Former U.S. president visits Kosovo

Well, well,well, all this comments written here, shows a clear jealousy by you guys.

Go home, Slick Willy. This American does not want to see your face around here.

The Republic of Kosovo will be visited tomorrow by president Bill Clinton, the man who led the largest humanitarian action in modern history for saving the people of Kosovo,” Sejdiu said.

B92

If you believe Clinton & NATO
intervened in kosovo for altruistic reasons then you can believe anything.

I will just refer Sedjiu to a statement made by the commander of NATO forces in kosovo british general M Jackson who said" The main reason for NATOs intervention
in kosovo was to secure the Caucasus energy routes for the west which will pass through the balkans"

Clinton & NATO wouldn't fire a bullet-let alone engage in full scale bombing-for the Albanians or anybody else for that matter.

I hope Clinton will be smarter than Bush, taking off his watch on the airport, latest ;-)

Mr Clinton - please come to Zvečan or North Mitrovica. We will welcome You ;)

Welcome Mr Clinton

Jason so called the international police officer who feel more serb than serbs.Jason, are you feeling important. I suggets you go and visit Karadzic and lay flowers in Milosevic grave.

So Bill Clinton will be visiting Pristina....why not bestow upon him the "Royal Order of the Ancient Illyrians" or some other such nonsense. Bill Clinton is the least respected former President, with his presidential impeachment (only second impeachment in US history!!!), sex scandal with Monica, as well as nearly 150 people, who were associated with the Clintons, mysteriously met grievous fates, reported as "Clinton-gate". The lack of integrity and morals of President Clinton makes him an embarrassment to most US citizens.....so, go ahead Thaci and company, shower him with all of your grand ways....a criminal amongst criminals....who says that politics aren't ironic???

The whole visit is immoral, tacky and cringing.

At last the lying, cheating dishonourable get to pat each other on the back. I won't be watching !

The man who brought Milosevic's regime to their knees, a true hero for all of the Balkans!

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/07fc49O36MakZ/610x.jpg

Cheers!

They used to have Presidents visiting them but now they only rate visits from ex Presidents.

Good point Amer, I don't know whether to laugh or cry at that assessment.

Love the picture though. More American flags than the so-called flag of Kosovo gives one the sense this really is a little colony. And can you just see the hearts coming from Hash and Sej? I hope Bill washed his hind quarters because it's about to be repeatedly kissed.

Such hathos.

Another divisive day to come. I am sure the minorities of Kosovo are really looking forward to the criminal's visit.

They'll be handing out blue flags for free and discouraging the local Albanians from showing their true colours. For the media you know.

Perhaps Clinton should visit one of many Serbian churches that were destroyed and turned into stables or toilets by Kosovo Albanians, since Clinton is so proud of them.

Uh oh.. Thaci's smilling again...

we will all ways love you mr Bill Clinton what you done for us

meanwhile all of these 2-bit, holy-roller politicos have turned up so many sex-scandals as to make yr head spin.
(roberto, 1 November 2009 18:37)
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roberto, your greatest president was exposed for having sex with another woman and not only did he try to cover it up, he lied to the whole world. Your greatest president is a known liar. If he lied about that what else is he capable of lying about? 100,000 dead ethnic Albanians in Kosovo perhaps? His wife isn't doing any better when it comes to lies either. Snipers anyone?

If you think it's great that he intervened and supported terrorists then so be it, that doesn't surprise me one bit.

I'm a bit different to others here. I do read your intriging posts and applaud you for helping the Serbian cause. I think most realise your credibility is zero so anything you write can only help us patriotic Serbians.

Keep up the good work and Živeli!

Well, very tricky move by Mr.Clinton.
If his jet runs out of gas over Serbia he may be landing in Belgrade and we will be happy to host him...forever indeed...premises are waiting ready...just next to Mr.Ulemek.

Poor billy looking for reasurance that his evil wars are just.Where else will he find it but in his beloved talbania.

Official Belgrade will not allow to Bill Clinton to land in 'holy' serbian land!Because based on RS1244 Kosovo is a part of Serbia,and Clinton is 'persona non grata' in Serbia!!

>>He will be meeting with Kosovo senior officials before addressing the province’s parliament. >>

you all apparently missed the funniest part of the "news" article: provinces (acc to them) have parliaments! oh what is the world coming to, when you can't even control yr former colony??

clinton does not just look good because of bush, i am sorry to disagree -- he was one of our strongest and most intelligent presidents in recent history. and the economy under clinto -- no one could even imagine such a thing these days, post Bush. the sex scandals -- and more precisely how the VERY nasty opposition attempted to exploit them -- are and were utterly beside the point. ok, he is? was a bit of a tramp. not a perfect husband. we get it. meanwhile all of these 2-bit, holy-roller politicos have turned up so many sex-scandals as to make yr head spin. many of the most publicly uptight, right-wing republicans have tried to cover up their sleaziest sex scandals, that made clinton's seem positively tame in comparison.

but in the end, who cares?! as usual from the other side, it is "find anything to distract from the task at hand." that is, that clinton, who (along w the rest of the inl so-called comm)failed so miserably until it was way too late to save the people of bosnia, FINally did the right thing in kosovo/a. and for that we shall always remember and honor him.

that means that whatever kosovars think of various american (US) regimes, they will always remember clinton and co. w/fondness and respect (if i may speak for them, here). and thus bill clinton Blvd., and thus the unveiling of clinton's bust.

i hate to state the obvious, but sometimes it is a bit hard to take 90% of the comments here at all seriously.

thank you. and thank you, bill clinton!

roberto
frisco

The best man in the world Bill Clinton god bless him.
He did the right thing in kosovo end he is proud of that.
Im sorry for you guys that dont get this you have to blame your gavernment .
they made him thruu bams on you.

mr Clinton + kosovo =repoblic
of kosovo yaeh i'am good on meth

'Bill Clinton is the least respected former President ...'

Hardly. Especially not after Bush Jr. spent 8 years working to make him look good in retrospect.

They used to have Presidents visiting them but now they only rate visits from ex Presidents.
(Jack, 1 November 2009 11:58)

So true, and here is someone saying that Serbs a jealous of this visit.
From what I can see the Serbs and Serbian supporters are ridiculing them not being jealous.

When you get a real president visit you, let's talk. This guy wasn't a real president when he was a president, let alone now.

So Billy the Kid comes to inspect Europe's largest prison camp, takes a few photos, says a few words and then leaves. In the mean time nothing changes.

Leonidas, good point about the Caucasus energy routes. I was thinking about that yesterday. It doesn't look like any of the pipelines will be realised so if that's the justification for Bondsteel then I wouldn't expect it to be around much longer.

Maybe Willy is going to spill the beans to Hash and co.

In the photo it looks like Clinton is trying to stick his finger in Thaci's mouth - the same mouth Madeleine Albright looks about to kiss in this photo: http://www.cnj.it/documentazione/KOSMET/foto/Thachi_Albright.jpg

We live in an age in which even sour comments find a place to be heard. I don't know how you guys get satisfaction from these cheap comments. Would you please get a life and stop offending people, especially a former US president, probably the smartest after WWII, and currently devoting his life to humanitarian questions. Have some respect.

As far as your math goes, you still fail to remember that A_Kosovo is not a nation. It is still Serbia's Southern province. We can keep going back and forth on this to eternity, but just because the Albanians, US/EU (most of them) say you are a nation, it does not make you one. You are not recognized as a country by the UN. That's a fact, Rolandi. Enjoy your Meth.

Statues come and go, no big deal, if that can make some people happy, fine. That will not change the bleak situation on the ground which should be better addressed first, but it looks that the priorities are different down there!!

Wow,touching picture! What is missing only ,is Monica Lewinsky, in it.

No media coverage about this visit in the world press! That's how important clintons visit was.
He probably came to collect some of the cash albanians promised him for recognizing Serbias province.
(Hank the Tank, 2 November 2009 00:17)

You got to be kidding. I don't know which web sites are you looking at, maybe Russian, Turkemistand,Kazhakstan, etc...

I wonder why Serbian air force did not even make an attempt to divert his plane so he could land in Belgrade???
ops, I forgat that NATO air forces control the sky.

Go home, Slick Willy. This American does not want to see your face around here.
(Jason, 1 November 2009 10:00
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Welcome to Kosova Mr.Clinton.
Albanians and Americans are brothers and sisters.

Jason you're fired, your views are disgusting.
(Rocky UK, 2 November 2009 02:52)

Laughable. I do not feel this alleged kinship with Albanians, I am sorry to say.

I daresay that most Americans would not either if they actually knew where Albania was. There are good ones and bad ones like anywhere, but there are numerous other cultures which the average American actually feels kinship with. Albania is not one of them.

Go back to doing whatever it is you do in the UK.

That will not change the bleak situation on the ground which should be better addressed first, but it looks that the priorities are different down there!!
(The Swiss, 1 November 2009 20:36)
fortunately due to Clinton and a bombing campaign, the number 1 problem was addressed.

i don't know of anyone other than dictators and evil men who have statues of themselves erected while they're still alive...

Have some respect.
(Bill, 1 November 2009 18:21)

Bill respect has to be earned. It's not like a medal you get for passing swimming practice.

"The main reason for NATOs intervention in kosovo was to secure the Caucasus energy routes for the west which will pass through the balkans"

What a nonsense. I didn't know about any plans about pipelines passing through Kosovo. Nabucco will go through only EU countries, South Stream will go through Serbia, too. Who would be so stupid to build a energy route through Kosovo, Montenegro and Bosnia?

The Clinton Administration has evaded a lot of the flak for the Sub-Prime crisis and the present GFC. Remember it was Clinton that initiated the idea for financial institutions to give mortgages to those that could not pay them e.g. poor minorities etc. This combined with Bush's stupid wars have created this mess we are in. My advice to the Kosovars is to please keep him there. We don't want him in the USA.

has now admitted that during the whole time he was persecuting Clinton he was having an affair with his assistant.
(duh, 2 November 2009 06:25)
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You missed the point. Other people who have affairs may avoid or divert questions regarding it. The difference with Clinton is that he is a proven liar. He lied to the whole world about his extramarital sexual relations and I'm sure he lied to the whole world about many other things. He belongs in the same company as Hash and co. They are all of the same breed but it's all yesterday's news as far as the world is concerned - so it's not a big deal. I just feel a sorry for our ethnic Albanian citizens who treat proven liars and alleged war criminals as gods.

roberto, your greatest president was exposed for having sex with another woman and not only did he try to cover it up, he lied to the whole world. Your greatest president is a known liar. If he lied about that what else is he capable of lying about? 100,000 dead ethnic Albanians in Kosovo perhaps? His wife isn't doing any better when it comes to lies either. Snipers anyone?

If you think it's great that he intervened and supported terrorists then so be it, that doesn't surprise me one bit.
(Zoran, 1 November 2009 22:10)

First it was not only Clinton who supported the war, all US political spectrum was for bombing of Serbia, indeed many were for sending in ground troops. Who was Clinton and the Western countries to support? A bunch of mass grave diggers like your indicted war criminals.

No, maybe there were not 100,000 albnains dead, but there were 10,000 in just a couple of months, is it not enough for you?! If Clinton would have not interfered there would have been 100,000 very easy in a year.

I wouldn't worry about another man's wife or sexual life, like you do for Clinton. I would rather try to clean up my own backyard if I was you, cause who knows if you digg deep enough you might find other mass graves of civilians, a favorite sport of the Serbian war machine.

But those days are over, Kosova is independent and Serbia shall never return.

Jason you're fired, your views are disgusting.
(Rocky UK, 2 November 2009 02:52)


That't right. Punish everyone who doesn't share your views and then go tell the world that you believe in democracy. You know, the democracy where people are free to express their views without fear of reprisal.

At least be honest and admit that you will continue to punish anyone, including your own Albanians, who don't share the same views as KLA.

Thaci should be raising a statue to Albright or Lewinsky. Clinton was preoccupied with impeachment. Albright led Balkan foreign policy and Clinton took the credit. A statue depicting Lewinsky and Clinton with cigar would have been more apt. What other head of state would bomb Belgrade for no valid reason! Oh and don't bother trying to convince me that Clinton intevened to save the masses. I was watching !

"Jason so called the international police officer who feel more serb than serbs.Jason, are you feeling important. I suggets you go and visit Karadzic and lay flowers in Milosevic grave."
(Olf, 1 November 2009 16:12)

Why does Jason's support for the Serbs bother you so much?
You win some, you lose some. You have Clinton on your side. What more do you want?

You see Olf, some people actually have a brain and they can see what is going on. They don't need to be told what they are looking at and Jason is obviously one of those people.
Be happy with Clinton. I'm sure the world respects him enough (not).

What I see is called "joint criminal enterprise".

Breaking news, Pristina sold out of diapers. Sources believe it's due to the Clinton visit as Pristina's Kosovo residents are having a hard time controlling their bladders due to Clinton's visit.

this is the best counterattack to Medvedev's visit.

PolMan,
I understood he doesn't care about watch. He DOES about sufficient supply of cigars though, to have them on hand for distribution (oh, no, nothing personal in here, I am not implying he is using Cuban ones, he does respect embargo). You know, that's what proud fathers do when celebrating the coming of a newborn.Although the pride about this one could be shared with Mr.Hash, possibly? OK, some cigars for him, too.

Go home, Slick Willy. This American does not want to see your face around here.
(Jason, 1 November 2009 10:00
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Welcome to Kosova Mr.Clinton.
Albanians and Americans are brothers and sisters.

Jason you're fired, your views are disgusting.

The statue portrays the former president with his left arm raised while holding documents bearing the date when Nato started its air campaign against Yugoslavia - 24 March 1999.

One must applaud the local Albanian politicians for their sensitivity in healing the wounds of the province. This will serve as a constant reminder and reassure the ethnic minorities in the province of Albanian desires to create a happy multi ethnic community.

Incidentally it really reminds me of The Saddam Hussein statue that got pulled down at the end of the Gulf War. I can imagine right now a rope being thrown around that extended left arm and Billy hitting the deck with a loud crash.

pss, setting up a Russian emergency centre is not a lie. It may be the foundations for a base but it will initially be an emergency centre to put out wildfires and such. It doesn't mean it can't later evolve into something else. There is no lie there.

Clinton lied to the world when he said he had no sexual relations with Monika Lewinski when he knowingly did. It doesn't matter about the other dishonest American politicians. They seem to come by the bucket load.

Angry Joe,
Bravo! You are spot on with your comment. Clinton and his financial gurus helped to put us in this financial mess, the nation’s greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression. The action of the Clinton Administration and his ‘Working Group” is a story of recklessness and arrogance that all of us are now paying for it.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/warning/

Clinton’s Treasury Secretary and a member of the “Working Group”, Robert Rubin, went to Citigroup in 1999 and was forced to resign from there in Jan. 2009. Citigroup took $25 billion US in emergency bailout money! Currently, Obama’s top administration economic adviser, Larry Summers, was part of the Clinton “Working Group”.

and roberto… Bill Clinton's character flaws are indefensible.
It is a bit difficult to take 90% of your repetitive rants seriously.

Some of the comments here are quite funny...

To those posters that keep dreaming that Serbia can actually put Clinton in prison willy-nilly, well, we can always daydream on occasion.

As far as Clinton's extra-marital affairs....well, the Republicans could not fight him on ideas, so they hit below the belt instead. Funny how

1. Newt Gingrich cheated on his wife and divorced her,
2. A number of "morally" outraged Republicans either turned out to be closet homosexuals (looking for sex in airport bathrooms no less) or cheated on their wives too (West Virginia governor being a prime example of hypocrisy).

As far as I can tell, Clinton's image has largely been rehabilitated here in the U.S....and in the world, he's also very much respected. Just witness his fund-raising abilities, if you're a doubter.

In regards to Kosovo, I'm willing to bet Clinton would have appreciated it more if the Kosovo government dedicated a highway or a hospital or a factory or whatever else productive to him, rather than a silly statue.

So Thaci, stop kissing so blatantly and get your damned priorities straight...

As a president Bill Clinton was the most effective the US has had in many decades. His personal life is nobody's business but his own. President Clinton showed great character in deciding to bomb Serbia. I think he deserves a lot of respect for defending the Albanians.

God bless you Mr. President, we will never forget you.

Wow, how many criminals (morons) can you pack into one room?

1) "It depends on what the meaning of the words 'is' is." --President Bill Clinton, during his 1998 grand jury testimony on the Monica Lewinsky affair

2) "I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky." --President Bill Clinton

3)I want us to live in a world where ... we don't have to worry about seeing scenes (on TV) every night for the next 40 years of ethnic cleansing in some part of the world


Clinton is the biggest idiot to have ever graced this world, second only to his wife.

I certainly do remember that trip to Bosnia, and as Togo said, there was a saying around the White House that if a place was too small, too poor, or too dangerous, the president couldn't go, so send the First Lady. That’s where we went. I remember landing under sniper fire. There was supposed to be some kind of a greeting ceremony at the airport, but instead we just ran with our heads down to get into the vehicles to get to our base.


Just seems a bit unfair that the rest of the american former presidents + current werent there to attend the "stage war crimes so that you may bomb civilian targets and ethnically cleanse serbs so that you can look like you care about muslims convention"

'Bill Clinton is the least respected former President ...' 

Hardly. Especially not after Bush Jr. spent 8 years working to make him look good in retrospect.

(Amer, 1 November 2009 16:43)

This is probably the essence of that.
Regarding Roberto's comment: not sure, it reflects the North Bay, but for South Bay taste both Clintons are way to honesty-challenged.

Besides of the personality issues and questionable foreign politics - the economy was OK. And the huge Reagan + Bush Sr. debt became a surplus.

Just to disappear magically under Bush Jr.

As for the visit - it's good for a laugh. I really wish I would be there watching and laughing at the circus, but sorry, could not afford the time.

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this is the best counterattack to Medvedev's visit.
(genti, 2 November 2009 02:05)

Yes, fine, this was a good response - as long as some Serbian citizens in a southern province of Serbia are happy to greet some famous (ex)-politicians and are full of cheering - instead of attacking Serbian historical and cultural heritage.

If you ask me, what is better: to greet Barack Obama at the Pristina airport or to fire mortars at Decani, I of course would wish Barack coming to Pristina. Just feel happy and don't fire RPG-s.

An Interesting bet would be to see if first the Albanins or the Serbs scrap that eyesore. Either way, it probably wont be reported in the US main stream media. Watch it on Youtube when it happpens.

From this American, I say that you don't need a statue of Bill Clinton -- you've got the real thing and you can keep him. We don't want him back!

PS And by the way, you can have his wife too!

Lock your women bill is in town!!! Where is monica by him on that statue?kosovo is Serbia!!!!!!!!

Roberto,

Great comment like always. Keep up the good work!

You all can call Mr. Clinton this and that and maybe he was not handling good the American economy and yes he cheated to his wife but to us Kosovars he is and will always be a LIVING HERO and of course after deth he still would be a HERO to us. God bless Mr. Clinton and America. It does not matter if is a statue or somthing else the thing is that Mr. Clinton would be remembered in Kosovo forever plus I don't see a diference if it's a bulevard and the statue or a hospipital or highway.

Zoran, how many politicians have you known worldwide that have strayed in their marriage and then went out and admitted it?? For that matter how many nonpoliticians do you know that have done this?
Ironically the person who spearheaded the campaign in the US against Clinton-Gingrich-has now admitted that during the whole time he was persecuting Clinton he was having an affair with his assistant.

I agree with you, Ment.
I would not name after Clinton much.

But if it has to be - let it be a hospital. Sounds better than a silly statue and lesser circus.

God Bless America & God Bless Kosova.

No media coverage about this visit in the world press! That's how important clintons visit was.
He probably came to collect some of the cash albanians promised him for recognizing Serbias province.

In the photo it looks like Clinton is trying to stick his finger in Thaci's mouth - the same mouth Madeleine Albright looks about to kiss in this photo: [link]
(ida, 1 November 2009 20:53)

ida, you should look and reflect at this photo instead: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/worldnews/5083978/Dren-Caka-sole-survivor-of-a-Kosovo-war-massacre.html?image=2

Zoran, you condemn President Clinton for telling a lie about an affair-which should have been between him and his wife and not the world but you praise what you perceive as an outright lie or cover by Russia that you hope could interupt peace in Eastern Europe--read--
This "emergency centre's" placement in Niš looks like a very strategic move. What a novel idea to have Russia help Serbia and its neighbours with emergencies like wild fires. *wink* *wink*

It is good for Serbia to have Russian assistance centres on its soil and even better when NATO exits in a few years time.
(Zoran, 29 October 2009 11:36)
Talk about your contradicting morals or is it more of the double standard anything to Serbia's benefit is acceptable but the rest of the world should live in a different light.

IIIDAAAA!
Didn't you know that sticking finger into colicky baby's mouth pacifies the little sucker?
Re the link - and who is the voyeur in the upper left hand side corner?

Kosova-USA, 2 November 2009 11:34)

Because he came via Macedonia air space!

The best term to explain this would be the ‘Cargo Cult’.

From this American, I say that you don't need a statue of Bill Clinton -- you've got the real thing and you can keep him. We don't want him back!

PS And by the way, you can have his wife too!
(KMel, 3 November 2009 00:31)

Agreed. Watch out for the likes of Rocky though - differences of opinion are to be crushed apparently. :)

the one has no pride, the other has no say anymore.

I leave it to you to decide, who is meant...

Agreed. Watch out for the likes of Rocky though - '

??? I thought it was Serbia that erected statues to movie characters.
(Amer, 3 November 2009 17:44)

Amer, I meant Rocky UK. Now that you mention it though, the Serbs in that village should have erected a Chuck Norris statue. That would have been much cooler :)

So, it would be then the opening of the Kosovo Albanians and Pristina branch of Madame Tussauds, I guess?

Next wax figure should be Monica L. to pair the distinguish gentleman or even better Muppet's "Crazy Harry".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_Harry

As per simple fact...Kosovo is one major Muppet Show.

As my humble suggestion for next figure for ambitious project of Pristana's Madame Tussauds Museum...this would be the more adequate link of Muppet's Crazy Harry:

http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Crazy_Harry

Wishing all Kosovo Albanians great success in their admirable comedian project.

'Agreed. Watch out for the likes of Rocky though - '

??? I thought it was Serbia that erected statues to movie characters.

Go home, Slick Willy. This American does not want to see your face around here.

I hope Clinton will be smarter than Bush, taking off his watch on the airport, latest ;-)

Official Belgrade will not allow to Bill Clinton to land in 'holy' serbian land!Because based on RS1244 Kosovo is a part of Serbia,and Clinton is 'persona non grata' in Serbia!!

The Republic of Kosovo will be visited tomorrow by president Bill Clinton, the man who led the largest humanitarian action in modern history for saving the people of Kosovo,” Sejdiu said.

B92

If you believe Clinton & NATO
intervened in kosovo for altruistic reasons then you can believe anything.

I will just refer Sedjiu to a statement made by the commander of NATO forces in kosovo british general M Jackson who said" The main reason for NATOs intervention
in kosovo was to secure the Caucasus energy routes for the west which will pass through the balkans"

Clinton & NATO wouldn't fire a bullet-let alone engage in full scale bombing-for the Albanians or anybody else for that matter.

They used to have Presidents visiting them but now they only rate visits from ex Presidents.

Poor billy looking for reasurance that his evil wars are just.Where else will he find it but in his beloved talbania.

At last the lying, cheating dishonourable get to pat each other on the back. I won't be watching !

So Bill Clinton will be visiting Pristina....why not bestow upon him the "Royal Order of the Ancient Illyrians" or some other such nonsense. Bill Clinton is the least respected former President, with his presidential impeachment (only second impeachment in US history!!!), sex scandal with Monica, as well as nearly 150 people, who were associated with the Clintons, mysteriously met grievous fates, reported as "Clinton-gate". The lack of integrity and morals of President Clinton makes him an embarrassment to most US citizens.....so, go ahead Thaci and company, shower him with all of your grand ways....a criminal amongst criminals....who says that politics aren't ironic???

Mr Clinton - please come to Zvečan or North Mitrovica. We will welcome You ;)

Welcome Mr Clinton

Jason so called the international police officer who feel more serb than serbs.Jason, are you feeling important. I suggets you go and visit Karadzic and lay flowers in Milosevic grave.

Another divisive day to come. I am sure the minorities of Kosovo are really looking forward to the criminal's visit.

They'll be handing out blue flags for free and discouraging the local Albanians from showing their true colours. For the media you know.

Well, well,well, all this comments written here, shows a clear jealousy by you guys.

Well, very tricky move by Mr.Clinton.
If his jet runs out of gas over Serbia he may be landing in Belgrade and we will be happy to host him...forever indeed...premises are waiting ready...just next to Mr.Ulemek.

>>He will be meeting with Kosovo senior officials before addressing the province’s parliament. >>

you all apparently missed the funniest part of the "news" article: provinces (acc to them) have parliaments! oh what is the world coming to, when you can't even control yr former colony??

clinton does not just look good because of bush, i am sorry to disagree -- he was one of our strongest and most intelligent presidents in recent history. and the economy under clinto -- no one could even imagine such a thing these days, post Bush. the sex scandals -- and more precisely how the VERY nasty opposition attempted to exploit them -- are and were utterly beside the point. ok, he is? was a bit of a tramp. not a perfect husband. we get it. meanwhile all of these 2-bit, holy-roller politicos have turned up so many sex-scandals as to make yr head spin. many of the most publicly uptight, right-wing republicans have tried to cover up their sleaziest sex scandals, that made clinton's seem positively tame in comparison.

but in the end, who cares?! as usual from the other side, it is "find anything to distract from the task at hand." that is, that clinton, who (along w the rest of the inl so-called comm)failed so miserably until it was way too late to save the people of bosnia, FINally did the right thing in kosovo/a. and for that we shall always remember and honor him.

that means that whatever kosovars think of various american (US) regimes, they will always remember clinton and co. w/fondness and respect (if i may speak for them, here). and thus bill clinton Blvd., and thus the unveiling of clinton's bust.

i hate to state the obvious, but sometimes it is a bit hard to take 90% of the comments here at all seriously.

thank you. and thank you, bill clinton!

roberto
frisco

Perhaps Clinton should visit one of many Serbian churches that were destroyed and turned into stables or toilets by Kosovo Albanians, since Clinton is so proud of them.

The best man in the world Bill Clinton god bless him.
He did the right thing in kosovo end he is proud of that.
Im sorry for you guys that dont get this you have to blame your gavernment .
they made him thruu bams on you.

They used to have Presidents visiting them but now they only rate visits from ex Presidents.
(Jack, 1 November 2009 11:58)

So true, and here is someone saying that Serbs a jealous of this visit.
From what I can see the Serbs and Serbian supporters are ridiculing them not being jealous.

When you get a real president visit you, let's talk. This guy wasn't a real president when he was a president, let alone now.

The whole visit is immoral, tacky and cringing.

Good point Amer, I don't know whether to laugh or cry at that assessment.

Love the picture though. More American flags than the so-called flag of Kosovo gives one the sense this really is a little colony. And can you just see the hearts coming from Hash and Sej? I hope Bill washed his hind quarters because it's about to be repeatedly kissed.

Such hathos.

The man who brought Milosevic's regime to their knees, a true hero for all of the Balkans!

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/07fc49O36MakZ/610x.jpg

Cheers!

meanwhile all of these 2-bit, holy-roller politicos have turned up so many sex-scandals as to make yr head spin.
(roberto, 1 November 2009 18:37)
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roberto, your greatest president was exposed for having sex with another woman and not only did he try to cover it up, he lied to the whole world. Your greatest president is a known liar. If he lied about that what else is he capable of lying about? 100,000 dead ethnic Albanians in Kosovo perhaps? His wife isn't doing any better when it comes to lies either. Snipers anyone?

If you think it's great that he intervened and supported terrorists then so be it, that doesn't surprise me one bit.

I'm a bit different to others here. I do read your intriging posts and applaud you for helping the Serbian cause. I think most realise your credibility is zero so anything you write can only help us patriotic Serbians.

Keep up the good work and Živeli!

PolMan,
I understood he doesn't care about watch. He DOES about sufficient supply of cigars though, to have them on hand for distribution (oh, no, nothing personal in here, I am not implying he is using Cuban ones, he does respect embargo). You know, that's what proud fathers do when celebrating the coming of a newborn.Although the pride about this one could be shared with Mr.Hash, possibly? OK, some cigars for him, too.

we will all ways love you mr Bill Clinton what you done for us

We live in an age in which even sour comments find a place to be heard. I don't know how you guys get satisfaction from these cheap comments. Would you please get a life and stop offending people, especially a former US president, probably the smartest after WWII, and currently devoting his life to humanitarian questions. Have some respect.

In the photo it looks like Clinton is trying to stick his finger in Thaci's mouth - the same mouth Madeleine Albright looks about to kiss in this photo: http://www.cnj.it/documentazione/KOSMET/foto/Thachi_Albright.jpg

As far as your math goes, you still fail to remember that A_Kosovo is not a nation. It is still Serbia's Southern province. We can keep going back and forth on this to eternity, but just because the Albanians, US/EU (most of them) say you are a nation, it does not make you one. You are not recognized as a country by the UN. That's a fact, Rolandi. Enjoy your Meth.

Uh oh.. Thaci's smilling again...

"The main reason for NATOs intervention in kosovo was to secure the Caucasus energy routes for the west which will pass through the balkans"

What a nonsense. I didn't know about any plans about pipelines passing through Kosovo. Nabucco will go through only EU countries, South Stream will go through Serbia, too. Who would be so stupid to build a energy route through Kosovo, Montenegro and Bosnia?

Statues come and go, no big deal, if that can make some people happy, fine. That will not change the bleak situation on the ground which should be better addressed first, but it looks that the priorities are different down there!!

That will not change the bleak situation on the ground which should be better addressed first, but it looks that the priorities are different down there!!
(The Swiss, 1 November 2009 20:36)
fortunately due to Clinton and a bombing campaign, the number 1 problem was addressed.

Wow,touching picture! What is missing only ,is Monica Lewinsky, in it.

So Billy the Kid comes to inspect Europe's largest prison camp, takes a few photos, says a few words and then leaves. In the mean time nothing changes.

Leonidas, good point about the Caucasus energy routes. I was thinking about that yesterday. It doesn't look like any of the pipelines will be realised so if that's the justification for Bondsteel then I wouldn't expect it to be around much longer.

Maybe Willy is going to spill the beans to Hash and co.

mr Clinton + kosovo =repoblic
of kosovo yaeh i'am good on meth

roberto, your greatest president was exposed for having sex with another woman and not only did he try to cover it up, he lied to the whole world. Your greatest president is a known liar. If he lied about that what else is he capable of lying about? 100,000 dead ethnic Albanians in Kosovo perhaps? His wife isn't doing any better when it comes to lies either. Snipers anyone?

If you think it's great that he intervened and supported terrorists then so be it, that doesn't surprise me one bit.
(Zoran, 1 November 2009 22:10)

First it was not only Clinton who supported the war, all US political spectrum was for bombing of Serbia, indeed many were for sending in ground troops. Who was Clinton and the Western countries to support? A bunch of mass grave diggers like your indicted war criminals.

No, maybe there were not 100,000 albnains dead, but there were 10,000 in just a couple of months, is it not enough for you?! If Clinton would have not interfered there would have been 100,000 very easy in a year.

I wouldn't worry about another man's wife or sexual life, like you do for Clinton. I would rather try to clean up my own backyard if I was you, cause who knows if you digg deep enough you might find other mass graves of civilians, a favorite sport of the Serbian war machine.

But those days are over, Kosova is independent and Serbia shall never return.

'Bill Clinton is the least respected former President ...'

Hardly. Especially not after Bush Jr. spent 8 years working to make him look good in retrospect.

Breaking news, Pristina sold out of diapers. Sources believe it's due to the Clinton visit as Pristina's Kosovo residents are having a hard time controlling their bladders due to Clinton's visit.

Roberto,

Great comment like always. Keep up the good work!

No media coverage about this visit in the world press! That's how important clintons visit was.
He probably came to collect some of the cash albanians promised him for recognizing Serbias province.
(Hank the Tank, 2 November 2009 00:17)

You got to be kidding. I don't know which web sites are you looking at, maybe Russian, Turkemistand,Kazhakstan, etc...

I wonder why Serbian air force did not even make an attempt to divert his plane so he could land in Belgrade???
ops, I forgat that NATO air forces control the sky.

Kosova-USA, 2 November 2009 11:34)

Because he came via Macedonia air space!

'Bill Clinton is the least respected former President ...' 

Hardly. Especially not after Bush Jr. spent 8 years working to make him look good in retrospect.

(Amer, 1 November 2009 16:43)

This is probably the essence of that.
Regarding Roberto's comment: not sure, it reflects the North Bay, but for South Bay taste both Clintons are way to honesty-challenged.

Besides of the personality issues and questionable foreign politics - the economy was OK. And the huge Reagan + Bush Sr. debt became a surplus.

Just to disappear magically under Bush Jr.

As for the visit - it's good for a laugh. I really wish I would be there watching and laughing at the circus, but sorry, could not afford the time.

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this is the best counterattack to Medvedev's visit.
(genti, 2 November 2009 02:05)

Yes, fine, this was a good response - as long as some Serbian citizens in a southern province of Serbia are happy to greet some famous (ex)-politicians and are full of cheering - instead of attacking Serbian historical and cultural heritage.

If you ask me, what is better: to greet Barack Obama at the Pristina airport or to fire mortars at Decani, I of course would wish Barack coming to Pristina. Just feel happy and don't fire RPG-s.

this is the best counterattack to Medvedev's visit.

Go home, Slick Willy. This American does not want to see your face around here.
(Jason, 1 November 2009 10:00
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Welcome to Kosova Mr.Clinton.
Albanians and Americans are brothers and sisters.

Jason you're fired, your views are disgusting.

Go home, Slick Willy. This American does not want to see your face around here.
(Jason, 1 November 2009 10:00
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Welcome to Kosova Mr.Clinton.
Albanians and Americans are brothers and sisters.

Jason you're fired, your views are disgusting.
(Rocky UK, 2 November 2009 02:52)

Laughable. I do not feel this alleged kinship with Albanians, I am sorry to say.

I daresay that most Americans would not either if they actually knew where Albania was. There are good ones and bad ones like anywhere, but there are numerous other cultures which the average American actually feels kinship with. Albania is not one of them.

Go back to doing whatever it is you do in the UK.

God Bless America & God Bless Kosova.

Lock your women bill is in town!!! Where is monica by him on that statue?kosovo is Serbia!!!!!!!!

As a president Bill Clinton was the most effective the US has had in many decades. His personal life is nobody's business but his own. President Clinton showed great character in deciding to bomb Serbia. I think he deserves a lot of respect for defending the Albanians.

God bless you Mr. President, we will never forget you.

Wow, how many criminals (morons) can you pack into one room?

1) "It depends on what the meaning of the words 'is' is." --President Bill Clinton, during his 1998 grand jury testimony on the Monica Lewinsky affair

2) "I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky." --President Bill Clinton

3)I want us to live in a world where ... we don't have to worry about seeing scenes (on TV) every night for the next 40 years of ethnic cleansing in some part of the world


Clinton is the biggest idiot to have ever graced this world, second only to his wife.

I certainly do remember that trip to Bosnia, and as Togo said, there was a saying around the White House that if a place was too small, too poor, or too dangerous, the president couldn't go, so send the First Lady. That’s where we went. I remember landing under sniper fire. There was supposed to be some kind of a greeting ceremony at the airport, but instead we just ran with our heads down to get into the vehicles to get to our base.


Just seems a bit unfair that the rest of the american former presidents + current werent there to attend the "stage war crimes so that you may bomb civilian targets and ethnically cleanse serbs so that you can look like you care about muslims convention"

has now admitted that during the whole time he was persecuting Clinton he was having an affair with his assistant.
(duh, 2 November 2009 06:25)
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You missed the point. Other people who have affairs may avoid or divert questions regarding it. The difference with Clinton is that he is a proven liar. He lied to the whole world about his extramarital sexual relations and I'm sure he lied to the whole world about many other things. He belongs in the same company as Hash and co. They are all of the same breed but it's all yesterday's news as far as the world is concerned - so it's not a big deal. I just feel a sorry for our ethnic Albanian citizens who treat proven liars and alleged war criminals as gods.

In the photo it looks like Clinton is trying to stick his finger in Thaci's mouth - the same mouth Madeleine Albright looks about to kiss in this photo: [link]
(ida, 1 November 2009 20:53)

ida, you should look and reflect at this photo instead: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/worldnews/5083978/Dren-Caka-sole-survivor-of-a-Kosovo-war-massacre.html?image=2

i don't know of anyone other than dictators and evil men who have statues of themselves erected while they're still alive...

Zoran, how many politicians have you known worldwide that have strayed in their marriage and then went out and admitted it?? For that matter how many nonpoliticians do you know that have done this?
Ironically the person who spearheaded the campaign in the US against Clinton-Gingrich-has now admitted that during the whole time he was persecuting Clinton he was having an affair with his assistant.

The statue portrays the former president with his left arm raised while holding documents bearing the date when Nato started its air campaign against Yugoslavia - 24 March 1999.

One must applaud the local Albanian politicians for their sensitivity in healing the wounds of the province. This will serve as a constant reminder and reassure the ethnic minorities in the province of Albanian desires to create a happy multi ethnic community.

Incidentally it really reminds me of The Saddam Hussein statue that got pulled down at the end of the Gulf War. I can imagine right now a rope being thrown around that extended left arm and Billy hitting the deck with a loud crash.

No media coverage about this visit in the world press! That's how important clintons visit was.
He probably came to collect some of the cash albanians promised him for recognizing Serbias province.

You all can call Mr. Clinton this and that and maybe he was not handling good the American economy and yes he cheated to his wife but to us Kosovars he is and will always be a LIVING HERO and of course after deth he still would be a HERO to us. God bless Mr. Clinton and America. It does not matter if is a statue or somthing else the thing is that Mr. Clinton would be remembered in Kosovo forever plus I don't see a diference if it's a bulevard and the statue or a hospipital or highway.

pss, setting up a Russian emergency centre is not a lie. It may be the foundations for a base but it will initially be an emergency centre to put out wildfires and such. It doesn't mean it can't later evolve into something else. There is no lie there.

Clinton lied to the world when he said he had no sexual relations with Monika Lewinski when he knowingly did. It doesn't matter about the other dishonest American politicians. They seem to come by the bucket load.

I agree with you, Ment.
I would not name after Clinton much.

But if it has to be - let it be a hospital. Sounds better than a silly statue and lesser circus.

"Jason so called the international police officer who feel more serb than serbs.Jason, are you feeling important. I suggets you go and visit Karadzic and lay flowers in Milosevic grave."
(Olf, 1 November 2009 16:12)

Why does Jason's support for the Serbs bother you so much?
You win some, you lose some. You have Clinton on your side. What more do you want?

You see Olf, some people actually have a brain and they can see what is going on. They don't need to be told what they are looking at and Jason is obviously one of those people.
Be happy with Clinton. I'm sure the world respects him enough (not).

What I see is called "joint criminal enterprise".

Have some respect.
(Bill, 1 November 2009 18:21)

Bill respect has to be earned. It's not like a medal you get for passing swimming practice.

Angry Joe,
Bravo! You are spot on with your comment. Clinton and his financial gurus helped to put us in this financial mess, the nation’s greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression. The action of the Clinton Administration and his ‘Working Group” is a story of recklessness and arrogance that all of us are now paying for it.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/warning/

Clinton’s Treasury Secretary and a member of the “Working Group”, Robert Rubin, went to Citigroup in 1999 and was forced to resign from there in Jan. 2009. Citigroup took $25 billion US in emergency bailout money! Currently, Obama’s top administration economic adviser, Larry Summers, was part of the Clinton “Working Group”.

and roberto… Bill Clinton's character flaws are indefensible.
It is a bit difficult to take 90% of your repetitive rants seriously.

The Clinton Administration has evaded a lot of the flak for the Sub-Prime crisis and the present GFC. Remember it was Clinton that initiated the idea for financial institutions to give mortgages to those that could not pay them e.g. poor minorities etc. This combined with Bush's stupid wars have created this mess we are in. My advice to the Kosovars is to please keep him there. We don't want him in the USA.

Thaci should be raising a statue to Albright or Lewinsky. Clinton was preoccupied with impeachment. Albright led Balkan foreign policy and Clinton took the credit. A statue depicting Lewinsky and Clinton with cigar would have been more apt. What other head of state would bomb Belgrade for no valid reason! Oh and don't bother trying to convince me that Clinton intevened to save the masses. I was watching !

An Interesting bet would be to see if first the Albanins or the Serbs scrap that eyesore. Either way, it probably wont be reported in the US main stream media. Watch it on Youtube when it happpens.

Zoran, you condemn President Clinton for telling a lie about an affair-which should have been between him and his wife and not the world but you praise what you perceive as an outright lie or cover by Russia that you hope could interupt peace in Eastern Europe--read--
This "emergency centre's" placement in Niš looks like a very strategic move. What a novel idea to have Russia help Serbia and its neighbours with emergencies like wild fires. *wink* *wink*

It is good for Serbia to have Russian assistance centres on its soil and even better when NATO exits in a few years time.
(Zoran, 29 October 2009 11:36)
Talk about your contradicting morals or is it more of the double standard anything to Serbia's benefit is acceptable but the rest of the world should live in a different light.

Jason you're fired, your views are disgusting.
(Rocky UK, 2 November 2009 02:52)


That't right. Punish everyone who doesn't share your views and then go tell the world that you believe in democracy. You know, the democracy where people are free to express their views without fear of reprisal.

At least be honest and admit that you will continue to punish anyone, including your own Albanians, who don't share the same views as KLA.

From this American, I say that you don't need a statue of Bill Clinton -- you've got the real thing and you can keep him. We don't want him back!

PS And by the way, you can have his wife too!

IIIDAAAA!
Didn't you know that sticking finger into colicky baby's mouth pacifies the little sucker?
Re the link - and who is the voyeur in the upper left hand side corner?

From this American, I say that you don't need a statue of Bill Clinton -- you've got the real thing and you can keep him. We don't want him back!

PS And by the way, you can have his wife too!
(KMel, 3 November 2009 00:31)

Agreed. Watch out for the likes of Rocky though - differences of opinion are to be crushed apparently. :)

The best term to explain this would be the ‘Cargo Cult’.

Some of the comments here are quite funny...

To those posters that keep dreaming that Serbia can actually put Clinton in prison willy-nilly, well, we can always daydream on occasion.

As far as Clinton's extra-marital affairs....well, the Republicans could not fight him on ideas, so they hit below the belt instead. Funny how

1. Newt Gingrich cheated on his wife and divorced her,
2. A number of "morally" outraged Republicans either turned out to be closet homosexuals (looking for sex in airport bathrooms no less) or cheated on their wives too (West Virginia governor being a prime example of hypocrisy).

As far as I can tell, Clinton's image has largely been rehabilitated here in the U.S....and in the world, he's also very much respected. Just witness his fund-raising abilities, if you're a doubter.

In regards to Kosovo, I'm willing to bet Clinton would have appreciated it more if the Kosovo government dedicated a highway or a hospital or a factory or whatever else productive to him, rather than a silly statue.

So Thaci, stop kissing so blatantly and get your damned priorities straight...

'Agreed. Watch out for the likes of Rocky though - '

??? I thought it was Serbia that erected statues to movie characters.

Agreed. Watch out for the likes of Rocky though - '

??? I thought it was Serbia that erected statues to movie characters.
(Amer, 3 November 2009 17:44)

Amer, I meant Rocky UK. Now that you mention it though, the Serbs in that village should have erected a Chuck Norris statue. That would have been much cooler :)

the one has no pride, the other has no say anymore.

I leave it to you to decide, who is meant...

So, it would be then the opening of the Kosovo Albanians and Pristina branch of Madame Tussauds, I guess?

Next wax figure should be Monica L. to pair the distinguish gentleman or even better Muppet's "Crazy Harry".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_Harry

As per simple fact...Kosovo is one major Muppet Show.

As my humble suggestion for next figure for ambitious project of Pristana's Madame Tussauds Museum...this would be the more adequate link of Muppet's Crazy Harry:

http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Crazy_Harry

Wishing all Kosovo Albanians great success in their admirable comedian project.