is a real risk, as made most evident with the violence on 17 March around the courthouse in north Mitrovica,[1] that partition will harden at the Ibar River in the north, and Kosovo […]
March 20, 2008 on 4:33 am | In Kosovo & Metohija, News in English | No Comments
Kosovo Serb shot by a 7.9-mm sniper on March 17, during NATO’s attack on Kosovska Mitrovica judicial workers NATO Changes Its Story From One Minute to Another State Secretary at the Serbian Ministry for Kosovo-Metohija Dusan Prorokovic said late on Tuesday that authorities in Belgrade have requested an international investigation to determine what really happened during the […]
Kosovo Serb shot by a 7.9-mm sniper on March 17, during NATO’s attack on Kosovska Mitrovica judicial workers NATO Changes Its Story From One Minute to Another State Secretary at the Serbian Ministry for Kosovo-Metohija Dusan Prorokovic said late on Tuesday that authorities in Belgrade have requested an international investigation to determine what really happened during the […]
March 20, 2008 on 4:31 am | In Kosovo & Metohija, News in English | No Comments
Recently, I brought up the subject of the separatist terrorists Tamil Tigers, of Sri Lanka, in a blog titled “Nationalist Terrorists vs. Islamist Terrorists”. The post drew out the confluences between the two, and used the Tamils to illuminate the KLA’s methods and goals. Apparently, Sir Lankans were also instantly aware of the similarities, as […]
Recently, I brought up the subject of the separatist terrorists Tamil Tigers, of Sri Lanka, in a blog titled “Nationalist Terrorists vs. Islamist Terrorists”. The post drew out the confluences between the two, and used the Tamils to illuminate the KLA’s methods and goals. Apparently, Sir Lankans were also instantly aware of the similarities, as […]
March 20, 2008 on 4:27 am | In In Focus, Kosovo & Metohija, News in English | 2 Comments
by Nebojsa Malic Four years ago this week, Kosovo burned; tens of thousands of ethnic Albanians - armed, organized and determined - systematically went after the province’s Serbs. They burned churches and monasteries, destroyed entire villages, and drove over four thousand people out of their homes. NATO troops occupying the province cowered before the rampage, with […]
by Nebojsa Malic Four years ago this week, Kosovo burned; tens of thousands of ethnic Albanians - armed, organized and determined - systematically went after the province’s Serbs. They burned churches and monasteries, destroyed entire villages, and drove over four thousand people out of their homes. NATO troops occupying the province cowered before the rampage, with […]
March 20, 2008 on 4:24 am | In Kosovo & Metohija, News in English | No Comments
It is nothing short of incongruous that the government of Serbia and the Serb Republic in Bosnia (RS) have both adopted a design for their press rooms copied from the USA. The outline of the government building, the font, the colors - it’s more than a homage to the U.S. government, it’s outright mimicry.Belgrade adopted […]
It is nothing short of incongruous that the government of Serbia and the Serb Republic in Bosnia (RS) have both adopted a design for their press rooms copied from the USA. The outline of the government building, the font, the colors - it’s more than a homage to the U.S. government, it’s outright mimicry.Belgrade adopted […]
March 19, 2008 on 6:58 am | In Kosovo & Metohija, News in English | No Comments
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA, BELGRADE — UNMIK spokesman Alexander Ivanko says UNMIK has opened an inquiry into Monday’s clashes in Kosovska Mitrovica. Increased KFOR presence in the town (FoNet) Ivanko added that UNMIK police would make a partial return to the town.“We have launched several criminal investigations relating in particular to the cases of murder and attempted murder,” said […]
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA, BELGRADE — UNMIK spokesman Alexander Ivanko says UNMIK has opened an inquiry into Monday’s clashes in Kosovska Mitrovica. Increased KFOR presence in the town (FoNet) Ivanko added that UNMIK police would make a partial return to the town.“We have launched several criminal investigations relating in particular to the cases of murder and attempted murder,” said […]
March 19, 2008 on 6:53 am | In In Focus, Kosovo & Metohija, News in English | 1 Comment
EVENT: PROTEST AGAINST THE INDEPENDENCE OF KOSOVO PLACE: PHILLIPS SQUARE, MONTREAL DATE: MARCH 30, 2008 TIME: 12:44 pm EXPECTED ATTENDANCE: 1000+ Organizer: Lili Petrovic Contact Information: petrovil@vaniercollege.qc.ca (cell) 514-996-5857 ITINERARY: 12:44 (Symbolic of UN Resolution 1244 adopted 10 June 1999 reaffirming thesovereignty and territorial integrity of Serbia’s borders) RINGING OF THE BELLS OF HILANDAR 12:45 Introductory remarks in French and English by Diana Todic. Introduction of guest […]
EVENT: PROTEST AGAINST THE INDEPENDENCE OF KOSOVO PLACE: PHILLIPS SQUARE, MONTREAL DATE: MARCH 30, 2008 TIME: 12:44 pm EXPECTED ATTENDANCE: 1000+ Organizer: Lili Petrovic Contact Information: petrovil@vaniercollege.qc.ca (cell) 514-996-5857 ITINERARY: 12:44 (Symbolic of UN Resolution 1244 adopted 10 June 1999 reaffirming thesovereignty and territorial integrity of Serbia’s borders) RINGING OF THE BELLS OF HILANDAR 12:45 Introductory remarks in French and English by Diana Todic. Introduction of guest […]
March 19, 2008 on 6:51 am | In Kosovo & Metohija, News in English | 2 Comments
By Shaban Buza PRISTINA, March 18 (Reuters) - Serbia has offered to govern ethnic Serb areas in Kosovo, senior diplomatic sources said on Tuesday, a plan that would effectively partition the newly independent state. The proposal was made at the weekend by Serbia’s Minister for Kosovo, Slobodan Samardzic, but was rejected by the United Nations administrators of […]
By Shaban Buza PRISTINA, March 18 (Reuters) - Serbia has offered to govern ethnic Serb areas in Kosovo, senior diplomatic sources said on Tuesday, a plan that would effectively partition the newly independent state. The proposal was made at the weekend by Serbia’s Minister for Kosovo, Slobodan Samardzic, but was rejected by the United Nations administrators of […]
March 19, 2008 on 6:50 am | In In Focus, Kosovo & Metohija, News in English | 1 Comment
The U.S. envoy to Kosovo is urging Arab governments to invest in Europe’s newest Muslim-majority nation. Ambassador Frank G. Wisner called on the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) to build on its statement of support issued after Kosovo declared independence from Serbia on Feb. 17. “I think Kosovars are ready for that and want it,” Mr. […]
The U.S. envoy to Kosovo is urging Arab governments to invest in Europe’s newest Muslim-majority nation. Ambassador Frank G. Wisner called on the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) to build on its statement of support issued after Kosovo declared independence from Serbia on Feb. 17. “I think Kosovars are ready for that and want it,” Mr. […]
March 19, 2008 on 6:46 am | In In Focus, Kosovo & Metohija, News in English | 1 Comment
By Bojan Ratkovic In a recent Globe and Mail essay, former senior policy advisor to Jean Chrétien, Eddie Goldenberg, cleverly observed that “Kosovo is not on the St. Lawrence“. According to Mr. Goldenberg, if Canada were to recognize the illegal and unilateral declaration of independence made by ethnic Albanians in Serbia’s Kosovo province, no precedent […]
Next Page » By Bojan Ratkovic In a recent Globe and Mail essay, former senior policy advisor to Jean Chrétien, Eddie Goldenberg, cleverly observed that “Kosovo is not on the St. Lawrence“. According to Mr. Goldenberg, if Canada were to recognize the illegal and unilateral declaration of independence made by ethnic Albanians in Serbia’s Kosovo province, no precedent […]
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