tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post150600143366989448..comments2024-03-28T03:25:18.883+00:00Comments on nourishing obscurity: [serbia] recognizing kosovo is mindlessJames Highamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post-39758818986851049292008-02-23T12:26:00.000+00:002008-02-23T12:26:00.000+00:00I'm going to take a hard line on this. Either the ...I'm going to take a hard line on this. <BR/><BR/>Either the Kosovans agree to be part of Serbia or they can bugger-off back to Albania where they belong.<BR/><BR/>The Nato position is nothing but American mischief.Wolfiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05820269114208456064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post-85820442458695132762008-02-21T17:23:00.000+00:002008-02-21T17:23:00.000+00:00There must be a compromise position for any stabil...There must be a compromise position for any stability.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post-29405311564599368162008-02-21T09:47:00.000+00:002008-02-21T09:47:00.000+00:00There are some pretty dangerous precedents being s...There are some pretty dangerous precedents being set with this.<BR/><BR/>I'm wondering what happens if Kosovo attempts to seek unification with Albania, that could destabilise the Macedonia as well as Serbia.<BR/><BR/>Alternatively what happens if Serbs kick off indigenous land rights claims, the EU and UN can't turn around and say that indigenous land rights are only for trendier ethnicities, or Slavs don't count!Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08204174267833645562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post-43654232145543701382008-02-20T23:13:00.000+00:002008-02-20T23:13:00.000+00:00Having read your previous posts on this, I tend to...Having read your previous posts on this, I tend to agree with you.Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post-62338190179629535912008-02-20T18:45:00.000+00:002008-02-20T18:45:00.000+00:00Oh I see, I had assumed that you were against Koso...Oh I see, I had assumed that you were against Kosovan independence completely. In that case I agree with you.Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263275229285861236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post-37178944578349604252008-02-20T14:54:00.000+00:002008-02-20T14:54:00.000+00:00Serb claims recent? Around 1300 AD is pretty rece...Serb claims recent? Around 1300 AD is pretty recent, Tiberius.<BR/><BR/>JHL - it will if Serbia is not pacified.<BR/><BR/>Ross - the alternative is simple - let the north into Serbia.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post-51367782741565417432008-02-20T14:44:00.000+00:002008-02-20T14:44:00.000+00:00The behaviour of the Yugoslav government from the ...The behaviour of the Yugoslav government from the late 1980s until the late 1990s has pretty much ensued that the majority Albanian population of Kosovo won't accept a return to Serbian rule so I don't see what plausible alternative there is to independence. Although like Gracchi I agree that the Serb areas of Kosovo should be allowed to secede back.Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263275229285861236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post-43934365259901567592008-02-20T13:52:00.000+00:002008-02-20T13:52:00.000+00:00Go to it kid!A memorable quote I remember from the...Go to it kid!<BR/><BR/>A memorable quote I remember from the height of the conflict is: "There is no law here, no justice, just the gun". Chilling. I hope it does not return to this.jailhouselawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03795278184797990706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31655026.post-55561585890132810652008-02-20T11:42:00.000+00:002008-02-20T11:42:00.000+00:00No I disagree with you- leaving Kosovo in Serbia w...No I disagree with you- leaving Kosovo in Serbia would be mindless. I agree that the Serb areas of Kosovo if contiguous with the border could be seceded. But Kosovo needs independence- the case is well set out <A HREF="http://cicerossongs.blogspot.com/2008/02/past-and-future-of-kosova.html" REL="nofollow">here</A> and its worth remembering how Kosovo suffered in the 90s and how recent Serb claims are to the area.Gracchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06344262838391424797noreply@blogger.com