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Wednesday, 04.07.2007.

12:42

Alexeyev dismisses Gallach statement

Russian Ambassador Alexandar Alexeyev said Wednesday Christina <a href="http://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics-article.php?yyyy=2007&mm=07&dd=03&nav_category=92&nav_id=42184" class="text-link" target= "_blank">Gallach’s statement</a> about future Kosovo moves was “wrong”.

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Dragan

pre 16 godina

Ahmet,
You obviously did not read the link tht I sent, or you did not want to read it. Instead of admitting to what the albanians did, which the pictures in that link prove, and apologizing for it, you deny deny deny.

Ahmet Isufi

pre 16 godina

My first coment responding to Dragan was not posted, I will try again.
Dragan, I got one thing to tell you; You were not able to give me facts about your ancient orthodox churches that have been destroyed by Albaninas in Kosova. I hope we never hear again from you about churches.

mark

pre 16 godina

Moscow is in Europe and therefore has a say in it too. Furthermore Everytime Russia switches off the gas tap the EU gets very nervous because they know how much they depend on Russia resources. Independance is not happening, the longer its delayed the less likely it will and the albanians know it. Unilateral independance will just help sever northern kosovo to serbia and the albanians know that. Just leaves Rep Srpska joining with serbia which i hope is soon.

jani marko

pre 16 godina

Dragan, thanks for the link, I am an orthodox from Albania and I heard about the medieval Serb churches in Kosova, so it's nice to have a reference.
It appears that the majority of the churches in the list you presented were built in the 20th century, actually let me count: about 58 out of 76 of them. So you really had only 18 medieval churches (pre 20th century) in Kosova? It seems so few, especially for a people like Serbs, to make a comparison, in the town I am from, Berat, in southern Albania, only in one small section of the town, inside the fortress we have about 14 churches, predating the ottoman occupation, and there's another 7 in the rest of the town. We also have two of the oldest Bibles in Europe, one from the IV century and the other from the VI century. So we actually have more medieval churches in Berat than you had in the whole of Kosova? Could that be explained because Serbs were in the minority in Kosova, before 1912?

Best regards,
Jani

Mospyt

pre 16 godina

To Dragan, Princip, Jovan andn et al,

You probably are aware of Vaso Cubrilovic and his memorandum on the Expulsion of Albanians presented to the Yugoslav government in 1937. In case you have read it, here it is: http://www.albanianhistory.net/texts/AH1937_1.html

The document was one of many that informed the Yugoslav and Serb government policies on Kosovo. This why Albanians do not want to live in Serbia.

Hans

pre 16 godina

Walter my friend, you must wake up from your imperialist dream and understand that Serbia is not a part of the EU(SSR) but kosovo IS a part of Serbia. So any vote would only involve the people of Serbia. BTW wasnt the EU ment to be an ecconomic block? Germany, France and England are looking more and more like their colonialist selves....

Dragan

pre 16 godina

Ahmet Isufi - here you go
http://www.rastko.org.yu/kosovo/crucified/default.htm
I am sure you will enjoy that link, as will most albanians, which shows just what your people did to Serbian Holy places, under KFOR's nose. You have done more that what is shown on there in fact, before KFOR even arrived.
Joe - your comment is very ignorant and insulting, but I would expect no less from you. You have spread your lies about Vojvodina hungarians being mistreated, even though they work, play and intermarry with Serbs and are treated with total equality. You have to get over the fact that Austria-Hungary no longer exists. 'Serbia is a rock on which empires break', as one famous poet once said. That is what happened to you guys and you are obviously still bitter.

Zoran

pre 16 godina

Fact; Russia is the largest most powerful EUROPEAN country. Fact; Russia's opinion on this EUROPEAN issue of SERBIAN KOSOVO holds the most weight, more than Germany, France or the UK. Fact; The US is not a EUROPEAN country, it should have little or no say in the matter and has massive problems of our own to deal with. Fact; Kosovo was "largely uninhabited" when the Serbs moved into the region. Fact; Kosovo became the center of the medieval Serbian state. Fact; in 1913 Serbia gained territory (Kosovo, Macedonia, Western Serbia) from the Ottoman Empire (not Albania) after the Balkan wars. Fact; during WWII Albania (Nazi puppet state) occupied Kosovo, and on a state level committed ETHNIC CLEANSING against the Serb population. Fact; Albania was on the losing side of the war. Fact; as part of the Yugoslav Federation the K-Albanians enjoyed a level of autonomy greater than most ethnic minorities anywhere in the world. Fact; leading up to 99, the KLA supported and harbored by Albania (an act of war) launched attacks into Serbia aimed at the army, police, Serbian and Albanian citizens. Fact; Serbia's reaction was very restrained to this act of war (Serbia had the right to declare war on Albania but did not). Fact; 1244, which was signed by all sides and states that Kosovo is Serbia. 2007, Kosovo is Serbia, FACT! The only legitimate claim K-Albanians have is demographics (largely because of ethnic cleansing since WWII) committed by Albanian Nazis during the war. Fact; demographics can and will only result in AUTONOMY, not changing the borders, which would result in a collapse of the world order. If anyone can offer a valid counter argument based on facts and not emotions I truly welcome you.

Walter

pre 16 godina

Since this is a European problem lets solve it by giving every person in Europe a vote on the issue. Put it on a ballot with three choices 1. Independence 2. Partition 3. Division and lets do that for every other issue of consequence. I am sure that France, US, Britain and Germany will oppose this idea for them but would entertain it for others.

Joe

pre 16 godina

Dragan,
I find it cynical and even of bad taste of bringing up the subject of churches in Kosovo. I am Catholic and non-Albanian and have a deep respect for all houses of worship but it is well known that Serbs are not religious at all and those churches were nothing else than tourist attractions.

teni

pre 16 godina

To all the Albanians here:
I think it is time to give up on independence. Alexeyev has spoken! From now on Kosovo is a Russian issue! :)

Valdet, Vushtrri

pre 16 godina

Dragan : to compare riots of 2004 with crimes that Serbian forces have commited during 1998-99 in Kosova is cynisim. What's the death toll of Albanian childrens during the 1998-99 (don't say non just see the trial on Belgrade for Suva Reka case - Berisha family) and what is the death toll of childrens during the riots of 2004. Or just compare the generall death toll.

Kreshnik

pre 16 godina

Russians must learn to not stick their nose where it does not belong. Unless they are saying that Serbs are nothing more than 'little Russians', and they must be protected by the surrounding sea of Europeans.

Ahmet Isufi

pre 16 godina

I have challenged other serbs and did not get a respons and I am challenging you Dragan to name TEN(10)(inclued the name and location) not 100 orthodox churches that have been destroyed by K-Albanians. But, PLEASE do not bother with sites built during millosheviq era, such as church in Gjakova center where I used to play as a kid in city parl or the church in University campus that is still standing there. Tired of hearing these malicious lies all the time.Facts and not fiction.

DR. Gani

pre 16 godina

Dragan, Kosovo Albanians are not killing, burning houses like you said, they done it once in March 2004 like you Serbs done it in March - June 1999. Kosova or Kosovo will be independent, Serbs in Kosovo have freedom of movement they can go everywhere, come and see.

Jovan

pre 16 godina

It´s always intersting to see what makes Albanians nervous...

the truth. bravo Mr.Alekseyev for saying it.

ps: is probably someone here who want´s to have dinner with madame gallach? =) very likely not, but since one writer here wanted to do the same with Mrs.Plassnik, ...you can never know... =)

Dragan

pre 16 godina

Valdet - killing citizens, burning their homes, and ethnically cleansing the population is exactly what albanians in Kosovo have been doing all this time. On top of that, you have also burned over 100 Christian churches to try to destroy the historical evidence that Kosovo has always been Serbian. If it wasn't for the KFOR troops who are guarding the ancient Serbian monasteries, (recognized UNESCO heritage sites) in Kosovo around the clock, you would have burned down all those too by now. Kosovo does not belong to you, and you are just going to have to deal with that.

zeka

pre 16 godina

Kosovo is a part of Serbia, so lets have a referendum on the issue. The term Pandora's box comes to mind. And while we're at it, lets have a referendum in RS about staying with the Bosniaks. Sounds fair to me.

fratko

pre 16 godina

Kosovo is like a baby which was molested by parent!!!!
Serbia had Kosovo from 1913, but until 1999 did nothing good with it. Now that we are almost in 2013 this baby is again molested, so the time has come to let the baby free, it has grown up and can decide for itslef what it wants to do, and it is normal for this baby to say it doesnt want to be together with its parent.
Let the baby free to deal with the pain caused by its parent (SERBIA)

Joe

pre 16 godina

Princip,

Please be logical with yourself. You constantly push the idea of discussion between ethnic-Albanians and Serbs, where on the ground - be it in Kosovo, South-Serbia or Vojvodina - it is proven again and again that no discussion is possible with Serbs. Just read the post "Valley Albanians complain of police repression" to get an idea. It shows this "master" mentality, which unfortunately endure and prevent any discussion of "egals".

Valdet, Vushtrri

pre 16 godina

"...to preserve the international law and international stability...”
There are no permanent laws, including those internationals. Since Kosova gains independence and then (on future), any state which kills it's citizens, burns their houses, or deport them will be punished by using of force against that criminal state, and to be rip out out from the territory where victim citizens use to live. Kosovo case will present a new era on International Public Law.

RH

pre 16 godina

You can also collect signatures of the Russian population at all. Come and collect signatures of the Kosova people for this. They are relevant.

Princip, UK

pre 16 godina

So the diplomats are discussing but I guess we shall have to wait and see what happens in September seeing as the ethnic-Albaninans do not wnat to discuss and talk aout finding the solution that is clearly required and acceptable to All in Serbia.

nikshala

pre 16 godina

Correct me if I am wrong, but last time i checked on a mp Kosovo was in Europe, so how can Gallach's statement that Kosovo is and European issue be wrong???

nikshala

pre 16 godina

Correct me if I am wrong, but last time i checked on a mp Kosovo was in Europe, so how can Gallach's statement that Kosovo is and European issue be wrong???

RH

pre 16 godina

You can also collect signatures of the Russian population at all. Come and collect signatures of the Kosova people for this. They are relevant.

Princip, UK

pre 16 godina

So the diplomats are discussing but I guess we shall have to wait and see what happens in September seeing as the ethnic-Albaninans do not wnat to discuss and talk aout finding the solution that is clearly required and acceptable to All in Serbia.

Valdet, Vushtrri

pre 16 godina

"...to preserve the international law and international stability...”
There are no permanent laws, including those internationals. Since Kosova gains independence and then (on future), any state which kills it's citizens, burns their houses, or deport them will be punished by using of force against that criminal state, and to be rip out out from the territory where victim citizens use to live. Kosovo case will present a new era on International Public Law.

fratko

pre 16 godina

Kosovo is like a baby which was molested by parent!!!!
Serbia had Kosovo from 1913, but until 1999 did nothing good with it. Now that we are almost in 2013 this baby is again molested, so the time has come to let the baby free, it has grown up and can decide for itslef what it wants to do, and it is normal for this baby to say it doesnt want to be together with its parent.
Let the baby free to deal with the pain caused by its parent (SERBIA)

Joe

pre 16 godina

Princip,

Please be logical with yourself. You constantly push the idea of discussion between ethnic-Albanians and Serbs, where on the ground - be it in Kosovo, South-Serbia or Vojvodina - it is proven again and again that no discussion is possible with Serbs. Just read the post "Valley Albanians complain of police repression" to get an idea. It shows this "master" mentality, which unfortunately endure and prevent any discussion of "egals".

Jovan

pre 16 godina

It´s always intersting to see what makes Albanians nervous...

the truth. bravo Mr.Alekseyev for saying it.

ps: is probably someone here who want´s to have dinner with madame gallach? =) very likely not, but since one writer here wanted to do the same with Mrs.Plassnik, ...you can never know... =)

Dragan

pre 16 godina

Valdet - killing citizens, burning their homes, and ethnically cleansing the population is exactly what albanians in Kosovo have been doing all this time. On top of that, you have also burned over 100 Christian churches to try to destroy the historical evidence that Kosovo has always been Serbian. If it wasn't for the KFOR troops who are guarding the ancient Serbian monasteries, (recognized UNESCO heritage sites) in Kosovo around the clock, you would have burned down all those too by now. Kosovo does not belong to you, and you are just going to have to deal with that.

zeka

pre 16 godina

Kosovo is a part of Serbia, so lets have a referendum on the issue. The term Pandora's box comes to mind. And while we're at it, lets have a referendum in RS about staying with the Bosniaks. Sounds fair to me.

Valdet, Vushtrri

pre 16 godina

Dragan : to compare riots of 2004 with crimes that Serbian forces have commited during 1998-99 in Kosova is cynisim. What's the death toll of Albanian childrens during the 1998-99 (don't say non just see the trial on Belgrade for Suva Reka case - Berisha family) and what is the death toll of childrens during the riots of 2004. Or just compare the generall death toll.

DR. Gani

pre 16 godina

Dragan, Kosovo Albanians are not killing, burning houses like you said, they done it once in March 2004 like you Serbs done it in March - June 1999. Kosova or Kosovo will be independent, Serbs in Kosovo have freedom of movement they can go everywhere, come and see.

Kreshnik

pre 16 godina

Russians must learn to not stick their nose where it does not belong. Unless they are saying that Serbs are nothing more than 'little Russians', and they must be protected by the surrounding sea of Europeans.

Ahmet Isufi

pre 16 godina

I have challenged other serbs and did not get a respons and I am challenging you Dragan to name TEN(10)(inclued the name and location) not 100 orthodox churches that have been destroyed by K-Albanians. But, PLEASE do not bother with sites built during millosheviq era, such as church in Gjakova center where I used to play as a kid in city parl or the church in University campus that is still standing there. Tired of hearing these malicious lies all the time.Facts and not fiction.

teni

pre 16 godina

To all the Albanians here:
I think it is time to give up on independence. Alexeyev has spoken! From now on Kosovo is a Russian issue! :)

Joe

pre 16 godina

Dragan,
I find it cynical and even of bad taste of bringing up the subject of churches in Kosovo. I am Catholic and non-Albanian and have a deep respect for all houses of worship but it is well known that Serbs are not religious at all and those churches were nothing else than tourist attractions.

Walter

pre 16 godina

Since this is a European problem lets solve it by giving every person in Europe a vote on the issue. Put it on a ballot with three choices 1. Independence 2. Partition 3. Division and lets do that for every other issue of consequence. I am sure that France, US, Britain and Germany will oppose this idea for them but would entertain it for others.

Zoran

pre 16 godina

Fact; Russia is the largest most powerful EUROPEAN country. Fact; Russia's opinion on this EUROPEAN issue of SERBIAN KOSOVO holds the most weight, more than Germany, France or the UK. Fact; The US is not a EUROPEAN country, it should have little or no say in the matter and has massive problems of our own to deal with. Fact; Kosovo was "largely uninhabited" when the Serbs moved into the region. Fact; Kosovo became the center of the medieval Serbian state. Fact; in 1913 Serbia gained territory (Kosovo, Macedonia, Western Serbia) from the Ottoman Empire (not Albania) after the Balkan wars. Fact; during WWII Albania (Nazi puppet state) occupied Kosovo, and on a state level committed ETHNIC CLEANSING against the Serb population. Fact; Albania was on the losing side of the war. Fact; as part of the Yugoslav Federation the K-Albanians enjoyed a level of autonomy greater than most ethnic minorities anywhere in the world. Fact; leading up to 99, the KLA supported and harbored by Albania (an act of war) launched attacks into Serbia aimed at the army, police, Serbian and Albanian citizens. Fact; Serbia's reaction was very restrained to this act of war (Serbia had the right to declare war on Albania but did not). Fact; 1244, which was signed by all sides and states that Kosovo is Serbia. 2007, Kosovo is Serbia, FACT! The only legitimate claim K-Albanians have is demographics (largely because of ethnic cleansing since WWII) committed by Albanian Nazis during the war. Fact; demographics can and will only result in AUTONOMY, not changing the borders, which would result in a collapse of the world order. If anyone can offer a valid counter argument based on facts and not emotions I truly welcome you.

Dragan

pre 16 godina

Ahmet Isufi - here you go
http://www.rastko.org.yu/kosovo/crucified/default.htm
I am sure you will enjoy that link, as will most albanians, which shows just what your people did to Serbian Holy places, under KFOR's nose. You have done more that what is shown on there in fact, before KFOR even arrived.
Joe - your comment is very ignorant and insulting, but I would expect no less from you. You have spread your lies about Vojvodina hungarians being mistreated, even though they work, play and intermarry with Serbs and are treated with total equality. You have to get over the fact that Austria-Hungary no longer exists. 'Serbia is a rock on which empires break', as one famous poet once said. That is what happened to you guys and you are obviously still bitter.

Hans

pre 16 godina

Walter my friend, you must wake up from your imperialist dream and understand that Serbia is not a part of the EU(SSR) but kosovo IS a part of Serbia. So any vote would only involve the people of Serbia. BTW wasnt the EU ment to be an ecconomic block? Germany, France and England are looking more and more like their colonialist selves....

Mospyt

pre 16 godina

To Dragan, Princip, Jovan andn et al,

You probably are aware of Vaso Cubrilovic and his memorandum on the Expulsion of Albanians presented to the Yugoslav government in 1937. In case you have read it, here it is: http://www.albanianhistory.net/texts/AH1937_1.html

The document was one of many that informed the Yugoslav and Serb government policies on Kosovo. This why Albanians do not want to live in Serbia.

jani marko

pre 16 godina

Dragan, thanks for the link, I am an orthodox from Albania and I heard about the medieval Serb churches in Kosova, so it's nice to have a reference.
It appears that the majority of the churches in the list you presented were built in the 20th century, actually let me count: about 58 out of 76 of them. So you really had only 18 medieval churches (pre 20th century) in Kosova? It seems so few, especially for a people like Serbs, to make a comparison, in the town I am from, Berat, in southern Albania, only in one small section of the town, inside the fortress we have about 14 churches, predating the ottoman occupation, and there's another 7 in the rest of the town. We also have two of the oldest Bibles in Europe, one from the IV century and the other from the VI century. So we actually have more medieval churches in Berat than you had in the whole of Kosova? Could that be explained because Serbs were in the minority in Kosova, before 1912?

Best regards,
Jani

mark

pre 16 godina

Moscow is in Europe and therefore has a say in it too. Furthermore Everytime Russia switches off the gas tap the EU gets very nervous because they know how much they depend on Russia resources. Independance is not happening, the longer its delayed the less likely it will and the albanians know it. Unilateral independance will just help sever northern kosovo to serbia and the albanians know that. Just leaves Rep Srpska joining with serbia which i hope is soon.

Ahmet Isufi

pre 16 godina

My first coment responding to Dragan was not posted, I will try again.
Dragan, I got one thing to tell you; You were not able to give me facts about your ancient orthodox churches that have been destroyed by Albaninas in Kosova. I hope we never hear again from you about churches.

Dragan

pre 16 godina

Ahmet,
You obviously did not read the link tht I sent, or you did not want to read it. Instead of admitting to what the albanians did, which the pictures in that link prove, and apologizing for it, you deny deny deny.

nikshala

pre 16 godina

Correct me if I am wrong, but last time i checked on a mp Kosovo was in Europe, so how can Gallach's statement that Kosovo is and European issue be wrong???

RH

pre 16 godina

You can also collect signatures of the Russian population at all. Come and collect signatures of the Kosova people for this. They are relevant.

Princip, UK

pre 16 godina

So the diplomats are discussing but I guess we shall have to wait and see what happens in September seeing as the ethnic-Albaninans do not wnat to discuss and talk aout finding the solution that is clearly required and acceptable to All in Serbia.

Valdet, Vushtrri

pre 16 godina

"...to preserve the international law and international stability...”
There are no permanent laws, including those internationals. Since Kosova gains independence and then (on future), any state which kills it's citizens, burns their houses, or deport them will be punished by using of force against that criminal state, and to be rip out out from the territory where victim citizens use to live. Kosovo case will present a new era on International Public Law.

fratko

pre 16 godina

Kosovo is like a baby which was molested by parent!!!!
Serbia had Kosovo from 1913, but until 1999 did nothing good with it. Now that we are almost in 2013 this baby is again molested, so the time has come to let the baby free, it has grown up and can decide for itslef what it wants to do, and it is normal for this baby to say it doesnt want to be together with its parent.
Let the baby free to deal with the pain caused by its parent (SERBIA)

Joe

pre 16 godina

Princip,

Please be logical with yourself. You constantly push the idea of discussion between ethnic-Albanians and Serbs, where on the ground - be it in Kosovo, South-Serbia or Vojvodina - it is proven again and again that no discussion is possible with Serbs. Just read the post "Valley Albanians complain of police repression" to get an idea. It shows this "master" mentality, which unfortunately endure and prevent any discussion of "egals".

Jovan

pre 16 godina

It´s always intersting to see what makes Albanians nervous...

the truth. bravo Mr.Alekseyev for saying it.

ps: is probably someone here who want´s to have dinner with madame gallach? =) very likely not, but since one writer here wanted to do the same with Mrs.Plassnik, ...you can never know... =)

Dragan

pre 16 godina

Valdet - killing citizens, burning their homes, and ethnically cleansing the population is exactly what albanians in Kosovo have been doing all this time. On top of that, you have also burned over 100 Christian churches to try to destroy the historical evidence that Kosovo has always been Serbian. If it wasn't for the KFOR troops who are guarding the ancient Serbian monasteries, (recognized UNESCO heritage sites) in Kosovo around the clock, you would have burned down all those too by now. Kosovo does not belong to you, and you are just going to have to deal with that.

zeka

pre 16 godina

Kosovo is a part of Serbia, so lets have a referendum on the issue. The term Pandora's box comes to mind. And while we're at it, lets have a referendum in RS about staying with the Bosniaks. Sounds fair to me.

Valdet, Vushtrri

pre 16 godina

Dragan : to compare riots of 2004 with crimes that Serbian forces have commited during 1998-99 in Kosova is cynisim. What's the death toll of Albanian childrens during the 1998-99 (don't say non just see the trial on Belgrade for Suva Reka case - Berisha family) and what is the death toll of childrens during the riots of 2004. Or just compare the generall death toll.

DR. Gani

pre 16 godina

Dragan, Kosovo Albanians are not killing, burning houses like you said, they done it once in March 2004 like you Serbs done it in March - June 1999. Kosova or Kosovo will be independent, Serbs in Kosovo have freedom of movement they can go everywhere, come and see.

Kreshnik

pre 16 godina

Russians must learn to not stick their nose where it does not belong. Unless they are saying that Serbs are nothing more than 'little Russians', and they must be protected by the surrounding sea of Europeans.

Ahmet Isufi

pre 16 godina

I have challenged other serbs and did not get a respons and I am challenging you Dragan to name TEN(10)(inclued the name and location) not 100 orthodox churches that have been destroyed by K-Albanians. But, PLEASE do not bother with sites built during millosheviq era, such as church in Gjakova center where I used to play as a kid in city parl or the church in University campus that is still standing there. Tired of hearing these malicious lies all the time.Facts and not fiction.

teni

pre 16 godina

To all the Albanians here:
I think it is time to give up on independence. Alexeyev has spoken! From now on Kosovo is a Russian issue! :)

Joe

pre 16 godina

Dragan,
I find it cynical and even of bad taste of bringing up the subject of churches in Kosovo. I am Catholic and non-Albanian and have a deep respect for all houses of worship but it is well known that Serbs are not religious at all and those churches were nothing else than tourist attractions.

Walter

pre 16 godina

Since this is a European problem lets solve it by giving every person in Europe a vote on the issue. Put it on a ballot with three choices 1. Independence 2. Partition 3. Division and lets do that for every other issue of consequence. I am sure that France, US, Britain and Germany will oppose this idea for them but would entertain it for others.

Zoran

pre 16 godina

Fact; Russia is the largest most powerful EUROPEAN country. Fact; Russia's opinion on this EUROPEAN issue of SERBIAN KOSOVO holds the most weight, more than Germany, France or the UK. Fact; The US is not a EUROPEAN country, it should have little or no say in the matter and has massive problems of our own to deal with. Fact; Kosovo was "largely uninhabited" when the Serbs moved into the region. Fact; Kosovo became the center of the medieval Serbian state. Fact; in 1913 Serbia gained territory (Kosovo, Macedonia, Western Serbia) from the Ottoman Empire (not Albania) after the Balkan wars. Fact; during WWII Albania (Nazi puppet state) occupied Kosovo, and on a state level committed ETHNIC CLEANSING against the Serb population. Fact; Albania was on the losing side of the war. Fact; as part of the Yugoslav Federation the K-Albanians enjoyed a level of autonomy greater than most ethnic minorities anywhere in the world. Fact; leading up to 99, the KLA supported and harbored by Albania (an act of war) launched attacks into Serbia aimed at the army, police, Serbian and Albanian citizens. Fact; Serbia's reaction was very restrained to this act of war (Serbia had the right to declare war on Albania but did not). Fact; 1244, which was signed by all sides and states that Kosovo is Serbia. 2007, Kosovo is Serbia, FACT! The only legitimate claim K-Albanians have is demographics (largely because of ethnic cleansing since WWII) committed by Albanian Nazis during the war. Fact; demographics can and will only result in AUTONOMY, not changing the borders, which would result in a collapse of the world order. If anyone can offer a valid counter argument based on facts and not emotions I truly welcome you.

Dragan

pre 16 godina

Ahmet Isufi - here you go
http://www.rastko.org.yu/kosovo/crucified/default.htm
I am sure you will enjoy that link, as will most albanians, which shows just what your people did to Serbian Holy places, under KFOR's nose. You have done more that what is shown on there in fact, before KFOR even arrived.
Joe - your comment is very ignorant and insulting, but I would expect no less from you. You have spread your lies about Vojvodina hungarians being mistreated, even though they work, play and intermarry with Serbs and are treated with total equality. You have to get over the fact that Austria-Hungary no longer exists. 'Serbia is a rock on which empires break', as one famous poet once said. That is what happened to you guys and you are obviously still bitter.

Hans

pre 16 godina

Walter my friend, you must wake up from your imperialist dream and understand that Serbia is not a part of the EU(SSR) but kosovo IS a part of Serbia. So any vote would only involve the people of Serbia. BTW wasnt the EU ment to be an ecconomic block? Germany, France and England are looking more and more like their colonialist selves....

Mospyt

pre 16 godina

To Dragan, Princip, Jovan andn et al,

You probably are aware of Vaso Cubrilovic and his memorandum on the Expulsion of Albanians presented to the Yugoslav government in 1937. In case you have read it, here it is: http://www.albanianhistory.net/texts/AH1937_1.html

The document was one of many that informed the Yugoslav and Serb government policies on Kosovo. This why Albanians do not want to live in Serbia.

jani marko

pre 16 godina

Dragan, thanks for the link, I am an orthodox from Albania and I heard about the medieval Serb churches in Kosova, so it's nice to have a reference.
It appears that the majority of the churches in the list you presented were built in the 20th century, actually let me count: about 58 out of 76 of them. So you really had only 18 medieval churches (pre 20th century) in Kosova? It seems so few, especially for a people like Serbs, to make a comparison, in the town I am from, Berat, in southern Albania, only in one small section of the town, inside the fortress we have about 14 churches, predating the ottoman occupation, and there's another 7 in the rest of the town. We also have two of the oldest Bibles in Europe, one from the IV century and the other from the VI century. So we actually have more medieval churches in Berat than you had in the whole of Kosova? Could that be explained because Serbs were in the minority in Kosova, before 1912?

Best regards,
Jani

mark

pre 16 godina

Moscow is in Europe and therefore has a say in it too. Furthermore Everytime Russia switches off the gas tap the EU gets very nervous because they know how much they depend on Russia resources. Independance is not happening, the longer its delayed the less likely it will and the albanians know it. Unilateral independance will just help sever northern kosovo to serbia and the albanians know that. Just leaves Rep Srpska joining with serbia which i hope is soon.

Ahmet Isufi

pre 16 godina

My first coment responding to Dragan was not posted, I will try again.
Dragan, I got one thing to tell you; You were not able to give me facts about your ancient orthodox churches that have been destroyed by Albaninas in Kosova. I hope we never hear again from you about churches.

Dragan

pre 16 godina

Ahmet,
You obviously did not read the link tht I sent, or you did not want to read it. Instead of admitting to what the albanians did, which the pictures in that link prove, and apologizing for it, you deny deny deny.