Pacific island recognizes Kosovo

"Pacific island recognizes Kosovo"

Nr.67 done. Another great news for KOsovo and the region.

About 24 hours ago we had another good news for the region. Yesterday it was also confirmed that Serbia changed its mind and agreed to participate (in Sarajevo) on equal footing with all the countries of the region. Kosovo (among the crucial participants in all regional meetings) welcomed this news, which means that slowly but surely Belgrade is turning away from isolation and staying at home.

Years ago, I read a report that the people of Vanuatu were the most happiest people on Earth. However, they were actually not happy about that this fact has been made public. They want(ed) their privacy. Anyway, another UN-country more. 29 UN-countries left until the majority of the world recognized reality.

Thanks Vanuatu and Cheers!

thank you Vanuatu!

It's pathetic really. Pristina has exhausted all avenues and is left instead with bribing small Pacific island states.
(Niall O'Doherty, 29 April 2010 12:42)

Don't be funny Niall. Since we have obtained the quality now we are looking at quantity of recognitions. Is Jeremic bribing Jamaica and Ethiopia not to recognize Kosovo? What makes you think that Vanuatu with over $4K of GDP per capita can be bribed? Who bribed Canada, Australia, Japan and New Zealand.

It may be tiny and rather insignificant on the world's geopolitical stage, but it makes 67.

According to Pristina Research Network (PRN), there are rumours that Disneyland will soon recognize Kosovo as the 68th. country ... eh. land! Be prepared!
(Top, 29 April 2010 11:24)

If it has a vote at UN we will take Disneyland too.

Congratulations Kosovo 26 more and you got a seat at UN

In common??? What do you have in common with Vanuatu?
1st. Vanuatu's a country kosovo not.
2nd. Vanuatu's got sea, kosovo not.
3rd. Vanuatu's got beautifull landscapes, kosovo not.
4th. Inhabitants of Vanuatu are proud to live where thei live, kosovars got only one desire instead: to get away from kosovo just to ruin someone else's country.
It is enough???
Ah... How much did you pay to be recognized? What kind of money did you use? The ones coming from smugglig? Human trafficking? Organs trafficking? Weapons trafficking? Or maybe the ones given to you by the international community?
(Luca, 29 April 2010 10:48)

Yes. All countries that recognized Kosovo were bribed, the ones who supports Serbia they do it from love.
What you said is so childish that you don't believe it yourself.
We have our cause you have yours. What the hell make you be so sure that only you are right and nobody else.

JP - this is getting boring now. Where do you get the idea that 100 recognition means UN membership? Can you please show me where in the UN Charter it says this?

In fact, the Charter is quite clear. Membership recquires a vote by the General Assembly on the recommendation of the Security Council. If you don't get a recommendation then you cannot join, and this is currently blocked by Russia and China. Without either of their approval you could have every other state in the world recognise Kosovo and it still would not be able to join the UN.

Seriously, how often do KA commenters here need to be told this?

We, proud Dardanians, Ancient Illyrian warriors salute the great nation of ... how did you say it is called ?

lol!

Great news! Another important major country (with about 200.000 inhabitants) recognized Kosova! This is even more impressive when you consider that Vanuatu consists of 83 Islands! Which means 83! (Is-)Lands recognized Kosova! Bravo! With the help of "lobbying" by Behgjet Pacolli (who was allowed to build his new villa near Pristina in a non-residential area, as a reward)!

According to Pristina Research Network (PRN), there are rumours that Disneyland will soon recognize Kosovo as the 68th. country ... eh. land! Be prepared!

# How much did Pacolli slip in the brown envelope?

It's pathetic really. Pristina has exhausted all avenues and is left instead with bribing small Pacific island states.
(Niall O'Doherty, 29 April 2010 12:42)

How noble of you. Can you provide any sources or any evidence to suggest that Vanautu was bribed? If not, I suggest you should keep silent in future because it is really pathetic of you to make such unsupported outrageous claims. You say the same thing every time a country recognises Kosovo, yet this is only your own theory. No proof, no evidence and no facts. Serbia tried to say that the Maldives had been bribed, which lead to an enquiry. The result of the enquiry was that the Maldives had not been bribed and that this was just spin and fabrication coming from Belgrade and the media. So I please ask you to give me a source or at least some evidence to suggests that Vanautu has been bribed.

I'll be waiting.

How much did Pacolli slip in the brown envelope?

It's pathetic really. Pristina has exhausted all avenues and is left instead with bribing small Pacific island states.

It may be tiny and rather insignificant on the world's geopolitical stage, but it makes 67.
genc

Yes, that is the point. Keep on going.
Congratulations Kosova!!!

Thank you very much! No you can scream pathetic and Pacolli gave them money, in the end its still a UN vote, too bad you can't bribe them all.

It's pathetic really. Pristina has exhausted all avenues and is left instead with bribing small Pacific island states.
(Niall O'Doherty, 29 April 2010 12:42)

They may be small but they have the same weight as India, Brazil or any other large country in UN. As far as bribe: you were there when it happened, right? You do have proof of this crime, of course?
You wanna hear stories of bribe, pressure and begging look no further then Serbia and its campaign to stop recognitions.
What a coincidence, I left the proof of that in the same shelf with your "facts and evidence of bribe".

Yesterday many albanians said that Slovakia was an insignificant country and that its recognition of Kosovo was not needed. I can understand why. Because since the Pacific island of Vanuatu has recognized the illegal albanian UDI who needs a small and pittyfull country like Slovakia. Ha ha ha! Who the heck is Venuatu? I wonder when Venuatu and Kosovo will exchange ambassadors since they have so much in common : )

The fact that we have Russia, China, Slovakia, Greece, Spain, Romania and Cyprus on our side means the game ended before it even started.

It looks like status negotiations are going on behind the scenes so lets see what this amounts to. The sooner we come to some agreement the better for the whole region.
(Zoran, 29 April 2010 12:31)

By the way you forgot Jamaica and Ethiopia. lol

You 95 countries + the ICJ to win the political battle.
Keep scraping the bottom of the barrel...maybe you'll find the lost city of Atlantis. (Bob

We'll take Atlantis, Disneyland, even the planet Nauru. We'll even learn to forgive and take Serbia, Greece and Romania'S vote of support too. :)

"British imperialist presense in Ireland will one day come to an end."
Niall O'Doherty

Keep on dreeming. The overwhelming majority of Northern Irland's population wants to remain part of the UK. What counts is the will of the people.

I'm glad this news makes our Serbian citizens of Albanian ethnicity happy. In reality it doesn't change a thing but if it pacifies these people and stops them from desecrating graves, destroying churches and harrassing/murdering Serbians then all is well.

The fact that we have Russia, China, Slovakia, Greece, Spain, Romania and Cyprus on our side means the game ended before it even started.

It looks like status negotiations are going on behind the scenes so lets see what this amounts to. The sooner we come to some agreement the better for the whole region.

Xenophobia and racism created the mess in the Balkans in the first place. Great to see it's still alive and thriving.

by the way, how long will Vanuatu exist? =)
you know, global warming is on the way...
(Jovan, 29 April 2010 15:34)

Dear Jovane,you are so upset that even your jokes are not funny any more!
I would say more sad!
To wish a country to disappear only because they recognised Kosova is not up to your standard my friend!!!

Yesterday many albanians said that Slovakia was an insignificant country and that its recognition of Kosovo was not needed. I can understand why. Because since the Pacific island of Vanuatu has recognized the illegal albanian UDI who needs a small and pittyfull country like Slovakia. Ha ha ha! Who the heck is Venuatu? I wonder when Venuatu and Kosovo will exchange ambassadors since they have so much in common : )
(Mikael C, 29 April 2010, 10:24)

In common??? What do you have in common with Vanuatu?
1st. Vanuatu's a country kosovo not.
2nd. Vanuatu's got sea, kosovo not.
3rd. Vanuatu's got beautifull landscapes, kosovo not.
4th. Inhabitants of Vanuatu are proud to live where thei live, kosovars got only one desire instead: to get away from kosovo just to ruin someone else's country.
It is enough???
Ah... How much did you pay to be recognized? What kind of money did you use? The ones coming from smugglig? Human trafficking? Organs trafficking? Weapons trafficking? Or maybe the ones given to you by the international community?

Pro Albanian Camp:

You 95 countries + the ICJ to win the political battle.

Keep scraping the bottom of the barrel...maybe you'll find the lost city of Atlantis.

Visa liberisation, why not all go to western european countries.

Hi Ian,

Why would a Pacific island like Vanuatu recognise an illegal entity like 'Kosova', the outcome of which was realised as a result of US and British led imperialism against a founding member of the UN. Now use your brain, if Vanuatu or whatever its name was so concerned about the rights of Albanian self determination why would they wait this long. How many more islands remain to be pressured, coerced or bribed to recognise your little satrapy. And it is no mystery that Pacolli has engaged in some dodgy dealings in the past especially in Russia in the 1990s.

This 'Kosova' freakshow like the British imperialist presense in Ireland will one day come to an end. The sun set long ago on the British Empire and yet your government behaves as if it has one. Well the sun is about to set on Kosova.

Lights out old chum.

Hi Ian,

Why would a Pacific island like Vanuatu recognise an illegal entity like 'Kosova', the outcome of which was realised as a result of US and British led imperialism against a founding member of the UN. Now use your brain, if Vanuatu or whatever its name was so concerned about the rights of Albanian self determination why would they wait this long. How many more islands remain to be pressured, coerced or bribed to recognise your little satrapy. And it is no mystery that Pacolli has engaged in some dodgy dealings in the past especially in Russia in the 1990s.

This 'Kosova' freakshow like the British imperialist presense in Ireland will one day come to an end. The sun set long ago on the British Empire and yet your government behaves as if it has one. Well the sun is about to set on Kosova.

Lights out old chum.
(Niall O'Doherty, 29 April 2010 16:22)

You have just proven that you have no evidence or proof that Vanuatu was bribed. And a country such as Vanuatu would recognise Kosovo due to lobbying and because of Vanuatu's close relationship with the UK, France, New Zealand and Australia; all of which are supporters of Kosovo. Also Vanuatu has nothing to loose from recognising Kosovo. I think you should learn the difference between bribing and lobbying.

Also Serbia was not a founding member of the UN. The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was a founding member of the UN not Serbia. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was not recognised as a successor of the old Yugoslavia, hence the reason why the FR Yugoslavia joined the UN on 1st November 2000.

As to Ireland, I hope the North does rejoin the rest of the country. However I don't think this will happen until religion dies down in the North, which it will as Atheism is on the rise and Christianity is declining.

The Sun aint going to set on Kosovo mate. You really think 67 countries are going to withdraw recognition? You think the people of Kosovo are going to give up their independence? I can't see that happening ever.

In common??? What do you have in common with Vanuatu?
1st. Vanuatu's a country kosovo not.
2nd. Vanuatu's got sea, kosovo not.
3rd. Vanuatu's got beautifull landscapes, kosovo not.
4th. Inhabitants of Vanuatu are proud to live where thei live, kosovars got only one desire instead: to get away from kosovo just to ruin someone else's country.
It is enough???

This is really funnny!
1st. We are a country called Albania.
2nd.Kosova has sea.
3rd. Kosova has beautifull landscapes.
4th. We are proud to live where we lived,and we will have our land back very soon up to Nish.
Thank you.

if you think that vanuatu is insignificant.why the hell do you guys bother commenting? you have fiji,tuvalu and solomon islands.and you have a foreign minister trying to block jamaica and ethiopia.a whole serbian country can not even block one single man "pacolli"

Alot of ignorant comments. Vanuatu is not simply another embarassment like Micronesia, Palau etc (American colonies). That is a big assumption just ebcause they happen to also be in the Pacific. Vanuatu has a proud histroy of its struggle against imperialist rule (it used to be called "New Hebrides"!). Naturally, a country that struggles for its own freedom can recognise Kosova's struggle for the same.

Yes Niall, I hope the Irish eventually achieve the same too, despite your own increasingly outlandish slander against the similar struggle by the people of Kosova, and despite your movement's leadership deciding the give up with the good friday agreement.

And Albanians should be aware that Niall's views are by no means representative of Irish views, although of course Ian Paisley very strongly agrees with him on Balkan issues.

under normal conditions I´d say "oh wow, just another international heavyweight recognized" =)

but actually, our dear k-albanian friends do really have a reason to be happy, because, ...there are not many little other islands left, ...and these funny "recognitions" will not go on for very long...

so, if it makes our dear k-albanian friends happy, so be it, ...it doesn´t change anything anyway.

I would say that this is only done in order to appease the k-albanian youth, ...not to start quarrel with the internationals right now, just after getting bad PR for cutting the infrastructure from the Serb "enclaves" in southern Serbia.

by the way, how long will Vanuatu exist? =)
you know, global warming is on the way...

Don't be funny Niall. Since we have obtained the quality now we are looking at quantity of recognitions.
(Simpatiku, 29 April 2010 14:23)
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Read Jim's post below for some enlightenment. Quality, Quantity, it doesn't matter. You need Russia and China, who strongly support Serbia. You need all of Spain, Cyprus, Greece, Slovakia and Romania - who have said they will never recognise Kosovo. Even if you get all remaining islands and African tribes to say "I is a recognise Kosova", it doesn't matter because it's game over my friend. The truth hurts but we can put that aside and start negotiating status for the sake of the people in the region.

It's time to turn a new page instead of wasting effort on worthless recognitions.

"How much did Pacolli slip in the brown envelope?"
(Niall O'Doherty, 29 April 2010 12:42)

Less than Serbia in the Russsian's one.

Thank you Vanuatu.

You have just proven that you have no evidence or proof that Vanuatu was bribed.
(Ian, UK, 29 April 2010 19:22)
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It seems that Niall made a Unilateral Decision of Ingenious today and I, Zoran, recognise his UDI. Niall, you can count on my support so who cares if Vanuatu was bribed or not? We'll just pretend it was.

Who else recognises Niall UDI? There are some free Serbian beers, wine and rakija for anyone brave enough to support this UDI. This is not a bribe, just lobbying.

This is really funnny!
1st. We are a country called Albania.
2nd.Kosova has sea.
3rd. Kosova has beautifull landscapes.
4th. We are proud to live where we lived,and we will have our land back very soon up to Nish.
Thank you.
(Illyrian, 29 April 2010 16:03)

What the hell make you be so sure that only you are right and nobody else.
(Simpatiku, 29 April 2010 14:04)

What you said???
The fact that evidently you are culturally under the edge if you k-alb do not know (and we are talking of the place where you live) that kosovo hasn't sea.
So please be civilized before talking.
Ah, something more, kosovo is a Serbian region and not albania!

Zoran,

The truth is that in Kosovo/a we don't see Serbs ruling, so as long as we are free and have a good life (personally my life got better) it's just fine if countries recognize or not!

Congratulations to Kosovo for again receiving recognitions this time from Vanuatu.

Thank you very much Vaunatu
My next holiday is Vanuatu.

Keep on dreeming. The overwhelming majority of Northern Irland's population wants to remain part of the UK. What counts is the will of the people.
(Joe, 29 April 2010 18:03)

Indeed the owerhelming majority of Irish island wants united Irealand so who cares what
some ancestors of colonizers in those 6 counties think.They are free to move across the irish chanel to their beloved UK and will still be a part of it.Otherwise things may change very qickly so our Irish friend may be right.I do not think that germans in 30s of last century belived that they would be rightfully moved from those areas which during previous centuries became theirs through extreme brutality and ethnic cleansing.Anyway as to the will of people it is more often turned down in your beloved NWO than any time in the history.So it is more than hypocratic when you try to refer to it.

# It may be tiny and rather insignificant on the world's geopolitical stage, but it makes 67.
(genc, 29 April 2010 11:43)

Yes, thanks genc, simply but eloquently stated. congratulations to the people of kosova and to all of our frnds and allies. in fact, to everyone. it is great news, it is fun news, it just keeps reminding us that the world is a very large place, and does not see all events thru the lens of the blgd regime. fortunately.

but i digress. i said from the beginning, eyes on the prize. and still thru today. so many challenges, so many problems. future so uncertain. and yet, colonial oppression, at least for kosova, is over, now (and hopefully) forever.

again in such times i ask those on the other side: try to see past your own propagandists and prejudices. you (presumably) are happy to live in freedom and independence -- that is all that the people of kosova want, and have a right to. we had 100 years of torture from the conqueror (and many more 100s from the ottomans), and those days are over. but we HAVE to find a way to get along, whatever our color, religion, ethnicity. yes, we do. even in the balkans! you cannot partition away the whole dang world! into thousands and thousands of supposedly "pure" islands. i am sorry to anyone wishing it, but it is a fantasy, a fascist fantasy. we have to learn to live together whether we like it or not. and the truth is it really isn't so very bad. give multi-culti a try. shalom.

roberto
happy frisco

Kosovo has already won the battle for the rich and powerful ( see first 30 recognitions). Serbs can scoff all they want when these smaller nations recognize Kosovo, but we all know now it's a numbers games. Whether it's Vanuatu or Pakistan, they all count the same as far as Kosovo is concerned. Rest assured Serbian government knows this as well.

Vanuatu is a small island in the pacific ocean that lives off tourism and selling it fishing rights to the Chinese/Japanese. However, it greatest source of income is aid from Australia. Now, the US put pressure on Australia then Australia put pressure on Vanuatu and here we have recognition.

Here we also have undisputable proof of the geopolitical weakness of the US in 2010. In the 1990s it would have used it political and economic might to finalise the recognition of Kosovo within two or three months; today its running around looking for tin pot countries, and these pacific nations are exactly that, to achieve its political agenda. Tell me that the US is not sinking into oblivion of history like the dinosaurs.

They can all recognise Kosovo and the Albos can get 5 seats at the UN, but until Serbia gives the green light, then no investment or jobs. The Albos want Serbia to recognise Kosovo then in the same breath look for work in Serbia.

What happens when you guys run out of countries willing to recognize Kosovo's UDI? I have a suggestion: make up some countries, y'know...like just invent them...yeah, y'know what i mean though right?

"Dear Jovane,you are so upset that even your jokes are not funny any more!
I would say more sad!
To wish a country to disappear only because they recognised Kosova is not up to your standard my friend!!!
(louie, 29 April 2010 16:14)"

direct answer to Louie:

dear Louie, you misunderstood me! I do not wish poeple of Vanuatu to lose their little island or anything bad either!

oh no... why should I do so, since they have no effect whatsoever...

don´t worry, ...and I am certainly not upset, that´s something you got wrong too.

I am only telling you that Vanuatu has just other things to care about, not any socalled "newborn" freak-creations...that won´t last anyway.

you know, Vanuatu is a country, at least.

"Kosovahhh" is not, so, there is a difference,
if Vanuatu disappears one day, I´ll feel sympathy for them, ...when your little illusion disappears from southern serbian soil, I´ll be smiling.

I hope you got me now.

last but not least, you know there are only a few little spots in the world left, which would "recognize" for a little bit of financial aid...

so, there´s other things you should be worried about, not my alleged sense of humour.

on the other hand, where were you when nelli from Canada called russian women prostitutes? I cannot remember you interfering and talking about standards!

I haven´t even noticed the B92 censors cutting out that crap, but maybe they left it in order to discredit some of the writers here...

cheers! my friend...

"... but we HAVE to find a way to get along, whatever our color, religion, ethnicity. yes, we do. even in the balkans! you cannot partition away the whole dang world! into thousands and thousands of supposedly "pure" islands.

roberto
happy frisco
(roberto, 30 April 2010 06:38)

I agree, it should be like that, even in the Balkans. About partitioning: Wasn't it exactly that what has been done by proclaiming the new "Kosovo" state? Not (yet) a totally pure "island", only 90-95%, but Albanians are working on it. Nobody can seriously say that the attribute "multi-ethnic" for Kosovo is more than just an alibi for the internationals!

Congratulations R. Kosovo !!! 67 !!! I am a New Zealander and Vanuatu our Island Allie recognising is fantastic :) NZ News says Tonga, Soloman Islands, Tuvalu, Kiribati are next in line !!! lets hope

Virg. New Zealand. Kosovan Allie.

Ian, do you think that Serbs in KosMet will accept albanian rule on them meaning so-called Kosovo- state? Roberto, what Balkans brotherhood? After terrible things done to Serbs and opression on them?

I wonder how much our PM K Rudd had to do with this.

Australia is a player trying to be the leader in this region. Wait till China puts a stop to that.
The world is changing. China is the next power in Asia Pacific.

# It may be tiny and rather insignificant on the world's geopolitical stage, but it makes 67.
(genc, 29 April 2010 11:43)

Yes, thanks genc, simply but eloquently stated. congratulations to the people of kosova and to all of our frnds and allies. in fact, to everyone. it is great news, it is fun news, it just keeps reminding us that the world is a very large place, and does not see all events thru the lens of the blgd regime. fortunately.

but i digress. i said from the beginning, eyes on the prize. and still thru today. so many challenges, so many problems. future so uncertain. and yet, colonial oppression, at least for kosova, is over, now (and hopefully) forever.

again in such times i ask those on the other side: try to see past your own propagandists and prejudices. you (presumably) are happy to live in freedom and independence -- that is all that the people of kosova want, and have a right to. we had 100 years of torture from the conqueror (and many more 100s from the ottomans), and those days are over. but we HAVE to find a way to get along, whatever our color, religion, ethnicity. yes, we do. even in the balkans! you cannot partition away the whole dang world! into thousands and thousands of supposedly "pure" islands. i am sorry to anyone wishing it, but it is a fantasy, a fascist fantasy. we have to learn to live together whether we like it or not. and the truth is it really isn't so very bad. give multi-culti a try. shalom.

roberto
happy frisco

@Hekuran - You mean free of responsibility like work & schooling? Yep, gotcha!

"we will have our land back very soon up to Nish"

* * *

Yeah, right...keep dreaming.

Do you also believe that the U.S. is going to give up land in the southwest that Mexicans feel like they have a right to own? It's the same scenario!

I must apologize to Nelli from Canada...

it was not her who compared russian women with prostitutes, it was "miri"...

again, sorry for mixing you up, that was not my intention.

Congratulations R. Kosovo !!! 67 !!! I am a New Zealander and Vanuatu our Island Allie recognising is fantastic :) NZ News says Tonga, Soloman Islands, Tuvalu, Kiribati are next in line !!! lets hope

Virg. New Zealand. Kosovan Allie.
(Virg, New Zealand, 1 May 2010 11:03)

That's not how a New Zealander or any other native English speaker would spell ally.

Mitrovica says that according to the Pristina Regional Network that it's rumored that Disneyland may recognize Kosovo's status.

We are of course referring to the American Disneyland (Anaheim,California) not Japanese Disneyland (Tokyo Disneyland if I'm not incorrect about it's name.) So what is the reason why Disneyland is supposedly supporting Kosovo's status? Is it because Disneyland is located in a country that recognizes Kosovo's independence status or might it possibly be that ethnic Albanians have been frequenting Disneyland in record numbers and this could be Disneyland's way of thanking Albanian tourists for their patronage? Personally I would agree with Disneyland if it recognizes Kosovo's independence status.

@Just Curious - Why is that? You don't appreciate Serbians being upset about how the West has treated them for over a thousand years!? Are Serbs supposed to be happy about Albanians crossing the border illegally during the former Yugoslavia in the mid '80's & '90s? Are Serbs supposed to be happy about having the West arm these hyper-nationalist terrorist groups to cause unrest like they've tried to do in China, Iran, Iraq & Afghanistan? Why doesn't anyone talk about why the Serbian para-military made the trek down south-Serbia in the first place? I heard people were being attacked & abducted, sometimes in broad daylight. Why? Were Albanians oppressed? Yes they were. They were expected to learn a new language, become educated & working citizens of Serbia acknowledging the southern Serbian province of Serbia. Was that too hard was it? Would anyone here tolerate Pakistani's in the UK or Turks in Germany or the Netherlands to turn around one day & do the same? Well I'd expect the British or Dutch or Germans to bomb themselves to teach their ensuing paramilitaries a lesson (leave the poor ethnics with guns alone). Atleast most of them are legal citizens of that country - at the time, 2/3rds of K-Albanians weren't. Vanuatu recognizes Kosovo & that's news!? What about the 60% unemployment level? What about working Visas? What about an unstable region where next to no business that isn't operated by the mafia, can operate? What about human rights? Religious rights? Security? Education? Health & safety? Recognition is merely a symbolic thing - it has no practical use whatsoever. I guess that's why it has such a powerful lobby here because all the Albanians here must be tourists. The Albanians fled to the former Yugoslavia from Albania like the palestinians fled to Jordan to escape Israelis in the 1960's & do you know something the Palestinians tried the same thing in Jordan's territory - claiming it was the right of the people of Palestine, only king Abdullah wasn't going to have that so sent the army to deal with them. K-Albanians had a much worse fate when NATO started bombing. Hundreds of thousands of people (K-Albanians & Serbs fled) as opposed to some thousand or so insurgents (which K-Albanians & NATO/EU trier to pass off as civilians - with guns, yeah maybe). P.s. I don't condone what Israel did in the 1960's or what they continue to do in Gaza - it wasn't the right thing to do given the circumstances.

John:

Calm Down! Why are you angry at me?? What I did say that got you "wound up"? In fact why are you mentioning Serbs when in my comments I made no references to them.But I will tell you that I never felt that the West should make every single Serb accountable for the actions of their past politicians so therefore I should have also mentioned to you that you shouldn't have put words in my mouth.

Congrats to Kosovo.... well deserve it, greetings again from UK...

To Mitrovica:

I've been realizing that it really wasn't you that posted comments about the Pristina Regional Network claiming that Disneyland recognizes Kosovo's status instead it was someone else by the name of Top who made references to the Pristina Regional Network and Disneyland. So therefore please accept my apologies those it's three days overdue.

Yesterday many albanians said that Slovakia was an insignificant country and that its recognition of Kosovo was not needed. I can understand why. Because since the Pacific island of Vanuatu has recognized the illegal albanian UDI who needs a small and pittyfull country like Slovakia. Ha ha ha! Who the heck is Venuatu? I wonder when Venuatu and Kosovo will exchange ambassadors since they have so much in common : )
(Mikael C, 29 April 2010, 10:24)

In common??? What do you have in common with Vanuatu?
1st. Vanuatu's a country kosovo not.
2nd. Vanuatu's got sea, kosovo not.
3rd. Vanuatu's got beautifull landscapes, kosovo not.
4th. Inhabitants of Vanuatu are proud to live where thei live, kosovars got only one desire instead: to get away from kosovo just to ruin someone else's country.
It is enough???
Ah... How much did you pay to be recognized? What kind of money did you use? The ones coming from smugglig? Human trafficking? Organs trafficking? Weapons trafficking? Or maybe the ones given to you by the international community?

How much did Pacolli slip in the brown envelope?

It's pathetic really. Pristina has exhausted all avenues and is left instead with bribing small Pacific island states.

Yesterday many albanians said that Slovakia was an insignificant country and that its recognition of Kosovo was not needed. I can understand why. Because since the Pacific island of Vanuatu has recognized the illegal albanian UDI who needs a small and pittyfull country like Slovakia. Ha ha ha! Who the heck is Venuatu? I wonder when Venuatu and Kosovo will exchange ambassadors since they have so much in common : )

Great news! Another important major country (with about 200.000 inhabitants) recognized Kosova! This is even more impressive when you consider that Vanuatu consists of 83 Islands! Which means 83! (Is-)Lands recognized Kosova! Bravo! With the help of "lobbying" by Behgjet Pacolli (who was allowed to build his new villa near Pristina in a non-residential area, as a reward)!

According to Pristina Research Network (PRN), there are rumours that Disneyland will soon recognize Kosovo as the 68th. country ... eh. land! Be prepared!

I'm glad this news makes our Serbian citizens of Albanian ethnicity happy. In reality it doesn't change a thing but if it pacifies these people and stops them from desecrating graves, destroying churches and harrassing/murdering Serbians then all is well.

The fact that we have Russia, China, Slovakia, Greece, Spain, Romania and Cyprus on our side means the game ended before it even started.

It looks like status negotiations are going on behind the scenes so lets see what this amounts to. The sooner we come to some agreement the better for the whole region.

We, proud Dardanians, Ancient Illyrian warriors salute the great nation of ... how did you say it is called ?

lol!

JP - this is getting boring now. Where do you get the idea that 100 recognition means UN membership? Can you please show me where in the UN Charter it says this?

In fact, the Charter is quite clear. Membership recquires a vote by the General Assembly on the recommendation of the Security Council. If you don't get a recommendation then you cannot join, and this is currently blocked by Russia and China. Without either of their approval you could have every other state in the world recognise Kosovo and it still would not be able to join the UN.

Seriously, how often do KA commenters here need to be told this?

"Pacific island recognizes Kosovo"

Nr.67 done. Another great news for KOsovo and the region.

About 24 hours ago we had another good news for the region. Yesterday it was also confirmed that Serbia changed its mind and agreed to participate (in Sarajevo) on equal footing with all the countries of the region. Kosovo (among the crucial participants in all regional meetings) welcomed this news, which means that slowly but surely Belgrade is turning away from isolation and staying at home.

Congratulations Kosovo 26 more and you got a seat at UN

Hi Ian,

Why would a Pacific island like Vanuatu recognise an illegal entity like 'Kosova', the outcome of which was realised as a result of US and British led imperialism against a founding member of the UN. Now use your brain, if Vanuatu or whatever its name was so concerned about the rights of Albanian self determination why would they wait this long. How many more islands remain to be pressured, coerced or bribed to recognise your little satrapy. And it is no mystery that Pacolli has engaged in some dodgy dealings in the past especially in Russia in the 1990s.

This 'Kosova' freakshow like the British imperialist presense in Ireland will one day come to an end. The sun set long ago on the British Empire and yet your government behaves as if it has one. Well the sun is about to set on Kosova.

Lights out old chum.

Years ago, I read a report that the people of Vanuatu were the most happiest people on Earth. However, they were actually not happy about that this fact has been made public. They want(ed) their privacy. Anyway, another UN-country more. 29 UN-countries left until the majority of the world recognized reality.

Thanks Vanuatu and Cheers!

It's pathetic really. Pristina has exhausted all avenues and is left instead with bribing small Pacific island states.
(Niall O'Doherty, 29 April 2010 12:42)

Don't be funny Niall. Since we have obtained the quality now we are looking at quantity of recognitions. Is Jeremic bribing Jamaica and Ethiopia not to recognize Kosovo? What makes you think that Vanuatu with over $4K of GDP per capita can be bribed? Who bribed Canada, Australia, Japan and New Zealand.

It may be tiny and rather insignificant on the world's geopolitical stage, but it makes 67.

In common??? What do you have in common with Vanuatu?
1st. Vanuatu's a country kosovo not.
2nd. Vanuatu's got sea, kosovo not.
3rd. Vanuatu's got beautifull landscapes, kosovo not.
4th. Inhabitants of Vanuatu are proud to live where thei live, kosovars got only one desire instead: to get away from kosovo just to ruin someone else's country.
It is enough???
Ah... How much did you pay to be recognized? What kind of money did you use? The ones coming from smugglig? Human trafficking? Organs trafficking? Weapons trafficking? Or maybe the ones given to you by the international community?
(Luca, 29 April 2010 10:48)

Yes. All countries that recognized Kosovo were bribed, the ones who supports Serbia they do it from love.
What you said is so childish that you don't believe it yourself.
We have our cause you have yours. What the hell make you be so sure that only you are right and nobody else.

Pro Albanian Camp:

You 95 countries + the ICJ to win the political battle.

Keep scraping the bottom of the barrel...maybe you'll find the lost city of Atlantis.

Visa liberisation, why not all go to western european countries.

This is really funnny!
1st. We are a country called Albania.
2nd.Kosova has sea.
3rd. Kosova has beautifull landscapes.
4th. We are proud to live where we lived,and we will have our land back very soon up to Nish.
Thank you.
(Illyrian, 29 April 2010 16:03)

What the hell make you be so sure that only you are right and nobody else.
(Simpatiku, 29 April 2010 14:04)

What you said???
The fact that evidently you are culturally under the edge if you k-alb do not know (and we are talking of the place where you live) that kosovo hasn't sea.
So please be civilized before talking.
Ah, something more, kosovo is a Serbian region and not albania!

Thank you very much! No you can scream pathetic and Pacolli gave them money, in the end its still a UN vote, too bad you can't bribe them all.

thank you Vanuatu!

under normal conditions I´d say "oh wow, just another international heavyweight recognized" =)

but actually, our dear k-albanian friends do really have a reason to be happy, because, ...there are not many little other islands left, ...and these funny "recognitions" will not go on for very long...

so, if it makes our dear k-albanian friends happy, so be it, ...it doesn´t change anything anyway.

I would say that this is only done in order to appease the k-albanian youth, ...not to start quarrel with the internationals right now, just after getting bad PR for cutting the infrastructure from the Serb "enclaves" in southern Serbia.

by the way, how long will Vanuatu exist? =)
you know, global warming is on the way...

It may be tiny and rather insignificant on the world's geopolitical stage, but it makes 67.
genc

Yes, that is the point. Keep on going.
Congratulations Kosova!!!

Don't be funny Niall. Since we have obtained the quality now we are looking at quantity of recognitions.
(Simpatiku, 29 April 2010 14:23)
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Read Jim's post below for some enlightenment. Quality, Quantity, it doesn't matter. You need Russia and China, who strongly support Serbia. You need all of Spain, Cyprus, Greece, Slovakia and Romania - who have said they will never recognise Kosovo. Even if you get all remaining islands and African tribes to say "I is a recognise Kosova", it doesn't matter because it's game over my friend. The truth hurts but we can put that aside and start negotiating status for the sake of the people in the region.

It's time to turn a new page instead of wasting effort on worthless recognitions.

# How much did Pacolli slip in the brown envelope?

It's pathetic really. Pristina has exhausted all avenues and is left instead with bribing small Pacific island states.
(Niall O'Doherty, 29 April 2010 12:42)

How noble of you. Can you provide any sources or any evidence to suggest that Vanautu was bribed? If not, I suggest you should keep silent in future because it is really pathetic of you to make such unsupported outrageous claims. You say the same thing every time a country recognises Kosovo, yet this is only your own theory. No proof, no evidence and no facts. Serbia tried to say that the Maldives had been bribed, which lead to an enquiry. The result of the enquiry was that the Maldives had not been bribed and that this was just spin and fabrication coming from Belgrade and the media. So I please ask you to give me a source or at least some evidence to suggests that Vanautu has been bribed.

I'll be waiting.

According to Pristina Research Network (PRN), there are rumours that Disneyland will soon recognize Kosovo as the 68th. country ... eh. land! Be prepared!
(Top, 29 April 2010 11:24)

If it has a vote at UN we will take Disneyland too.

In common??? What do you have in common with Vanuatu?
1st. Vanuatu's a country kosovo not.
2nd. Vanuatu's got sea, kosovo not.
3rd. Vanuatu's got beautifull landscapes, kosovo not.
4th. Inhabitants of Vanuatu are proud to live where thei live, kosovars got only one desire instead: to get away from kosovo just to ruin someone else's country.
It is enough???

This is really funnny!
1st. We are a country called Albania.
2nd.Kosova has sea.
3rd. Kosova has beautifull landscapes.
4th. We are proud to live where we lived,and we will have our land back very soon up to Nish.
Thank you.

You have just proven that you have no evidence or proof that Vanuatu was bribed.
(Ian, UK, 29 April 2010 19:22)
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It seems that Niall made a Unilateral Decision of Ingenious today and I, Zoran, recognise his UDI. Niall, you can count on my support so who cares if Vanuatu was bribed or not? We'll just pretend it was.

Who else recognises Niall UDI? There are some free Serbian beers, wine and rakija for anyone brave enough to support this UDI. This is not a bribe, just lobbying.

It's pathetic really. Pristina has exhausted all avenues and is left instead with bribing small Pacific island states.
(Niall O'Doherty, 29 April 2010 12:42)

They may be small but they have the same weight as India, Brazil or any other large country in UN. As far as bribe: you were there when it happened, right? You do have proof of this crime, of course?
You wanna hear stories of bribe, pressure and begging look no further then Serbia and its campaign to stop recognitions.
What a coincidence, I left the proof of that in the same shelf with your "facts and evidence of bribe".

The fact that we have Russia, China, Slovakia, Greece, Spain, Romania and Cyprus on our side means the game ended before it even started.

It looks like status negotiations are going on behind the scenes so lets see what this amounts to. The sooner we come to some agreement the better for the whole region.
(Zoran, 29 April 2010 12:31)

By the way you forgot Jamaica and Ethiopia. lol

by the way, how long will Vanuatu exist? =)
you know, global warming is on the way...
(Jovan, 29 April 2010 15:34)

Dear Jovane,you are so upset that even your jokes are not funny any more!
I would say more sad!
To wish a country to disappear only because they recognised Kosova is not up to your standard my friend!!!

if you think that vanuatu is insignificant.why the hell do you guys bother commenting? you have fiji,tuvalu and solomon islands.and you have a foreign minister trying to block jamaica and ethiopia.a whole serbian country can not even block one single man "pacolli"

"British imperialist presense in Ireland will one day come to an end."
Niall O'Doherty

Keep on dreeming. The overwhelming majority of Northern Irland's population wants to remain part of the UK. What counts is the will of the people.

Hi Ian,

Why would a Pacific island like Vanuatu recognise an illegal entity like 'Kosova', the outcome of which was realised as a result of US and British led imperialism against a founding member of the UN. Now use your brain, if Vanuatu or whatever its name was so concerned about the rights of Albanian self determination why would they wait this long. How many more islands remain to be pressured, coerced or bribed to recognise your little satrapy. And it is no mystery that Pacolli has engaged in some dodgy dealings in the past especially in Russia in the 1990s.

This 'Kosova' freakshow like the British imperialist presense in Ireland will one day come to an end. The sun set long ago on the British Empire and yet your government behaves as if it has one. Well the sun is about to set on Kosova.

Lights out old chum.
(Niall O'Doherty, 29 April 2010 16:22)

You have just proven that you have no evidence or proof that Vanuatu was bribed. And a country such as Vanuatu would recognise Kosovo due to lobbying and because of Vanuatu's close relationship with the UK, France, New Zealand and Australia; all of which are supporters of Kosovo. Also Vanuatu has nothing to loose from recognising Kosovo. I think you should learn the difference between bribing and lobbying.

Also Serbia was not a founding member of the UN. The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was a founding member of the UN not Serbia. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was not recognised as a successor of the old Yugoslavia, hence the reason why the FR Yugoslavia joined the UN on 1st November 2000.

As to Ireland, I hope the North does rejoin the rest of the country. However I don't think this will happen until religion dies down in the North, which it will as Atheism is on the rise and Christianity is declining.

The Sun aint going to set on Kosovo mate. You really think 67 countries are going to withdraw recognition? You think the people of Kosovo are going to give up their independence? I can't see that happening ever.

You 95 countries + the ICJ to win the political battle.
Keep scraping the bottom of the barrel...maybe you'll find the lost city of Atlantis. (Bob

We'll take Atlantis, Disneyland, even the planet Nauru. We'll even learn to forgive and take Serbia, Greece and Romania'S vote of support too. :)

"How much did Pacolli slip in the brown envelope?"
(Niall O'Doherty, 29 April 2010 12:42)

Less than Serbia in the Russsian's one.

Thank you Vanuatu.

I wonder how much our PM K Rudd had to do with this.

Australia is a player trying to be the leader in this region. Wait till China puts a stop to that.
The world is changing. China is the next power in Asia Pacific.

Vanuatu is a small island in the pacific ocean that lives off tourism and selling it fishing rights to the Chinese/Japanese. However, it greatest source of income is aid from Australia. Now, the US put pressure on Australia then Australia put pressure on Vanuatu and here we have recognition.

Here we also have undisputable proof of the geopolitical weakness of the US in 2010. In the 1990s it would have used it political and economic might to finalise the recognition of Kosovo within two or three months; today its running around looking for tin pot countries, and these pacific nations are exactly that, to achieve its political agenda. Tell me that the US is not sinking into oblivion of history like the dinosaurs.

They can all recognise Kosovo and the Albos can get 5 seats at the UN, but until Serbia gives the green light, then no investment or jobs. The Albos want Serbia to recognise Kosovo then in the same breath look for work in Serbia.

Alot of ignorant comments. Vanuatu is not simply another embarassment like Micronesia, Palau etc (American colonies). That is a big assumption just ebcause they happen to also be in the Pacific. Vanuatu has a proud histroy of its struggle against imperialist rule (it used to be called "New Hebrides"!). Naturally, a country that struggles for its own freedom can recognise Kosova's struggle for the same.

Yes Niall, I hope the Irish eventually achieve the same too, despite your own increasingly outlandish slander against the similar struggle by the people of Kosova, and despite your movement's leadership deciding the give up with the good friday agreement.

And Albanians should be aware that Niall's views are by no means representative of Irish views, although of course Ian Paisley very strongly agrees with him on Balkan issues.

# It may be tiny and rather insignificant on the world's geopolitical stage, but it makes 67.
(genc, 29 April 2010 11:43)

Yes, thanks genc, simply but eloquently stated. congratulations to the people of kosova and to all of our frnds and allies. in fact, to everyone. it is great news, it is fun news, it just keeps reminding us that the world is a very large place, and does not see all events thru the lens of the blgd regime. fortunately.

but i digress. i said from the beginning, eyes on the prize. and still thru today. so many challenges, so many problems. future so uncertain. and yet, colonial oppression, at least for kosova, is over, now (and hopefully) forever.

again in such times i ask those on the other side: try to see past your own propagandists and prejudices. you (presumably) are happy to live in freedom and independence -- that is all that the people of kosova want, and have a right to. we had 100 years of torture from the conqueror (and many more 100s from the ottomans), and those days are over. but we HAVE to find a way to get along, whatever our color, religion, ethnicity. yes, we do. even in the balkans! you cannot partition away the whole dang world! into thousands and thousands of supposedly "pure" islands. i am sorry to anyone wishing it, but it is a fantasy, a fascist fantasy. we have to learn to live together whether we like it or not. and the truth is it really isn't so very bad. give multi-culti a try. shalom.

roberto
happy frisco

"Dear Jovane,you are so upset that even your jokes are not funny any more!
I would say more sad!
To wish a country to disappear only because they recognised Kosova is not up to your standard my friend!!!
(louie, 29 April 2010 16:14)"

direct answer to Louie:

dear Louie, you misunderstood me! I do not wish poeple of Vanuatu to lose their little island or anything bad either!

oh no... why should I do so, since they have no effect whatsoever...

don´t worry, ...and I am certainly not upset, that´s something you got wrong too.

I am only telling you that Vanuatu has just other things to care about, not any socalled "newborn" freak-creations...that won´t last anyway.

you know, Vanuatu is a country, at least.

"Kosovahhh" is not, so, there is a difference,
if Vanuatu disappears one day, I´ll feel sympathy for them, ...when your little illusion disappears from southern serbian soil, I´ll be smiling.

I hope you got me now.

last but not least, you know there are only a few little spots in the world left, which would "recognize" for a little bit of financial aid...

so, there´s other things you should be worried about, not my alleged sense of humour.

on the other hand, where were you when nelli from Canada called russian women prostitutes? I cannot remember you interfering and talking about standards!

I haven´t even noticed the B92 censors cutting out that crap, but maybe they left it in order to discredit some of the writers here...

cheers! my friend...

# It may be tiny and rather insignificant on the world's geopolitical stage, but it makes 67.
(genc, 29 April 2010 11:43)

Yes, thanks genc, simply but eloquently stated. congratulations to the people of kosova and to all of our frnds and allies. in fact, to everyone. it is great news, it is fun news, it just keeps reminding us that the world is a very large place, and does not see all events thru the lens of the blgd regime. fortunately.

but i digress. i said from the beginning, eyes on the prize. and still thru today. so many challenges, so many problems. future so uncertain. and yet, colonial oppression, at least for kosova, is over, now (and hopefully) forever.

again in such times i ask those on the other side: try to see past your own propagandists and prejudices. you (presumably) are happy to live in freedom and independence -- that is all that the people of kosova want, and have a right to. we had 100 years of torture from the conqueror (and many more 100s from the ottomans), and those days are over. but we HAVE to find a way to get along, whatever our color, religion, ethnicity. yes, we do. even in the balkans! you cannot partition away the whole dang world! into thousands and thousands of supposedly "pure" islands. i am sorry to anyone wishing it, but it is a fantasy, a fascist fantasy. we have to learn to live together whether we like it or not. and the truth is it really isn't so very bad. give multi-culti a try. shalom.

roberto
happy frisco

What happens when you guys run out of countries willing to recognize Kosovo's UDI? I have a suggestion: make up some countries, y'know...like just invent them...yeah, y'know what i mean though right?

Keep on dreeming. The overwhelming majority of Northern Irland's population wants to remain part of the UK. What counts is the will of the people.
(Joe, 29 April 2010 18:03)

Indeed the owerhelming majority of Irish island wants united Irealand so who cares what
some ancestors of colonizers in those 6 counties think.They are free to move across the irish chanel to their beloved UK and will still be a part of it.Otherwise things may change very qickly so our Irish friend may be right.I do not think that germans in 30s of last century belived that they would be rightfully moved from those areas which during previous centuries became theirs through extreme brutality and ethnic cleansing.Anyway as to the will of people it is more often turned down in your beloved NWO than any time in the history.So it is more than hypocratic when you try to refer to it.

Kosovo has already won the battle for the rich and powerful ( see first 30 recognitions). Serbs can scoff all they want when these smaller nations recognize Kosovo, but we all know now it's a numbers games. Whether it's Vanuatu or Pakistan, they all count the same as far as Kosovo is concerned. Rest assured Serbian government knows this as well.

Thank you very much Vaunatu
My next holiday is Vanuatu.

Mitrovica says that according to the Pristina Regional Network that it's rumored that Disneyland may recognize Kosovo's status.

We are of course referring to the American Disneyland (Anaheim,California) not Japanese Disneyland (Tokyo Disneyland if I'm not incorrect about it's name.) So what is the reason why Disneyland is supposedly supporting Kosovo's status? Is it because Disneyland is located in a country that recognizes Kosovo's independence status or might it possibly be that ethnic Albanians have been frequenting Disneyland in record numbers and this could be Disneyland's way of thanking Albanian tourists for their patronage? Personally I would agree with Disneyland if it recognizes Kosovo's independence status.

Congratulations to Kosovo for again receiving recognitions this time from Vanuatu.

Zoran,

The truth is that in Kosovo/a we don't see Serbs ruling, so as long as we are free and have a good life (personally my life got better) it's just fine if countries recognize or not!

Congratulations R. Kosovo !!! 67 !!! I am a New Zealander and Vanuatu our Island Allie recognising is fantastic :) NZ News says Tonga, Soloman Islands, Tuvalu, Kiribati are next in line !!! lets hope

Virg. New Zealand. Kosovan Allie.

"... but we HAVE to find a way to get along, whatever our color, religion, ethnicity. yes, we do. even in the balkans! you cannot partition away the whole dang world! into thousands and thousands of supposedly "pure" islands.

roberto
happy frisco
(roberto, 30 April 2010 06:38)

I agree, it should be like that, even in the Balkans. About partitioning: Wasn't it exactly that what has been done by proclaiming the new "Kosovo" state? Not (yet) a totally pure "island", only 90-95%, but Albanians are working on it. Nobody can seriously say that the attribute "multi-ethnic" for Kosovo is more than just an alibi for the internationals!

@Hekuran - You mean free of responsibility like work & schooling? Yep, gotcha!

@Just Curious - Why is that? You don't appreciate Serbians being upset about how the West has treated them for over a thousand years!? Are Serbs supposed to be happy about Albanians crossing the border illegally during the former Yugoslavia in the mid '80's & '90s? Are Serbs supposed to be happy about having the West arm these hyper-nationalist terrorist groups to cause unrest like they've tried to do in China, Iran, Iraq & Afghanistan? Why doesn't anyone talk about why the Serbian para-military made the trek down south-Serbia in the first place? I heard people were being attacked & abducted, sometimes in broad daylight. Why? Were Albanians oppressed? Yes they were. They were expected to learn a new language, become educated & working citizens of Serbia acknowledging the southern Serbian province of Serbia. Was that too hard was it? Would anyone here tolerate Pakistani's in the UK or Turks in Germany or the Netherlands to turn around one day & do the same? Well I'd expect the British or Dutch or Germans to bomb themselves to teach their ensuing paramilitaries a lesson (leave the poor ethnics with guns alone). Atleast most of them are legal citizens of that country - at the time, 2/3rds of K-Albanians weren't. Vanuatu recognizes Kosovo & that's news!? What about the 60% unemployment level? What about working Visas? What about an unstable region where next to no business that isn't operated by the mafia, can operate? What about human rights? Religious rights? Security? Education? Health & safety? Recognition is merely a symbolic thing - it has no practical use whatsoever. I guess that's why it has such a powerful lobby here because all the Albanians here must be tourists. The Albanians fled to the former Yugoslavia from Albania like the palestinians fled to Jordan to escape Israelis in the 1960's & do you know something the Palestinians tried the same thing in Jordan's territory - claiming it was the right of the people of Palestine, only king Abdullah wasn't going to have that so sent the army to deal with them. K-Albanians had a much worse fate when NATO started bombing. Hundreds of thousands of people (K-Albanians & Serbs fled) as opposed to some thousand or so insurgents (which K-Albanians & NATO/EU trier to pass off as civilians - with guns, yeah maybe). P.s. I don't condone what Israel did in the 1960's or what they continue to do in Gaza - it wasn't the right thing to do given the circumstances.

"we will have our land back very soon up to Nish"

* * *

Yeah, right...keep dreaming.

Do you also believe that the U.S. is going to give up land in the southwest that Mexicans feel like they have a right to own? It's the same scenario!

Congrats to Kosovo.... well deserve it, greetings again from UK...

Xenophobia and racism created the mess in the Balkans in the first place. Great to see it's still alive and thriving.

Ian, do you think that Serbs in KosMet will accept albanian rule on them meaning so-called Kosovo- state? Roberto, what Balkans brotherhood? After terrible things done to Serbs and opression on them?

I must apologize to Nelli from Canada...

it was not her who compared russian women with prostitutes, it was "miri"...

again, sorry for mixing you up, that was not my intention.

John:

Calm Down! Why are you angry at me?? What I did say that got you "wound up"? In fact why are you mentioning Serbs when in my comments I made no references to them.But I will tell you that I never felt that the West should make every single Serb accountable for the actions of their past politicians so therefore I should have also mentioned to you that you shouldn't have put words in my mouth.

Congratulations R. Kosovo !!! 67 !!! I am a New Zealander and Vanuatu our Island Allie recognising is fantastic :) NZ News says Tonga, Soloman Islands, Tuvalu, Kiribati are next in line !!! lets hope

Virg. New Zealand. Kosovan Allie.
(Virg, New Zealand, 1 May 2010 11:03)

That's not how a New Zealander or any other native English speaker would spell ally.

To Mitrovica:

I've been realizing that it really wasn't you that posted comments about the Pristina Regional Network claiming that Disneyland recognizes Kosovo's status instead it was someone else by the name of Top who made references to the Pristina Regional Network and Disneyland. So therefore please accept my apologies those it's three days overdue.