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Wednesday, 27.07.2011.

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Checkpoint Jarinje in northern Kosovo set on fire

The checkpoint of Jarinje on the administrative line between Kosovo and central Serbia has been set on fire, reports said.

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Mirub Jager

pre 12 godina

"Hooligans who are causing violence are not the ones who defend the citizens or the state of Serbia," said Tadić, and called on all Serbs in Kosovo to show restraint.

Bogdanović strongly condemned the violence and called on Serbs not to allow groups of extremists to cause clashes.

Stefanović condemned the attacks as a criminal act that took place "when we were on the brink of finding a solution".

Ivanović also stated that the incident was "expected, because Serbs are not a nation that will allow anyone to humiliate and degrade them".

wow...that is confusing. Are they hooligans, criminals, extremists or defenders of whats Serbian? When border post was set on fire In 2008 they were called heroes.

Mirub Jager

pre 12 godina

"I am not even sorry to say, `cause that is an established fact, not only by me but by MANY former internationals,that Kosovo Albanians are the most disgusting sentient beings in the region. though, they look like human beings but actually they are humanimals, self-complacent nazis who actually hate everyone but themselves and are ready to sell off everybody for personal gain. they sold their fate to backward Ottomans, they accept money from " the most democratic country Saudi Arabia".

(an Estonian)

Look whos talking, sure an "estonian" from Kraljevo.

I have to respond to this. First, a Nazi ideologist profile fits you 100%, check the definition. Second,as an "internationalists" that u claim to be,you sure dont give that sence. Third, are u admitting that Kosovo was inhabited by Albanians since "they sold their fate to backward Ottomans"? Are those backward Ottomans who held the Non-Backwards Balkans for 500 years? hmm hmm hmm. Fourth, they accept money from "the most democratic country Saudi Arabia", did u even bother to check the saudit investments in Serbia and its Funds? or Iranian, Bellorus, Libyan investments in Serbia for that matter? Compare them to Kosovo's. "Sell off everybody for personal gain" you meant like Tadic and serbs did with its "heroes" Milosevic, Mladic, Hadgic, Sesel...

Dude, U r the worst human being. You are a sentient. And I am not sorry to say it.

icj1

pre 12 godina

UN must act strongly here. And tell Albanians: as Kosovo is a Serbian province ruled by UN as per 1244 UN is deceiding what stamps to use. Not Kosovo provincial government or Serbia or whoever...

If the UN does not act strongly against unilateral actions of both sides it will lose all legitimicity worldwide! If UN does not act know why should we expect the UN to act anywhere?

UN, time to act!
(Ron, 27 July 2011 23:25)

For your information, UN has already acted. UNMIK has repeatedly said that Kosovo’s Customs Stamps are in line with 1244 and CEFTA provisions.

icj1

pre 12 godina

Seria should wake up and know that Kosova is indepedent, we will use all the possiblities to to protect are country, and for terrorist grups thay should know that there is a lot of people from Drenica ready to go to Mitrovica and UçK is still alive.
(Drenica, 27 July 2011 23:43)

Drenica,

Please show me the UN security resolution that replaces 1244. Supply a link please. Thanks in advance.
(Ron, 28 July 2011 00:31)

Why should 1244 be replaced ? Kosovo loves it (to the point of including it in the UDI and Constitution) because its UDI is in accordance with 1244. Serbia loves it, too, even though not to the point of including it in the Constitution. So why replace it ?

Dragan

pre 12 godina

oh,please, get some real english leasons before you writte a comment!
You are horrible, I can't make any sence what you are trying to say.
(Agim Kelmendi, 28 July 2011 19:59)

You need some English lessons yourself. I can't make any senSe out of what you are trying to say! Sentences start with capital letters too. If you need more tutoring, feel free to ask.
Cheers!!

Agim Kelmendi

pre 12 godina

am not even sorry to say, `cause that is an established fact, not only by me but by MANY former internationals,that Kosovo Albanians are the most disgusting sentient beings in the region. though, they look like human beings but actually they are humanimals, self-complacent nazis who actually hate everyone but themselves and are ready to sell off everybody for personal gain. they sold their fate to backward Ottomans, they accept money from " the most democratic country Saudi Arabia". Where is your so called Illyrian culture you claim to come from - i did not see any trace of high culture in your behaviour while serving in Kosovo or any material proof to that wishful thinking of yours - or actually there were - armies of stolen luxury cars! Still, for sake of truth, around Djakovica, where there were some Albanian Christian villages one could observe some kind of harmony and order...
And believe - Serbs are not afraid of your so called special forces - they would be using the same tactic as insurgents in Afghanistan and no one would soon bothering them anymore - and in any open armed conflict you would be destroyed for sure - so better do not strive for that!
to Serbs - just hold up and resist against both - but try to avoid KFOR casualties - and then int community can not blame on you (though for sake of truth Albanians in 2004 got away with that despite hurting hundreds of KFOR and UN personnel)
(an estonian, 28 July 2011 09:47)

oh,please, get some real english leasons before you writte a comment!
You are horrible, I can't make any sence what you are trying to say.

Simpatiku

pre 12 godina

Serbs,

keep going, destroy ALL albanians attempts to supress you. unfortunately back in 2004 were were not allowed to open fire at albanians, though i would have mowed all those drugged muslim criminals - throwing molotov coctails, rocks, shooting at civilians and our troops - bastards savagers. french too would have dealt with them but idiots leftists politicians did not allow that. anyway, should KFOR attack you, use albos tactic - you are civilians, so they are not allowed to engage you unless you harm them - noone cares about buildings, even in 2004 - when inhabitants of monsteries and Device were evacuated forefully! can`t imagine that your president is a such a coward when his people are abused by maffioso nation...
(KFOR2004, 27 July 2011 21:23)

Obey the orders soldier. Or else, marshall law. You don't get paid to think you get paid to obey.

Simpatiku

pre 12 godina

The Kosovan Authorities have once again shown their future plans for K&M.
A Southern Serbian Province without Serbs.
Why is the US tolerating this ethnic cleansing?
Why is the EU tolerating tragic development?
(Martin, 28 July 2011 09:37)

There will be no ethnic cleansing. Nedeljkovic, Ivanovic, Bogdanovic and Ristic are the ones that will be cleansed.

Iznogoud

pre 12 godina

back in 2004 were were not allowed to open fire at albanians
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Strange, 2004 more K-Albanians than K-Serbs were killed, Mr. KFOR2004
Iznogoud, GodEmperor2011(and tomorrow I will be Astronaut2012)

Peggy

pre 12 godina

The Kosovan Authorities have once again shown their future plans for K&M.
A Southern Serbian Province without Serbs.
Why is the US tolerating this ethnic cleansing?
Why is the EU tolerating tragic development?
(Martin, 28 July 2011 09:37)
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They are not just tolerating it, they have masterminded it.

Balkan Anthropologist

pre 12 godina

The true face of the Serbs is showing again.

Tung
(FREEDOM, 27 July 2011 20:52)

Damn right bucko. Defiance against Albanian terror and stupidity. You tried to look powerful and lost miserably. My sincerest congratulations to the bravery and defiance of the northern Kosovo Serbs in defending what's there's :)

Martin

pre 12 godina

The Kosovan Authorities have once again shown their future plans for K&M.
A Southern Serbian Province without Serbs.
Why is the US tolerating this ethnic cleansing?
Why is the EU tolerating tragic development?

Willi Pfaff

pre 12 godina

This very clearly shows once more where the vilance origiantes, and who is to blame for violence, death and unreal behaviour in the Balkans. Theses hooligans must have had the support of Belgrade. They even shot a Kosovo policeman. What more proof is needed to show who the aggressor is. Serbia, has no place in Europe in it's present state, and the Serbian media doesn't help to educate their own people, except for B92. I think this was an eye opener to the world of what kind of mentality and thought is still governing huge parts of the serbian population. Absolutly no reflection on what Serbia did in the past, his own present actions, and the bad thing is, there is no change of that visible on the horizon. Before they don't burry their drean of a 'great Serbia' and accept Kosovo's independance there won't be any peace in that part of the world.

an estonian

pre 12 godina

I am not even sorry to say, `cause that is an established fact, not only by me but by MANY former internationals,that Kosovo Albanians are the most disgusting sentient beings in the region. though, they look like human beings but actually they are humanimals, self-complacent nazis who actually hate everyone but themselves and are ready to sell off everybody for personal gain. they sold their fate to backward Ottomans, they accept money from " the most democratic country Saudi Arabia". Where is your so called Illyrian culture you claim to come from - i did not see any trace of high culture in your behaviour while serving in Kosovo or any material proof to that wishful thinking of yours - or actually there were - armies of stolen luxury cars! Still, for sake of truth, around Djakovica, where there were some Albanian Christian villages one could observe some kind of harmony and order...
And believe - Serbs are not afraid of your so called special forces - they would be using the same tactic as insurgents in Afghanistan and no one would soon bothering them anymore - and in any open armed conflict you would be destroyed for sure - so better do not strive for that!
to Serbs - just hold up and resist against both - but try to avoid KFOR casualties - and then int community can not blame on you (though for sake of truth Albanians in 2004 got away with that despite hurting hundreds of KFOR and UN personnel)

sj

pre 12 godina

Right onto Thaci's trap. Next move, complain about Serbian sponsored hooligans, and block both checkpoints with barricades. Mission: block Serbian goods to enter Kosova, accomplished.

Serbs are so easy!
(Homer, 28 July 2011 00:17)

Is your last name Simpson? If so you will qualify for the US military as your brilliant deduction would make you a four star general in their strategic thinking unit.
The only thing that will happen is that your Albanians are going to leave with their tails between their legs and its going to be status quo.

roberto

pre 12 godina

--The story is just that..."Hooligans who are causing violence" Only the "hooligans" are your average everyday Serbs and Serbian MUP. Sounds kind of like the previous wars Serbia was involved in...Masked "thugs". We all know how those wars started and how they ended... (the truth chicago)

Yes, of course i was thinking the same thing. "spontaneous" setting up of roadblocks, fighting and killing policemen, "enemy" civlians... this happened again, and again. and led to the horrors of the 90s, and to a very imperfect "peace."

Kosovar authorities were and are absolutely within their rights, and need to move to control their borders. yes, it should have happened years ago. what game(s) does eulex play, indeed. pretending to be "status neutral" which is such bull.

at first I was supportive of eulex coming to kosova, especially considering how problematic (that's a nice way of putting it) unmik had become. they had a few nasty pieces among their officers, one of whom we had the misfortune to meet. NOT pleasant. and of course several of them got away with murder of kosovar civilians, we are still awaiting justice.

eulex has probably done some? positive things behind the scenes. but in the north, they have actively cooperated with serbian mup. this is not a secret or our paranoia -- our "nice" eulex officer acquaintance was quite open about it, unembarrassed. he was pretending all along what a great job they were doing in mitrovica, but that didn't and doesn't appear evident to me. he was acting as though the (serb) populace there was embracing eulex -- but as we watched those "nice" children giving him their Heil Hitler! salutes -- i wonder where they learned that trick -- i was thinking n mitrovica was still way on the edge.

the intl community (there's no such thing, i know, but let's pretend)needed to work with kosovar authorities to properly control borders and customs a long time ago. to bring law and order into n mitrovica, instead of mafia ueber alles. so when you send out so many mixed messages, no wonder such things occur.

once again: serbia must make peace with its neighbors -- especially bosnia and kosova. until they do, there will be unending troubles, and no one of any ethnicity will be the better.

RIP to the murdered policeman.

ciao. roberto frisco

miri

pre 12 godina

bganon,
I agree too, let's negotiate but from equal positions not from the position where Serbia has the upper hand. You cannot say let's negotiate while you have your way first. We negotiated and your man made it clear that there is no way Serbia would allow goods from Kosova with K. stamp.

The starting point for negotiations is:
Serbia stops goods from Kosova, Kosova stop goods from Serbia.
This is the equal position and the start of any negotiations over this issue. These are two equivalent positions, now let's negotiate if you like.


KPS did not start the violence. They simply tried to set the stage for starting the negotiations from equal positions. They simply wanted to stop the goods from Serbia. It was Serbian hooligans who started the violence. "Kosova is Serbia" is a meaningless statement and bring nothing to both sides.

Nenad

pre 12 godina

@Homer

Almost all Serbian companies have facilities in Montenegro, Macedonia and even in Albania. So Serbian goods are going to be sold in Kosovo. Btw. the trade is a like a water. It always finds its way to the market. And Serbs in Kosovo on twitter are saying that Serbs does not block at all Serbs entering Kosovo from the Serbia proper.

BT

pre 12 godina

" After this happened, I can only say that the prishtina got what they wanted, said the group's chief negotiator Borislav Stefanovic, and added that "before us is a long night full of uncertainty,"
- KIM radio

Aleks

pre 12 godina

Thaci's 'Saakasvili moment' no doubt. No official green light given by the United States to Pristina, but unofficially... Did Paris, Berlin and London know? Like Saakashvili, time is running out for Thaci and he decided it was a 'now or never' moment in time. We will judge the western nations on their reactions at the UNSC.

Ron

pre 12 godina

Right onto Thaci's trap. Next move, complain about Serbian sponsored hooligans, and block both checkpoints with barricades. Mission: block Serbian goods to enter Kosova, accomplished.

Serbs are so easy!
(Homer, 28 July 2011 00:17)


Do you think that this action will bring Kosovo any closer to EU membership?

uli

pre 12 godina

Even thought, sending special troops there proved to be a right thing to do but not at the right time, whatever happened after today gave Albanian government the good name and showed the Serbs of Kosovo as troublemakers, criminals. At the end, German and American troops would control the border control points and make sure that embargo takes place. Serbia and Kosovo Serbs would look bad at the meeting of SC and it will be a meeting where Jeremic will get a slap in his face. Albanians one more time won the political means of this battle. Good job Thaci. Well-deserved the name Snake.

sj

pre 12 godina

German KFOR are on their way to Jarinje and they won't be friendly to Serbian thugs.
(Nelli_Canada, 27 July 2011 20:49)

Oh you have picked the wrong group to try and suppress the Serbs – google the town Kragujevac and read about the WW2 event.
The Germans will bend over backwards for the Serbs. Watch and learn.

Homer

pre 12 godina

Right onto Thaci's trap. Next move, complain about Serbian sponsored hooligans, and block both checkpoints with barricades. Mission: block Serbian goods to enter Kosova, accomplished.

Serbs are so easy!

Cali

pre 12 godina

Why didn't the serb extremist went to the checkpoint to burn it while the Kosovo Special Forces ROSU was there? (scared?), but no after they left and regular border patrol toke over they had to show their bravery, tsk tsk that's embarrassing
(Ceni, 27 July 2011 22:13)
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I cannot believe I am reading all this crap.
how come serbs can never move on? the kosovo independence is a done deal !! get over it ...

this is what the majority(albanian) wants, and thats it !it is called democracy.

what do you think will you achieve by imposing this kind of terror. do you believe that those young children there are able to think smartly? do you believe they know whats best for them ?

no one is trying to expel them! the only request of kosovar people is to accept the independence and reintegrate in the society ! we need peace to move on and develop as a region !

open your eyes, we are all the same : we are PEOPLE !
mitrovica is kosovo and serbian people in kosovo ar citizens of kosovo .

one more thing : Milosevic is dead and his friends are at Hague !
so, is there anything you should change ?
(Balkans, 27 July 2011 22:01)


What an idiot. indigenous people from Kosovo (Serbs) learns of the master terrorists Albanians, who have terrorized and further terrorizing all the countries around Albania. If the Albanians have not noticed, The Serbs are a minority and live in oppression, so they must take action and this action, Kosovo Serbs have learned from master problem makers Albanians. What goes around comes around, and history changes and repeats as borders and just like in all fairness stories, it becomes a fine end and everything will be back as it should be. Maybe not tomorrow, but sooner or later .. / best regards Cali former UN in BiH and Kosovo ..

Ron

pre 12 godina

Seria should wake up and know that Kosova is indepedent, we will use all the possiblities to to protect are country, and for terrorist grups thay should know that there is a lot of people from Drenica ready to go to Mitrovica and UçK is still alive.
(Drenica, 27 July 2011 23:43)

Drenica,

Please show me the UN security resolution that replaces 1244. Supply a link please. Thanks in advance.

bganon

pre 12 godina

Miri surely the correct way to deal with these issues is to deal with them in negotiation.

You are not really measuring like with like with your example. Because our different approaches to Kosovo you mention to you Kosovo is indepdendent so you should have control over Kosovo, the equivalent is me to say that since Kosovo is Serbia then I support the Serbian army going into Kosovo to restore it to Serbian control. But strangely enough I don't support violence that is because I support a lasting solution that does not involve one side imposing itself upon the other.

So you can see it has nothing to do with having soverignty over your territory for me, its to do with finding a fair and lasting solution so that the region can move forward and there is not a new war in some decades from now.

The approach from the Kosovo Albanian government is just the wrong approach, but my question still stands, what the hell are the Americans playing at and why did this happen now? Personally I smell incompetence and perhaps that senior Kos Albanian policeman won't be the only one losing his job / reputation in connection with this.

Drenica

pre 12 godina

Seria should wake up and know that Kosova is indepedent, we will use all the possiblities to to protect are country, and for terrorist grups thay should know that there is a lot of people from Drenica ready to go to Mitrovica and UçK is still alive.

Regards
Drenica

Ron

pre 12 godina

This is very sad. This is what you get of having double standards.

The Serbs say: Kosovo is a Serbian province ruled by UN. So Albanians must use stamp UNMIK.
UN agees on this as 1244 is still valid.
I agree with this on a legal basis.

Albanians say: hey, we are an independent state, so we can use the Kosovo stamp.
US and most of EU agrees with this (at least, Kosovo being a state).

Both sides can claim their own stance as being right. Very sad.

My solution: back to the negotiation table. And guys, come up with a mutual agreed deal this time. It can be done. Look at Czech and Slovak. And Sudan and South Sudan.

Will it be autonomy? Indenpendence? It is up to Serbs and Albanians. Not to us. Or the US or EU. But only a mutual agreed solution is OK.

Finally: this is why a lot of people in Western Europe do not want any more Balkan states in the EU or NATO.
Is this what you really want??

vikk

pre 12 godina

this is kind of funny actually, right on when Tadic called on the Security Council and act as the *victims* some of your population do not understand the concept of shutting up and BE the victim. Results from the security council meeting will be as follows:
1. A police officer was SHOT in the head, which means that the northern part of kosovo is not safe, this also means that there MIGHT be military action in a neighboring territory, which comprises an act of terrorism.
Burning of the customs gates is a NOT clever move either, especially shooting towards KFOR troops and eulex police ? This is dumb, you called the meeting and literally will not benefit from it at all, just like the opinion from the court of justice, ou asked for it, you lost, this will have a similar outcome.

Peggy

pre 12 godina

CG said:

"The great majority of Serbs do not want this ,it creates only problems for us,we have to have KFOR on our side!"
==========================

Do you really think that by sitting idle and allowing Albanians to constantly keep provoking NATO and KFOR will be on Serbia's side one day?
Never, this is not going to happen until the US is gone out of the picture no matter how meek and mild Serbs are.
All this being placid only enforces the idea that Albanians can do whatever they want without consequences. Do you see NATO reacting? Do you see anyone reacting? Geez even their vehicles were used to fire on the Serb vehicles.

I normally agree with you but I think you are very wrong if you think that offering the other cheek will help Serbs.

Ron

pre 12 godina

UN must act strongly here. And tell Albanians: as Kosovo is a Serbian province ruled by UN as per 1244 UN is deceiding what stamps to use. Not Kosovo provincial government or Serbia or whoever...

If the UN does not act strongly against unilateral actions of both sides it will lose all legitimicity worldwide! If UN does not act know why should we expect the UN to act anywhere?

UN, time to act!

Leo

pre 12 godina

While the pansy Tadic soils himself in fear of the oppressed Serbs' uprising, no one in the "EU", the US or NATO will save him. THEY'RE BANKRUPT !!!! They're too busy begging for Chinese trade surplus money and Russian energy to bother with another bail-out. Russia's decision to back the Kosovan Serbs ends this little game. Dodik showed the way when he ignored Tadic this year and humiliated the OHR--with backing from the Russians (and the Croats). The Americans are ...not....interested...as they stumble into default on their debt obligations.

Ceni

pre 12 godina

Why didn't the serb extremist went to the checkpoint to burn it while the Kosovo Special Forces ROSU was there? (scared?), but no after they left and regular border patrol toke over they had to show their bravery, tsk tsk that's embarrassing

Balkans

pre 12 godina

I cannot believe I am reading all this crap.
how come serbs can never move on? the kosovo independence is a done deal !! get over it ...

this is what the majority(albanian) wants, and thats it !it is called democracy.

what do you think will you achieve by imposing this kind of terror. do you believe that those young children there are able to think smartly? do you believe they know whats best for them ?

no one is trying to expel them! the only request of kosovar people is to accept the independence and reintegrate in the society ! we need peace to move on and develop as a region !

open your eyes, we are all the same : we are PEOPLE !
mitrovica is kosovo and serbian people in kosovo ar citizens of kosovo .

one more thing : Milosevic is dead and his friends are at Hague !
so, is there anything you should change ?

guest

pre 12 godina

First: i do not support these attacks. Let this be clearing.

But Why albanians started this by attacking the two border posts? Albanians must start to accept that kosovo is a srebian province ruled by un..... and not a state. Kosovo = unmik

JohnC.

pre 12 godina

According to the "Der Tagesspiegel", checkpoint of Brnjak burns, too. I repeat, Serbs attacked both border checkpoints and set both ablaze. Kfor is moving in and cealing off everything.

Cheeeeeeeeerrrsss!

miri

pre 12 godina

I don't want escalation of any problems in Kosovo or radicalisation but surely Kosovo Albanians can see that this is a reaction to moves from Pristina?

What has this escalation achieved, what is the aim? Is the context the next Kosovo Albanian elections, and / or is it also an attempt to try to make Belgrade call off talks indefinately?

Why did this happen now and in such a way, that is the question.

And why is the US ostensibly supporting Kos Albanian moves, whilst the EU for the most part is playing catch up?

What I'm saying here is that none of this was hatched / planned in Belgrade, although you can be sure that plans are now being hatched as we sit at our computers.
(bganon, 27 July 2011 21:14)

How about looking from the other side of the fence.
Let's suppose some trucks attempted to cross into Serbia from Kosova via Presevo Valley. Assuming these trucks were left to ride for free for three years, suddenly Serbian police sends its officers to block the crossing point an install customs to check on these trucks that have been carrying who knows what for three years. Some Albanian hooligans in P. Valley start rioting and burn the check point.

Then someone claims that these hooligans were simply reacting to the Serbian government action to put some control on its border.

How about that? I understand that for you K. is S. but how about our point of view that K. is K. and S. is S.?

lollee

pre 12 godina

Firstly..I do not support the unilateral decision for Kosovo to be independent without the guarantees of minority rights for the Serbs.. That said I also cannot understand what purpose destroying check points has achieved. Kosovo is still independent and the Serbs are still second class citizens. This is very similar to when the Serbs attacked the US Embassy after the declaration of Kosovo independence. What did that achieve? Absolutely nothing! Moreover it HURT the Serb standing even to this day. If the Serbs wish to assert the assumption that they are fighting for justice, rights and freedom..it certainly will not be achieved through hooliganism.

Zombie

pre 12 godina

there's no young man overthere, MUP is , the criminal groups who are "defending" Serbia. People, the barbarians of 15th century are still burning the HEART OF EUROPE!!!!!!!!!!!!! Serbians, don't you think(if you ever think) what is going on with serbian "minds"???????

bganon

pre 12 godina

I don't want escalation of any problems in Kosovo or radicalisation but surely Kosovo Albanians can see that this is a reaction to moves from Pristina?

What has this escalation achieved, what is the aim? Is the context the next Kosovo Albanian elections, and / or is it also an attempt to try to make Belgrade call off talks indefinately?

Why did this happen now and in such a way, that is the question.

And why is the US ostensibly supporting Kos Albanian moves, whilst the EU for the most part is playing catch up?

What I'm saying here is that none of this was hatched / planned in Belgrade, although you can be sure that plans are now being hatched as we sit at our computers.

The Truth Chicago

pre 12 godina

The story is just that..."Hooligans who are causing violence" Only the "hooligans" are your average everyday Serbs and Serbian MUP. Sounds kind of like the previous wars Serbia was involved in...Masked "thugs". We all know how those wars started and how they ended. Keep it coming Serbia. The Albanian's are just sitting back and relaxing watching yet another gross miscalculation on Serbia's part. If Serbia was so smart and strong they wouldn't even be in this situation of "negotiating" with Albanians over who owns Kosovo. This will be another example of their false pride and sense of self importance gone wild without any thought to what the reprocussions might be by their actions. Tossing Molotov cocktails at KFOR base? Good luck with that.

BT

pre 12 godina

It is Serbia's failure to allow these extremists burn down the checkpoints. Right now, the Serbs gathered at the Ibar bridge but KFOR has blocked the bridge. These extremists do not understand the dialogue they understand with bullets.

KFOR2004

pre 12 godina

Serbs,

keep going, destroy ALL albanians attempts to supress you. unfortunately back in 2004 were were not allowed to open fire at albanians, though i would have mowed all those drugged muslim criminals - throwing molotov coctails, rocks, shooting at civilians and our troops - bastards savagers. french too would have dealt with them but idiots leftists politicians did not allow that. anyway, should KFOR attack you, use albos tactic - you are civilians, so they are not allowed to engage you unless you harm them - noone cares about buildings, even in 2004 - when inhabitants of monsteries and Device were evacuated forefully! can`t imagine that your president is a such a coward when his people are abused by maffioso nation...

CG

pre 12 godina

(Ratko, 27 July 2011 21:08)

With emotional idiots like you who cannot think clearly we always get tossed at the end!
These thugs need to be arrested!
They are hurting the Serbian cause,we need to be the good guys in this and not always let ourselves be provoked by Albanians,that exactly is what they want!

The great majority of Serbs do not want this ,it creates only problems for us,we have to have KFOR on our side!

It is very easy to have a good job in the West,eat some popcorn and to root for these idiots on TV when you dont have to suffer the consequences of this!

Stop this immediately!

Mark

pre 12 godina

"Hooligans who are causing violence are not the ones who defend the citizens or the state of Serbia," said Tadić

Correction.There is no difference between the citizens of Serbia and hooligans.Serbia has been, and will always be the main factor of destability in the Balkans. EU should see it the way it is.Serbia does not belong in EU

Ratko

pre 12 godina

Certainly tadic YOU are not the one defending Serbia. You are just a puppet of america and you speak for yourself only.

Good job brothers crush the occupiers! Like I said before there is nothing to negotiate with albanian terrorists and american occupiers. Crush the occupiers!

PEN

pre 12 godina

Thaci sent his gunmen north in the dead of night to cause mayhem. And that's exactly what he's achieving at the moment. The question is were the americans behind it, or is he acting alone. The impasse over the north will have to be resolved one way or the other. Thaci's attempting to force the Serb's hand. He's desperate for them to over react. He's hoping they'll be drawn into conflict and driven out altogether. If that's his aim, he's grossly miss calculated. The Serbs of northern Kosmet are firmly entrenched. They'll never leave. Either voluntarily or by force. Eventually this region, which has historically always had a Serb majority, will join Serbia. The isolated enclaves further south are at the greatest peril from albanian violence.

Kosovo

pre 12 godina

We destroy our not your property and we can do it in anytime we want!Great Americans attack and kill people all over the world, I think that you are not invited to comment about Serbs face's,the whole world knows what are you really,but is afraid to speak against you,everything has its end so the you,and I can wait to see you than,which story will you talk . Am I in yours place i would not sleep peacefully wearing so many people killed on the conscience.Shut up Americans end is very close

Ballisti

pre 12 godina

This is all orchestrated from there Criminal government of Serbia..
But don't you worry my friends,we will fix this once and four all.

Burning and destroying Kosovo's property won't least long for these scumbags,eventually they will pay the price.

While some lowlifes hire are celebrating the barbaric behavior of there "brother" ,we will soon celebrate the capturing of these criminals.

More of This

pre 12 godina

If you are unable to "analyze" the difference in a kid throwing a rock through a school window or turning over a headstone, and mass destruction, maybe you should consider a new screen name.
(deanalyzing, 27 July 2011 20:19)

Or through a bus window, or a church window, or a window of some rebuild house for expelled Serbs, or ... feel free to fill the gap.

deanalyzing

pre 12 godina

The attackers were described as "young men wearing hoods".

Wrong description. It's Kosovo, and those attackers are usually called 'playing kids' there. Strange that B92 doesn't know about the correct wording :)
(Analyst, 27 July 2011 19:49)
If you are unable to "analyze" the difference in a kid throwing a rock through a school window or turning over a headstone, and mass destruction, maybe you should consider a new screen name.

CG

pre 12 godina

This is extremely dumb and does nothing to defuse this situation!
These thugs need to be arrested by Kosovo Serbs,we had this situation resolved in our favour and now some retarded idiots decided to play Rambo on their own!
Where is Tadic,a crisis has erupted and he has immediately taken the airplane and fled to Prague,that is a fine president!
I wait for a strong condemnation by him for this action which IS NOT in the Serbian interest!

Milan

pre 12 godina

The Security forces should be ready for any eventuality. The Serbs should not trust Nato/KFOR. They have their own agenda. Our Serbian ancestors and all living Serbs are with you. Long Live Serbia!

Dragan

pre 12 godina

Bravo to the brave Serbs who stood up to the KLA terrorists, and to their own president Tadic, for doing the right thing and fighting back. Enough is enough. No justice, no peace. Serbia is behind you (even though Tadic's quisling yellow puppets are not), and most of the world is behind you as well! Keep up the fight, you will prevail! It's not 1999 any more.
Cheers!!

a New Day

pre 12 godina

By destroying the border crossing and probably causing barriers to be erected and closing the crossing until it can be rebuilt months from now, hurts who? Those that want to continue the free flow of goods to Serbia, or those who wish to restrict it.
Is there anyone who does not believe this is what was meant by Bog and Stef's trip to the border to defuse the situation??

blue and gold

pre 12 godina

Well we know to whom this lawlessness is convenient for...Serbian thugs!! What is the Serbian gov’t going to say in the SC meeting? Oh the police officers provoked these thugs and they ended up killing one police officer and now burning the checkpoint? Disgusting!

Analyst

pre 12 godina

The attackers were described as "young men wearing hoods".

Wrong description. It's Kosovo, and those attackers are usually called 'playing kids' there. Strange that B92 doesn't know about the correct wording :)

Agim Kelmendi

pre 12 godina

The attackers were described as "young men wearing hoods".

"young men", my foot. These were MUP Agents and not Serbian kids in action.
Even Tadic is distancing itself from these criminals. Wonder why???

Dragan

pre 12 godina

Bravo to the brave Serbs who stood up to the KLA terrorists, and to their own president Tadic, for doing the right thing and fighting back. Enough is enough. No justice, no peace. Serbia is behind you (even though Tadic's quisling yellow puppets are not), and most of the world is behind you as well! Keep up the fight, you will prevail! It's not 1999 any more.
Cheers!!

Agim Kelmendi

pre 12 godina

The attackers were described as "young men wearing hoods".

"young men", my foot. These were MUP Agents and not Serbian kids in action.
Even Tadic is distancing itself from these criminals. Wonder why???

Analyst

pre 12 godina

The attackers were described as "young men wearing hoods".

Wrong description. It's Kosovo, and those attackers are usually called 'playing kids' there. Strange that B92 doesn't know about the correct wording :)

blue and gold

pre 12 godina

Well we know to whom this lawlessness is convenient for...Serbian thugs!! What is the Serbian gov’t going to say in the SC meeting? Oh the police officers provoked these thugs and they ended up killing one police officer and now burning the checkpoint? Disgusting!

PEN

pre 12 godina

Thaci sent his gunmen north in the dead of night to cause mayhem. And that's exactly what he's achieving at the moment. The question is were the americans behind it, or is he acting alone. The impasse over the north will have to be resolved one way or the other. Thaci's attempting to force the Serb's hand. He's desperate for them to over react. He's hoping they'll be drawn into conflict and driven out altogether. If that's his aim, he's grossly miss calculated. The Serbs of northern Kosmet are firmly entrenched. They'll never leave. Either voluntarily or by force. Eventually this region, which has historically always had a Serb majority, will join Serbia. The isolated enclaves further south are at the greatest peril from albanian violence.

Ratko

pre 12 godina

Certainly tadic YOU are not the one defending Serbia. You are just a puppet of america and you speak for yourself only.

Good job brothers crush the occupiers! Like I said before there is nothing to negotiate with albanian terrorists and american occupiers. Crush the occupiers!

Mark

pre 12 godina

"Hooligans who are causing violence are not the ones who defend the citizens or the state of Serbia," said Tadić

Correction.There is no difference between the citizens of Serbia and hooligans.Serbia has been, and will always be the main factor of destability in the Balkans. EU should see it the way it is.Serbia does not belong in EU

KFOR2004

pre 12 godina

Serbs,

keep going, destroy ALL albanians attempts to supress you. unfortunately back in 2004 were were not allowed to open fire at albanians, though i would have mowed all those drugged muslim criminals - throwing molotov coctails, rocks, shooting at civilians and our troops - bastards savagers. french too would have dealt with them but idiots leftists politicians did not allow that. anyway, should KFOR attack you, use albos tactic - you are civilians, so they are not allowed to engage you unless you harm them - noone cares about buildings, even in 2004 - when inhabitants of monsteries and Device were evacuated forefully! can`t imagine that your president is a such a coward when his people are abused by maffioso nation...

Balkans

pre 12 godina

I cannot believe I am reading all this crap.
how come serbs can never move on? the kosovo independence is a done deal !! get over it ...

this is what the majority(albanian) wants, and thats it !it is called democracy.

what do you think will you achieve by imposing this kind of terror. do you believe that those young children there are able to think smartly? do you believe they know whats best for them ?

no one is trying to expel them! the only request of kosovar people is to accept the independence and reintegrate in the society ! we need peace to move on and develop as a region !

open your eyes, we are all the same : we are PEOPLE !
mitrovica is kosovo and serbian people in kosovo ar citizens of kosovo .

one more thing : Milosevic is dead and his friends are at Hague !
so, is there anything you should change ?

Milan

pre 12 godina

The Security forces should be ready for any eventuality. The Serbs should not trust Nato/KFOR. They have their own agenda. Our Serbian ancestors and all living Serbs are with you. Long Live Serbia!

The Truth Chicago

pre 12 godina

The story is just that..."Hooligans who are causing violence" Only the "hooligans" are your average everyday Serbs and Serbian MUP. Sounds kind of like the previous wars Serbia was involved in...Masked "thugs". We all know how those wars started and how they ended. Keep it coming Serbia. The Albanian's are just sitting back and relaxing watching yet another gross miscalculation on Serbia's part. If Serbia was so smart and strong they wouldn't even be in this situation of "negotiating" with Albanians over who owns Kosovo. This will be another example of their false pride and sense of self importance gone wild without any thought to what the reprocussions might be by their actions. Tossing Molotov cocktails at KFOR base? Good luck with that.

Zombie

pre 12 godina

there's no young man overthere, MUP is , the criminal groups who are "defending" Serbia. People, the barbarians of 15th century are still burning the HEART OF EUROPE!!!!!!!!!!!!! Serbians, don't you think(if you ever think) what is going on with serbian "minds"???????

Homer

pre 12 godina

Right onto Thaci's trap. Next move, complain about Serbian sponsored hooligans, and block both checkpoints with barricades. Mission: block Serbian goods to enter Kosova, accomplished.

Serbs are so easy!

bganon

pre 12 godina

I don't want escalation of any problems in Kosovo or radicalisation but surely Kosovo Albanians can see that this is a reaction to moves from Pristina?

What has this escalation achieved, what is the aim? Is the context the next Kosovo Albanian elections, and / or is it also an attempt to try to make Belgrade call off talks indefinately?

Why did this happen now and in such a way, that is the question.

And why is the US ostensibly supporting Kos Albanian moves, whilst the EU for the most part is playing catch up?

What I'm saying here is that none of this was hatched / planned in Belgrade, although you can be sure that plans are now being hatched as we sit at our computers.

Ballisti

pre 12 godina

This is all orchestrated from there Criminal government of Serbia..
But don't you worry my friends,we will fix this once and four all.

Burning and destroying Kosovo's property won't least long for these scumbags,eventually they will pay the price.

While some lowlifes hire are celebrating the barbaric behavior of there "brother" ,we will soon celebrate the capturing of these criminals.

Ceni

pre 12 godina

Why didn't the serb extremist went to the checkpoint to burn it while the Kosovo Special Forces ROSU was there? (scared?), but no after they left and regular border patrol toke over they had to show their bravery, tsk tsk that's embarrassing

miri

pre 12 godina

I don't want escalation of any problems in Kosovo or radicalisation but surely Kosovo Albanians can see that this is a reaction to moves from Pristina?

What has this escalation achieved, what is the aim? Is the context the next Kosovo Albanian elections, and / or is it also an attempt to try to make Belgrade call off talks indefinately?

Why did this happen now and in such a way, that is the question.

And why is the US ostensibly supporting Kos Albanian moves, whilst the EU for the most part is playing catch up?

What I'm saying here is that none of this was hatched / planned in Belgrade, although you can be sure that plans are now being hatched as we sit at our computers.
(bganon, 27 July 2011 21:14)

How about looking from the other side of the fence.
Let's suppose some trucks attempted to cross into Serbia from Kosova via Presevo Valley. Assuming these trucks were left to ride for free for three years, suddenly Serbian police sends its officers to block the crossing point an install customs to check on these trucks that have been carrying who knows what for three years. Some Albanian hooligans in P. Valley start rioting and burn the check point.

Then someone claims that these hooligans were simply reacting to the Serbian government action to put some control on its border.

How about that? I understand that for you K. is S. but how about our point of view that K. is K. and S. is S.?

guest

pre 12 godina

First: i do not support these attacks. Let this be clearing.

But Why albanians started this by attacking the two border posts? Albanians must start to accept that kosovo is a srebian province ruled by un..... and not a state. Kosovo = unmik

Ron

pre 12 godina

UN must act strongly here. And tell Albanians: as Kosovo is a Serbian province ruled by UN as per 1244 UN is deceiding what stamps to use. Not Kosovo provincial government or Serbia or whoever...

If the UN does not act strongly against unilateral actions of both sides it will lose all legitimicity worldwide! If UN does not act know why should we expect the UN to act anywhere?

UN, time to act!

deanalyzing

pre 12 godina

The attackers were described as "young men wearing hoods".

Wrong description. It's Kosovo, and those attackers are usually called 'playing kids' there. Strange that B92 doesn't know about the correct wording :)
(Analyst, 27 July 2011 19:49)
If you are unable to "analyze" the difference in a kid throwing a rock through a school window or turning over a headstone, and mass destruction, maybe you should consider a new screen name.

BT

pre 12 godina

It is Serbia's failure to allow these extremists burn down the checkpoints. Right now, the Serbs gathered at the Ibar bridge but KFOR has blocked the bridge. These extremists do not understand the dialogue they understand with bullets.

Leo

pre 12 godina

While the pansy Tadic soils himself in fear of the oppressed Serbs' uprising, no one in the "EU", the US or NATO will save him. THEY'RE BANKRUPT !!!! They're too busy begging for Chinese trade surplus money and Russian energy to bother with another bail-out. Russia's decision to back the Kosovan Serbs ends this little game. Dodik showed the way when he ignored Tadic this year and humiliated the OHR--with backing from the Russians (and the Croats). The Americans are ...not....interested...as they stumble into default on their debt obligations.

Ron

pre 12 godina

Seria should wake up and know that Kosova is indepedent, we will use all the possiblities to to protect are country, and for terrorist grups thay should know that there is a lot of people from Drenica ready to go to Mitrovica and UçK is still alive.
(Drenica, 27 July 2011 23:43)

Drenica,

Please show me the UN security resolution that replaces 1244. Supply a link please. Thanks in advance.

Drenica

pre 12 godina

Seria should wake up and know that Kosova is indepedent, we will use all the possiblities to to protect are country, and for terrorist grups thay should know that there is a lot of people from Drenica ready to go to Mitrovica and UçK is still alive.

Regards
Drenica

vikk

pre 12 godina

this is kind of funny actually, right on when Tadic called on the Security Council and act as the *victims* some of your population do not understand the concept of shutting up and BE the victim. Results from the security council meeting will be as follows:
1. A police officer was SHOT in the head, which means that the northern part of kosovo is not safe, this also means that there MIGHT be military action in a neighboring territory, which comprises an act of terrorism.
Burning of the customs gates is a NOT clever move either, especially shooting towards KFOR troops and eulex police ? This is dumb, you called the meeting and literally will not benefit from it at all, just like the opinion from the court of justice, ou asked for it, you lost, this will have a similar outcome.

Ron

pre 12 godina

This is very sad. This is what you get of having double standards.

The Serbs say: Kosovo is a Serbian province ruled by UN. So Albanians must use stamp UNMIK.
UN agees on this as 1244 is still valid.
I agree with this on a legal basis.

Albanians say: hey, we are an independent state, so we can use the Kosovo stamp.
US and most of EU agrees with this (at least, Kosovo being a state).

Both sides can claim their own stance as being right. Very sad.

My solution: back to the negotiation table. And guys, come up with a mutual agreed deal this time. It can be done. Look at Czech and Slovak. And Sudan and South Sudan.

Will it be autonomy? Indenpendence? It is up to Serbs and Albanians. Not to us. Or the US or EU. But only a mutual agreed solution is OK.

Finally: this is why a lot of people in Western Europe do not want any more Balkan states in the EU or NATO.
Is this what you really want??

Peggy

pre 12 godina

CG said:

"The great majority of Serbs do not want this ,it creates only problems for us,we have to have KFOR on our side!"
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Do you really think that by sitting idle and allowing Albanians to constantly keep provoking NATO and KFOR will be on Serbia's side one day?
Never, this is not going to happen until the US is gone out of the picture no matter how meek and mild Serbs are.
All this being placid only enforces the idea that Albanians can do whatever they want without consequences. Do you see NATO reacting? Do you see anyone reacting? Geez even their vehicles were used to fire on the Serb vehicles.

I normally agree with you but I think you are very wrong if you think that offering the other cheek will help Serbs.

Cali

pre 12 godina

Why didn't the serb extremist went to the checkpoint to burn it while the Kosovo Special Forces ROSU was there? (scared?), but no after they left and regular border patrol toke over they had to show their bravery, tsk tsk that's embarrassing
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I cannot believe I am reading all this crap.
how come serbs can never move on? the kosovo independence is a done deal !! get over it ...

this is what the majority(albanian) wants, and thats it !it is called democracy.

what do you think will you achieve by imposing this kind of terror. do you believe that those young children there are able to think smartly? do you believe they know whats best for them ?

no one is trying to expel them! the only request of kosovar people is to accept the independence and reintegrate in the society ! we need peace to move on and develop as a region !

open your eyes, we are all the same : we are PEOPLE !
mitrovica is kosovo and serbian people in kosovo ar citizens of kosovo .

one more thing : Milosevic is dead and his friends are at Hague !
so, is there anything you should change ?
(Balkans, 27 July 2011 22:01)


What an idiot. indigenous people from Kosovo (Serbs) learns of the master terrorists Albanians, who have terrorized and further terrorizing all the countries around Albania. If the Albanians have not noticed, The Serbs are a minority and live in oppression, so they must take action and this action, Kosovo Serbs have learned from master problem makers Albanians. What goes around comes around, and history changes and repeats as borders and just like in all fairness stories, it becomes a fine end and everything will be back as it should be. Maybe not tomorrow, but sooner or later .. / best regards Cali former UN in BiH and Kosovo ..

CG

pre 12 godina

This is extremely dumb and does nothing to defuse this situation!
These thugs need to be arrested by Kosovo Serbs,we had this situation resolved in our favour and now some retarded idiots decided to play Rambo on their own!
Where is Tadic,a crisis has erupted and he has immediately taken the airplane and fled to Prague,that is a fine president!
I wait for a strong condemnation by him for this action which IS NOT in the Serbian interest!

lollee

pre 12 godina

Firstly..I do not support the unilateral decision for Kosovo to be independent without the guarantees of minority rights for the Serbs.. That said I also cannot understand what purpose destroying check points has achieved. Kosovo is still independent and the Serbs are still second class citizens. This is very similar to when the Serbs attacked the US Embassy after the declaration of Kosovo independence. What did that achieve? Absolutely nothing! Moreover it HURT the Serb standing even to this day. If the Serbs wish to assert the assumption that they are fighting for justice, rights and freedom..it certainly will not be achieved through hooliganism.

More of This

pre 12 godina

If you are unable to "analyze" the difference in a kid throwing a rock through a school window or turning over a headstone, and mass destruction, maybe you should consider a new screen name.
(deanalyzing, 27 July 2011 20:19)

Or through a bus window, or a church window, or a window of some rebuild house for expelled Serbs, or ... feel free to fill the gap.

JohnC.

pre 12 godina

According to the "Der Tagesspiegel", checkpoint of Brnjak burns, too. I repeat, Serbs attacked both border checkpoints and set both ablaze. Kfor is moving in and cealing off everything.

Cheeeeeeeeerrrsss!

CG

pre 12 godina

(Ratko, 27 July 2011 21:08)

With emotional idiots like you who cannot think clearly we always get tossed at the end!
These thugs need to be arrested!
They are hurting the Serbian cause,we need to be the good guys in this and not always let ourselves be provoked by Albanians,that exactly is what they want!

The great majority of Serbs do not want this ,it creates only problems for us,we have to have KFOR on our side!

It is very easy to have a good job in the West,eat some popcorn and to root for these idiots on TV when you dont have to suffer the consequences of this!

Stop this immediately!

bganon

pre 12 godina

Miri surely the correct way to deal with these issues is to deal with them in negotiation.

You are not really measuring like with like with your example. Because our different approaches to Kosovo you mention to you Kosovo is indepdendent so you should have control over Kosovo, the equivalent is me to say that since Kosovo is Serbia then I support the Serbian army going into Kosovo to restore it to Serbian control. But strangely enough I don't support violence that is because I support a lasting solution that does not involve one side imposing itself upon the other.

So you can see it has nothing to do with having soverignty over your territory for me, its to do with finding a fair and lasting solution so that the region can move forward and there is not a new war in some decades from now.

The approach from the Kosovo Albanian government is just the wrong approach, but my question still stands, what the hell are the Americans playing at and why did this happen now? Personally I smell incompetence and perhaps that senior Kos Albanian policeman won't be the only one losing his job / reputation in connection with this.

Kosovo

pre 12 godina

We destroy our not your property and we can do it in anytime we want!Great Americans attack and kill people all over the world, I think that you are not invited to comment about Serbs face's,the whole world knows what are you really,but is afraid to speak against you,everything has its end so the you,and I can wait to see you than,which story will you talk . Am I in yours place i would not sleep peacefully wearing so many people killed on the conscience.Shut up Americans end is very close

a New Day

pre 12 godina

By destroying the border crossing and probably causing barriers to be erected and closing the crossing until it can be rebuilt months from now, hurts who? Those that want to continue the free flow of goods to Serbia, or those who wish to restrict it.
Is there anyone who does not believe this is what was meant by Bog and Stef's trip to the border to defuse the situation??

an estonian

pre 12 godina

I am not even sorry to say, `cause that is an established fact, not only by me but by MANY former internationals,that Kosovo Albanians are the most disgusting sentient beings in the region. though, they look like human beings but actually they are humanimals, self-complacent nazis who actually hate everyone but themselves and are ready to sell off everybody for personal gain. they sold their fate to backward Ottomans, they accept money from " the most democratic country Saudi Arabia". Where is your so called Illyrian culture you claim to come from - i did not see any trace of high culture in your behaviour while serving in Kosovo or any material proof to that wishful thinking of yours - or actually there were - armies of stolen luxury cars! Still, for sake of truth, around Djakovica, where there were some Albanian Christian villages one could observe some kind of harmony and order...
And believe - Serbs are not afraid of your so called special forces - they would be using the same tactic as insurgents in Afghanistan and no one would soon bothering them anymore - and in any open armed conflict you would be destroyed for sure - so better do not strive for that!
to Serbs - just hold up and resist against both - but try to avoid KFOR casualties - and then int community can not blame on you (though for sake of truth Albanians in 2004 got away with that despite hurting hundreds of KFOR and UN personnel)

Martin

pre 12 godina

The Kosovan Authorities have once again shown their future plans for K&M.
A Southern Serbian Province without Serbs.
Why is the US tolerating this ethnic cleansing?
Why is the EU tolerating tragic development?

sj

pre 12 godina

Right onto Thaci's trap. Next move, complain about Serbian sponsored hooligans, and block both checkpoints with barricades. Mission: block Serbian goods to enter Kosova, accomplished.

Serbs are so easy!
(Homer, 28 July 2011 00:17)

Is your last name Simpson? If so you will qualify for the US military as your brilliant deduction would make you a four star general in their strategic thinking unit.
The only thing that will happen is that your Albanians are going to leave with their tails between their legs and its going to be status quo.

Dragan

pre 12 godina

oh,please, get some real english leasons before you writte a comment!
You are horrible, I can't make any sence what you are trying to say.
(Agim Kelmendi, 28 July 2011 19:59)

You need some English lessons yourself. I can't make any senSe out of what you are trying to say! Sentences start with capital letters too. If you need more tutoring, feel free to ask.
Cheers!!

Nenad

pre 12 godina

@Homer

Almost all Serbian companies have facilities in Montenegro, Macedonia and even in Albania. So Serbian goods are going to be sold in Kosovo. Btw. the trade is a like a water. It always finds its way to the market. And Serbs in Kosovo on twitter are saying that Serbs does not block at all Serbs entering Kosovo from the Serbia proper.

Aleks

pre 12 godina

Thaci's 'Saakasvili moment' no doubt. No official green light given by the United States to Pristina, but unofficially... Did Paris, Berlin and London know? Like Saakashvili, time is running out for Thaci and he decided it was a 'now or never' moment in time. We will judge the western nations on their reactions at the UNSC.

Balkan Anthropologist

pre 12 godina

The true face of the Serbs is showing again.

Tung
(FREEDOM, 27 July 2011 20:52)

Damn right bucko. Defiance against Albanian terror and stupidity. You tried to look powerful and lost miserably. My sincerest congratulations to the bravery and defiance of the northern Kosovo Serbs in defending what's there's :)

Iznogoud

pre 12 godina

back in 2004 were were not allowed to open fire at albanians
***
Strange, 2004 more K-Albanians than K-Serbs were killed, Mr. KFOR2004
Iznogoud, GodEmperor2011(and tomorrow I will be Astronaut2012)

miri

pre 12 godina

bganon,
I agree too, let's negotiate but from equal positions not from the position where Serbia has the upper hand. You cannot say let's negotiate while you have your way first. We negotiated and your man made it clear that there is no way Serbia would allow goods from Kosova with K. stamp.

The starting point for negotiations is:
Serbia stops goods from Kosova, Kosova stop goods from Serbia.
This is the equal position and the start of any negotiations over this issue. These are two equivalent positions, now let's negotiate if you like.


KPS did not start the violence. They simply tried to set the stage for starting the negotiations from equal positions. They simply wanted to stop the goods from Serbia. It was Serbian hooligans who started the violence. "Kosova is Serbia" is a meaningless statement and bring nothing to both sides.

Willi Pfaff

pre 12 godina

This very clearly shows once more where the vilance origiantes, and who is to blame for violence, death and unreal behaviour in the Balkans. Theses hooligans must have had the support of Belgrade. They even shot a Kosovo policeman. What more proof is needed to show who the aggressor is. Serbia, has no place in Europe in it's present state, and the Serbian media doesn't help to educate their own people, except for B92. I think this was an eye opener to the world of what kind of mentality and thought is still governing huge parts of the serbian population. Absolutly no reflection on what Serbia did in the past, his own present actions, and the bad thing is, there is no change of that visible on the horizon. Before they don't burry their drean of a 'great Serbia' and accept Kosovo's independance there won't be any peace in that part of the world.

Simpatiku

pre 12 godina

Serbs,

keep going, destroy ALL albanians attempts to supress you. unfortunately back in 2004 were were not allowed to open fire at albanians, though i would have mowed all those drugged muslim criminals - throwing molotov coctails, rocks, shooting at civilians and our troops - bastards savagers. french too would have dealt with them but idiots leftists politicians did not allow that. anyway, should KFOR attack you, use albos tactic - you are civilians, so they are not allowed to engage you unless you harm them - noone cares about buildings, even in 2004 - when inhabitants of monsteries and Device were evacuated forefully! can`t imagine that your president is a such a coward when his people are abused by maffioso nation...
(KFOR2004, 27 July 2011 21:23)

Obey the orders soldier. Or else, marshall law. You don't get paid to think you get paid to obey.

uli

pre 12 godina

Even thought, sending special troops there proved to be a right thing to do but not at the right time, whatever happened after today gave Albanian government the good name and showed the Serbs of Kosovo as troublemakers, criminals. At the end, German and American troops would control the border control points and make sure that embargo takes place. Serbia and Kosovo Serbs would look bad at the meeting of SC and it will be a meeting where Jeremic will get a slap in his face. Albanians one more time won the political means of this battle. Good job Thaci. Well-deserved the name Snake.

roberto

pre 12 godina

--The story is just that..."Hooligans who are causing violence" Only the "hooligans" are your average everyday Serbs and Serbian MUP. Sounds kind of like the previous wars Serbia was involved in...Masked "thugs". We all know how those wars started and how they ended... (the truth chicago)

Yes, of course i was thinking the same thing. "spontaneous" setting up of roadblocks, fighting and killing policemen, "enemy" civlians... this happened again, and again. and led to the horrors of the 90s, and to a very imperfect "peace."

Kosovar authorities were and are absolutely within their rights, and need to move to control their borders. yes, it should have happened years ago. what game(s) does eulex play, indeed. pretending to be "status neutral" which is such bull.

at first I was supportive of eulex coming to kosova, especially considering how problematic (that's a nice way of putting it) unmik had become. they had a few nasty pieces among their officers, one of whom we had the misfortune to meet. NOT pleasant. and of course several of them got away with murder of kosovar civilians, we are still awaiting justice.

eulex has probably done some? positive things behind the scenes. but in the north, they have actively cooperated with serbian mup. this is not a secret or our paranoia -- our "nice" eulex officer acquaintance was quite open about it, unembarrassed. he was pretending all along what a great job they were doing in mitrovica, but that didn't and doesn't appear evident to me. he was acting as though the (serb) populace there was embracing eulex -- but as we watched those "nice" children giving him their Heil Hitler! salutes -- i wonder where they learned that trick -- i was thinking n mitrovica was still way on the edge.

the intl community (there's no such thing, i know, but let's pretend)needed to work with kosovar authorities to properly control borders and customs a long time ago. to bring law and order into n mitrovica, instead of mafia ueber alles. so when you send out so many mixed messages, no wonder such things occur.

once again: serbia must make peace with its neighbors -- especially bosnia and kosova. until they do, there will be unending troubles, and no one of any ethnicity will be the better.

RIP to the murdered policeman.

ciao. roberto frisco

sj

pre 12 godina

German KFOR are on their way to Jarinje and they won't be friendly to Serbian thugs.
(Nelli_Canada, 27 July 2011 20:49)

Oh you have picked the wrong group to try and suppress the Serbs – google the town Kragujevac and read about the WW2 event.
The Germans will bend over backwards for the Serbs. Watch and learn.

Ron

pre 12 godina

Right onto Thaci's trap. Next move, complain about Serbian sponsored hooligans, and block both checkpoints with barricades. Mission: block Serbian goods to enter Kosova, accomplished.

Serbs are so easy!
(Homer, 28 July 2011 00:17)


Do you think that this action will bring Kosovo any closer to EU membership?

Peggy

pre 12 godina

The Kosovan Authorities have once again shown their future plans for K&M.
A Southern Serbian Province without Serbs.
Why is the US tolerating this ethnic cleansing?
Why is the EU tolerating tragic development?
(Martin, 28 July 2011 09:37)
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They are not just tolerating it, they have masterminded it.

BT

pre 12 godina

" After this happened, I can only say that the prishtina got what they wanted, said the group's chief negotiator Borislav Stefanovic, and added that "before us is a long night full of uncertainty,"
- KIM radio

Simpatiku

pre 12 godina

The Kosovan Authorities have once again shown their future plans for K&M.
A Southern Serbian Province without Serbs.
Why is the US tolerating this ethnic cleansing?
Why is the EU tolerating tragic development?
(Martin, 28 July 2011 09:37)

There will be no ethnic cleansing. Nedeljkovic, Ivanovic, Bogdanovic and Ristic are the ones that will be cleansed.

Agim Kelmendi

pre 12 godina

am not even sorry to say, `cause that is an established fact, not only by me but by MANY former internationals,that Kosovo Albanians are the most disgusting sentient beings in the region. though, they look like human beings but actually they are humanimals, self-complacent nazis who actually hate everyone but themselves and are ready to sell off everybody for personal gain. they sold their fate to backward Ottomans, they accept money from " the most democratic country Saudi Arabia". Where is your so called Illyrian culture you claim to come from - i did not see any trace of high culture in your behaviour while serving in Kosovo or any material proof to that wishful thinking of yours - or actually there were - armies of stolen luxury cars! Still, for sake of truth, around Djakovica, where there were some Albanian Christian villages one could observe some kind of harmony and order...
And believe - Serbs are not afraid of your so called special forces - they would be using the same tactic as insurgents in Afghanistan and no one would soon bothering them anymore - and in any open armed conflict you would be destroyed for sure - so better do not strive for that!
to Serbs - just hold up and resist against both - but try to avoid KFOR casualties - and then int community can not blame on you (though for sake of truth Albanians in 2004 got away with that despite hurting hundreds of KFOR and UN personnel)
(an estonian, 28 July 2011 09:47)

oh,please, get some real english leasons before you writte a comment!
You are horrible, I can't make any sence what you are trying to say.

Mirub Jager

pre 12 godina

"I am not even sorry to say, `cause that is an established fact, not only by me but by MANY former internationals,that Kosovo Albanians are the most disgusting sentient beings in the region. though, they look like human beings but actually they are humanimals, self-complacent nazis who actually hate everyone but themselves and are ready to sell off everybody for personal gain. they sold their fate to backward Ottomans, they accept money from " the most democratic country Saudi Arabia".

(an Estonian)

Look whos talking, sure an "estonian" from Kraljevo.

I have to respond to this. First, a Nazi ideologist profile fits you 100%, check the definition. Second,as an "internationalists" that u claim to be,you sure dont give that sence. Third, are u admitting that Kosovo was inhabited by Albanians since "they sold their fate to backward Ottomans"? Are those backward Ottomans who held the Non-Backwards Balkans for 500 years? hmm hmm hmm. Fourth, they accept money from "the most democratic country Saudi Arabia", did u even bother to check the saudit investments in Serbia and its Funds? or Iranian, Bellorus, Libyan investments in Serbia for that matter? Compare them to Kosovo's. "Sell off everybody for personal gain" you meant like Tadic and serbs did with its "heroes" Milosevic, Mladic, Hadgic, Sesel...

Dude, U r the worst human being. You are a sentient. And I am not sorry to say it.

Mirub Jager

pre 12 godina

"Hooligans who are causing violence are not the ones who defend the citizens or the state of Serbia," said Tadić, and called on all Serbs in Kosovo to show restraint.

Bogdanović strongly condemned the violence and called on Serbs not to allow groups of extremists to cause clashes.

Stefanović condemned the attacks as a criminal act that took place "when we were on the brink of finding a solution".

Ivanović also stated that the incident was "expected, because Serbs are not a nation that will allow anyone to humiliate and degrade them".

wow...that is confusing. Are they hooligans, criminals, extremists or defenders of whats Serbian? When border post was set on fire In 2008 they were called heroes.

icj1

pre 12 godina

UN must act strongly here. And tell Albanians: as Kosovo is a Serbian province ruled by UN as per 1244 UN is deceiding what stamps to use. Not Kosovo provincial government or Serbia or whoever...

If the UN does not act strongly against unilateral actions of both sides it will lose all legitimicity worldwide! If UN does not act know why should we expect the UN to act anywhere?

UN, time to act!
(Ron, 27 July 2011 23:25)

For your information, UN has already acted. UNMIK has repeatedly said that Kosovo’s Customs Stamps are in line with 1244 and CEFTA provisions.

icj1

pre 12 godina

Seria should wake up and know that Kosova is indepedent, we will use all the possiblities to to protect are country, and for terrorist grups thay should know that there is a lot of people from Drenica ready to go to Mitrovica and UçK is still alive.
(Drenica, 27 July 2011 23:43)

Drenica,

Please show me the UN security resolution that replaces 1244. Supply a link please. Thanks in advance.
(Ron, 28 July 2011 00:31)

Why should 1244 be replaced ? Kosovo loves it (to the point of including it in the UDI and Constitution) because its UDI is in accordance with 1244. Serbia loves it, too, even though not to the point of including it in the Constitution. So why replace it ?

Agim Kelmendi

pre 12 godina

The attackers were described as "young men wearing hoods".

"young men", my foot. These were MUP Agents and not Serbian kids in action.
Even Tadic is distancing itself from these criminals. Wonder why???

Dragan

pre 12 godina

Bravo to the brave Serbs who stood up to the KLA terrorists, and to their own president Tadic, for doing the right thing and fighting back. Enough is enough. No justice, no peace. Serbia is behind you (even though Tadic's quisling yellow puppets are not), and most of the world is behind you as well! Keep up the fight, you will prevail! It's not 1999 any more.
Cheers!!

blue and gold

pre 12 godina

Well we know to whom this lawlessness is convenient for...Serbian thugs!! What is the Serbian gov’t going to say in the SC meeting? Oh the police officers provoked these thugs and they ended up killing one police officer and now burning the checkpoint? Disgusting!

KFOR2004

pre 12 godina

Serbs,

keep going, destroy ALL albanians attempts to supress you. unfortunately back in 2004 were were not allowed to open fire at albanians, though i would have mowed all those drugged muslim criminals - throwing molotov coctails, rocks, shooting at civilians and our troops - bastards savagers. french too would have dealt with them but idiots leftists politicians did not allow that. anyway, should KFOR attack you, use albos tactic - you are civilians, so they are not allowed to engage you unless you harm them - noone cares about buildings, even in 2004 - when inhabitants of monsteries and Device were evacuated forefully! can`t imagine that your president is a such a coward when his people are abused by maffioso nation...

Balkans

pre 12 godina

I cannot believe I am reading all this crap.
how come serbs can never move on? the kosovo independence is a done deal !! get over it ...

this is what the majority(albanian) wants, and thats it !it is called democracy.

what do you think will you achieve by imposing this kind of terror. do you believe that those young children there are able to think smartly? do you believe they know whats best for them ?

no one is trying to expel them! the only request of kosovar people is to accept the independence and reintegrate in the society ! we need peace to move on and develop as a region !

open your eyes, we are all the same : we are PEOPLE !
mitrovica is kosovo and serbian people in kosovo ar citizens of kosovo .

one more thing : Milosevic is dead and his friends are at Hague !
so, is there anything you should change ?

Drenica

pre 12 godina

Seria should wake up and know that Kosova is indepedent, we will use all the possiblities to to protect are country, and for terrorist grups thay should know that there is a lot of people from Drenica ready to go to Mitrovica and UçK is still alive.

Regards
Drenica

guest

pre 12 godina

First: i do not support these attacks. Let this be clearing.

But Why albanians started this by attacking the two border posts? Albanians must start to accept that kosovo is a srebian province ruled by un..... and not a state. Kosovo = unmik

Ratko

pre 12 godina

Certainly tadic YOU are not the one defending Serbia. You are just a puppet of america and you speak for yourself only.

Good job brothers crush the occupiers! Like I said before there is nothing to negotiate with albanian terrorists and american occupiers. Crush the occupiers!

Mark

pre 12 godina

"Hooligans who are causing violence are not the ones who defend the citizens or the state of Serbia," said Tadić

Correction.There is no difference between the citizens of Serbia and hooligans.Serbia has been, and will always be the main factor of destability in the Balkans. EU should see it the way it is.Serbia does not belong in EU

PEN

pre 12 godina

Thaci sent his gunmen north in the dead of night to cause mayhem. And that's exactly what he's achieving at the moment. The question is were the americans behind it, or is he acting alone. The impasse over the north will have to be resolved one way or the other. Thaci's attempting to force the Serb's hand. He's desperate for them to over react. He's hoping they'll be drawn into conflict and driven out altogether. If that's his aim, he's grossly miss calculated. The Serbs of northern Kosmet are firmly entrenched. They'll never leave. Either voluntarily or by force. Eventually this region, which has historically always had a Serb majority, will join Serbia. The isolated enclaves further south are at the greatest peril from albanian violence.

deanalyzing

pre 12 godina

The attackers were described as "young men wearing hoods".

Wrong description. It's Kosovo, and those attackers are usually called 'playing kids' there. Strange that B92 doesn't know about the correct wording :)
(Analyst, 27 July 2011 19:49)
If you are unable to "analyze" the difference in a kid throwing a rock through a school window or turning over a headstone, and mass destruction, maybe you should consider a new screen name.

Milan

pre 12 godina

The Security forces should be ready for any eventuality. The Serbs should not trust Nato/KFOR. They have their own agenda. Our Serbian ancestors and all living Serbs are with you. Long Live Serbia!

Ballisti

pre 12 godina

This is all orchestrated from there Criminal government of Serbia..
But don't you worry my friends,we will fix this once and four all.

Burning and destroying Kosovo's property won't least long for these scumbags,eventually they will pay the price.

While some lowlifes hire are celebrating the barbaric behavior of there "brother" ,we will soon celebrate the capturing of these criminals.

Ron

pre 12 godina

UN must act strongly here. And tell Albanians: as Kosovo is a Serbian province ruled by UN as per 1244 UN is deceiding what stamps to use. Not Kosovo provincial government or Serbia or whoever...

If the UN does not act strongly against unilateral actions of both sides it will lose all legitimicity worldwide! If UN does not act know why should we expect the UN to act anywhere?

UN, time to act!

Kosovo

pre 12 godina

We destroy our not your property and we can do it in anytime we want!Great Americans attack and kill people all over the world, I think that you are not invited to comment about Serbs face's,the whole world knows what are you really,but is afraid to speak against you,everything has its end so the you,and I can wait to see you than,which story will you talk . Am I in yours place i would not sleep peacefully wearing so many people killed on the conscience.Shut up Americans end is very close

miri

pre 12 godina

I don't want escalation of any problems in Kosovo or radicalisation but surely Kosovo Albanians can see that this is a reaction to moves from Pristina?

What has this escalation achieved, what is the aim? Is the context the next Kosovo Albanian elections, and / or is it also an attempt to try to make Belgrade call off talks indefinately?

Why did this happen now and in such a way, that is the question.

And why is the US ostensibly supporting Kos Albanian moves, whilst the EU for the most part is playing catch up?

What I'm saying here is that none of this was hatched / planned in Belgrade, although you can be sure that plans are now being hatched as we sit at our computers.
(bganon, 27 July 2011 21:14)

How about looking from the other side of the fence.
Let's suppose some trucks attempted to cross into Serbia from Kosova via Presevo Valley. Assuming these trucks were left to ride for free for three years, suddenly Serbian police sends its officers to block the crossing point an install customs to check on these trucks that have been carrying who knows what for three years. Some Albanian hooligans in P. Valley start rioting and burn the check point.

Then someone claims that these hooligans were simply reacting to the Serbian government action to put some control on its border.

How about that? I understand that for you K. is S. but how about our point of view that K. is K. and S. is S.?

CG

pre 12 godina

(Ratko, 27 July 2011 21:08)

With emotional idiots like you who cannot think clearly we always get tossed at the end!
These thugs need to be arrested!
They are hurting the Serbian cause,we need to be the good guys in this and not always let ourselves be provoked by Albanians,that exactly is what they want!

The great majority of Serbs do not want this ,it creates only problems for us,we have to have KFOR on our side!

It is very easy to have a good job in the West,eat some popcorn and to root for these idiots on TV when you dont have to suffer the consequences of this!

Stop this immediately!

Ceni

pre 12 godina

Why didn't the serb extremist went to the checkpoint to burn it while the Kosovo Special Forces ROSU was there? (scared?), but no after they left and regular border patrol toke over they had to show their bravery, tsk tsk that's embarrassing

Ron

pre 12 godina

Seria should wake up and know that Kosova is indepedent, we will use all the possiblities to to protect are country, and for terrorist grups thay should know that there is a lot of people from Drenica ready to go to Mitrovica and UçK is still alive.
(Drenica, 27 July 2011 23:43)

Drenica,

Please show me the UN security resolution that replaces 1244. Supply a link please. Thanks in advance.

JohnC.

pre 12 godina

According to the "Der Tagesspiegel", checkpoint of Brnjak burns, too. I repeat, Serbs attacked both border checkpoints and set both ablaze. Kfor is moving in and cealing off everything.

Cheeeeeeeeerrrsss!

Peggy

pre 12 godina

CG said:

"The great majority of Serbs do not want this ,it creates only problems for us,we have to have KFOR on our side!"
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Do you really think that by sitting idle and allowing Albanians to constantly keep provoking NATO and KFOR will be on Serbia's side one day?
Never, this is not going to happen until the US is gone out of the picture no matter how meek and mild Serbs are.
All this being placid only enforces the idea that Albanians can do whatever they want without consequences. Do you see NATO reacting? Do you see anyone reacting? Geez even their vehicles were used to fire on the Serb vehicles.

I normally agree with you but I think you are very wrong if you think that offering the other cheek will help Serbs.

Cali

pre 12 godina

Why didn't the serb extremist went to the checkpoint to burn it while the Kosovo Special Forces ROSU was there? (scared?), but no after they left and regular border patrol toke over they had to show their bravery, tsk tsk that's embarrassing
(Ceni, 27 July 2011 22:13)
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I cannot believe I am reading all this crap.
how come serbs can never move on? the kosovo independence is a done deal !! get over it ...

this is what the majority(albanian) wants, and thats it !it is called democracy.

what do you think will you achieve by imposing this kind of terror. do you believe that those young children there are able to think smartly? do you believe they know whats best for them ?

no one is trying to expel them! the only request of kosovar people is to accept the independence and reintegrate in the society ! we need peace to move on and develop as a region !

open your eyes, we are all the same : we are PEOPLE !
mitrovica is kosovo and serbian people in kosovo ar citizens of kosovo .

one more thing : Milosevic is dead and his friends are at Hague !
so, is there anything you should change ?
(Balkans, 27 July 2011 22:01)


What an idiot. indigenous people from Kosovo (Serbs) learns of the master terrorists Albanians, who have terrorized and further terrorizing all the countries around Albania. If the Albanians have not noticed, The Serbs are a minority and live in oppression, so they must take action and this action, Kosovo Serbs have learned from master problem makers Albanians. What goes around comes around, and history changes and repeats as borders and just like in all fairness stories, it becomes a fine end and everything will be back as it should be. Maybe not tomorrow, but sooner or later .. / best regards Cali former UN in BiH and Kosovo ..

Analyst

pre 12 godina

The attackers were described as "young men wearing hoods".

Wrong description. It's Kosovo, and those attackers are usually called 'playing kids' there. Strange that B92 doesn't know about the correct wording :)

The Truth Chicago

pre 12 godina

The story is just that..."Hooligans who are causing violence" Only the "hooligans" are your average everyday Serbs and Serbian MUP. Sounds kind of like the previous wars Serbia was involved in...Masked "thugs". We all know how those wars started and how they ended. Keep it coming Serbia. The Albanian's are just sitting back and relaxing watching yet another gross miscalculation on Serbia's part. If Serbia was so smart and strong they wouldn't even be in this situation of "negotiating" with Albanians over who owns Kosovo. This will be another example of their false pride and sense of self importance gone wild without any thought to what the reprocussions might be by their actions. Tossing Molotov cocktails at KFOR base? Good luck with that.

bganon

pre 12 godina

Miri surely the correct way to deal with these issues is to deal with them in negotiation.

You are not really measuring like with like with your example. Because our different approaches to Kosovo you mention to you Kosovo is indepdendent so you should have control over Kosovo, the equivalent is me to say that since Kosovo is Serbia then I support the Serbian army going into Kosovo to restore it to Serbian control. But strangely enough I don't support violence that is because I support a lasting solution that does not involve one side imposing itself upon the other.

So you can see it has nothing to do with having soverignty over your territory for me, its to do with finding a fair and lasting solution so that the region can move forward and there is not a new war in some decades from now.

The approach from the Kosovo Albanian government is just the wrong approach, but my question still stands, what the hell are the Americans playing at and why did this happen now? Personally I smell incompetence and perhaps that senior Kos Albanian policeman won't be the only one losing his job / reputation in connection with this.

Zombie

pre 12 godina

there's no young man overthere, MUP is , the criminal groups who are "defending" Serbia. People, the barbarians of 15th century are still burning the HEART OF EUROPE!!!!!!!!!!!!! Serbians, don't you think(if you ever think) what is going on with serbian "minds"???????

BT

pre 12 godina

It is Serbia's failure to allow these extremists burn down the checkpoints. Right now, the Serbs gathered at the Ibar bridge but KFOR has blocked the bridge. These extremists do not understand the dialogue they understand with bullets.

Ron

pre 12 godina

This is very sad. This is what you get of having double standards.

The Serbs say: Kosovo is a Serbian province ruled by UN. So Albanians must use stamp UNMIK.
UN agees on this as 1244 is still valid.
I agree with this on a legal basis.

Albanians say: hey, we are an independent state, so we can use the Kosovo stamp.
US and most of EU agrees with this (at least, Kosovo being a state).

Both sides can claim their own stance as being right. Very sad.

My solution: back to the negotiation table. And guys, come up with a mutual agreed deal this time. It can be done. Look at Czech and Slovak. And Sudan and South Sudan.

Will it be autonomy? Indenpendence? It is up to Serbs and Albanians. Not to us. Or the US or EU. But only a mutual agreed solution is OK.

Finally: this is why a lot of people in Western Europe do not want any more Balkan states in the EU or NATO.
Is this what you really want??

lollee

pre 12 godina

Firstly..I do not support the unilateral decision for Kosovo to be independent without the guarantees of minority rights for the Serbs.. That said I also cannot understand what purpose destroying check points has achieved. Kosovo is still independent and the Serbs are still second class citizens. This is very similar to when the Serbs attacked the US Embassy after the declaration of Kosovo independence. What did that achieve? Absolutely nothing! Moreover it HURT the Serb standing even to this day. If the Serbs wish to assert the assumption that they are fighting for justice, rights and freedom..it certainly will not be achieved through hooliganism.

bganon

pre 12 godina

I don't want escalation of any problems in Kosovo or radicalisation but surely Kosovo Albanians can see that this is a reaction to moves from Pristina?

What has this escalation achieved, what is the aim? Is the context the next Kosovo Albanian elections, and / or is it also an attempt to try to make Belgrade call off talks indefinately?

Why did this happen now and in such a way, that is the question.

And why is the US ostensibly supporting Kos Albanian moves, whilst the EU for the most part is playing catch up?

What I'm saying here is that none of this was hatched / planned in Belgrade, although you can be sure that plans are now being hatched as we sit at our computers.

Homer

pre 12 godina

Right onto Thaci's trap. Next move, complain about Serbian sponsored hooligans, and block both checkpoints with barricades. Mission: block Serbian goods to enter Kosova, accomplished.

Serbs are so easy!

roberto

pre 12 godina

--The story is just that..."Hooligans who are causing violence" Only the "hooligans" are your average everyday Serbs and Serbian MUP. Sounds kind of like the previous wars Serbia was involved in...Masked "thugs". We all know how those wars started and how they ended... (the truth chicago)

Yes, of course i was thinking the same thing. "spontaneous" setting up of roadblocks, fighting and killing policemen, "enemy" civlians... this happened again, and again. and led to the horrors of the 90s, and to a very imperfect "peace."

Kosovar authorities were and are absolutely within their rights, and need to move to control their borders. yes, it should have happened years ago. what game(s) does eulex play, indeed. pretending to be "status neutral" which is such bull.

at first I was supportive of eulex coming to kosova, especially considering how problematic (that's a nice way of putting it) unmik had become. they had a few nasty pieces among their officers, one of whom we had the misfortune to meet. NOT pleasant. and of course several of them got away with murder of kosovar civilians, we are still awaiting justice.

eulex has probably done some? positive things behind the scenes. but in the north, they have actively cooperated with serbian mup. this is not a secret or our paranoia -- our "nice" eulex officer acquaintance was quite open about it, unembarrassed. he was pretending all along what a great job they were doing in mitrovica, but that didn't and doesn't appear evident to me. he was acting as though the (serb) populace there was embracing eulex -- but as we watched those "nice" children giving him their Heil Hitler! salutes -- i wonder where they learned that trick -- i was thinking n mitrovica was still way on the edge.

the intl community (there's no such thing, i know, but let's pretend)needed to work with kosovar authorities to properly control borders and customs a long time ago. to bring law and order into n mitrovica, instead of mafia ueber alles. so when you send out so many mixed messages, no wonder such things occur.

once again: serbia must make peace with its neighbors -- especially bosnia and kosova. until they do, there will be unending troubles, and no one of any ethnicity will be the better.

RIP to the murdered policeman.

ciao. roberto frisco

More of This

pre 12 godina

If you are unable to "analyze" the difference in a kid throwing a rock through a school window or turning over a headstone, and mass destruction, maybe you should consider a new screen name.
(deanalyzing, 27 July 2011 20:19)

Or through a bus window, or a church window, or a window of some rebuild house for expelled Serbs, or ... feel free to fill the gap.

Leo

pre 12 godina

While the pansy Tadic soils himself in fear of the oppressed Serbs' uprising, no one in the "EU", the US or NATO will save him. THEY'RE BANKRUPT !!!! They're too busy begging for Chinese trade surplus money and Russian energy to bother with another bail-out. Russia's decision to back the Kosovan Serbs ends this little game. Dodik showed the way when he ignored Tadic this year and humiliated the OHR--with backing from the Russians (and the Croats). The Americans are ...not....interested...as they stumble into default on their debt obligations.

a New Day

pre 12 godina

By destroying the border crossing and probably causing barriers to be erected and closing the crossing until it can be rebuilt months from now, hurts who? Those that want to continue the free flow of goods to Serbia, or those who wish to restrict it.
Is there anyone who does not believe this is what was meant by Bog and Stef's trip to the border to defuse the situation??

CG

pre 12 godina

This is extremely dumb and does nothing to defuse this situation!
These thugs need to be arrested by Kosovo Serbs,we had this situation resolved in our favour and now some retarded idiots decided to play Rambo on their own!
Where is Tadic,a crisis has erupted and he has immediately taken the airplane and fled to Prague,that is a fine president!
I wait for a strong condemnation by him for this action which IS NOT in the Serbian interest!

Willi Pfaff

pre 12 godina

This very clearly shows once more where the vilance origiantes, and who is to blame for violence, death and unreal behaviour in the Balkans. Theses hooligans must have had the support of Belgrade. They even shot a Kosovo policeman. What more proof is needed to show who the aggressor is. Serbia, has no place in Europe in it's present state, and the Serbian media doesn't help to educate their own people, except for B92. I think this was an eye opener to the world of what kind of mentality and thought is still governing huge parts of the serbian population. Absolutly no reflection on what Serbia did in the past, his own present actions, and the bad thing is, there is no change of that visible on the horizon. Before they don't burry their drean of a 'great Serbia' and accept Kosovo's independance there won't be any peace in that part of the world.

vikk

pre 12 godina

this is kind of funny actually, right on when Tadic called on the Security Council and act as the *victims* some of your population do not understand the concept of shutting up and BE the victim. Results from the security council meeting will be as follows:
1. A police officer was SHOT in the head, which means that the northern part of kosovo is not safe, this also means that there MIGHT be military action in a neighboring territory, which comprises an act of terrorism.
Burning of the customs gates is a NOT clever move either, especially shooting towards KFOR troops and eulex police ? This is dumb, you called the meeting and literally will not benefit from it at all, just like the opinion from the court of justice, ou asked for it, you lost, this will have a similar outcome.

an estonian

pre 12 godina

I am not even sorry to say, `cause that is an established fact, not only by me but by MANY former internationals,that Kosovo Albanians are the most disgusting sentient beings in the region. though, they look like human beings but actually they are humanimals, self-complacent nazis who actually hate everyone but themselves and are ready to sell off everybody for personal gain. they sold their fate to backward Ottomans, they accept money from " the most democratic country Saudi Arabia". Where is your so called Illyrian culture you claim to come from - i did not see any trace of high culture in your behaviour while serving in Kosovo or any material proof to that wishful thinking of yours - or actually there were - armies of stolen luxury cars! Still, for sake of truth, around Djakovica, where there were some Albanian Christian villages one could observe some kind of harmony and order...
And believe - Serbs are not afraid of your so called special forces - they would be using the same tactic as insurgents in Afghanistan and no one would soon bothering them anymore - and in any open armed conflict you would be destroyed for sure - so better do not strive for that!
to Serbs - just hold up and resist against both - but try to avoid KFOR casualties - and then int community can not blame on you (though for sake of truth Albanians in 2004 got away with that despite hurting hundreds of KFOR and UN personnel)

miri

pre 12 godina

bganon,
I agree too, let's negotiate but from equal positions not from the position where Serbia has the upper hand. You cannot say let's negotiate while you have your way first. We negotiated and your man made it clear that there is no way Serbia would allow goods from Kosova with K. stamp.

The starting point for negotiations is:
Serbia stops goods from Kosova, Kosova stop goods from Serbia.
This is the equal position and the start of any negotiations over this issue. These are two equivalent positions, now let's negotiate if you like.


KPS did not start the violence. They simply tried to set the stage for starting the negotiations from equal positions. They simply wanted to stop the goods from Serbia. It was Serbian hooligans who started the violence. "Kosova is Serbia" is a meaningless statement and bring nothing to both sides.

Peggy

pre 12 godina

The Kosovan Authorities have once again shown their future plans for K&M.
A Southern Serbian Province without Serbs.
Why is the US tolerating this ethnic cleansing?
Why is the EU tolerating tragic development?
(Martin, 28 July 2011 09:37)
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They are not just tolerating it, they have masterminded it.

Balkan Anthropologist

pre 12 godina

The true face of the Serbs is showing again.

Tung
(FREEDOM, 27 July 2011 20:52)

Damn right bucko. Defiance against Albanian terror and stupidity. You tried to look powerful and lost miserably. My sincerest congratulations to the bravery and defiance of the northern Kosovo Serbs in defending what's there's :)

Agim Kelmendi

pre 12 godina

am not even sorry to say, `cause that is an established fact, not only by me but by MANY former internationals,that Kosovo Albanians are the most disgusting sentient beings in the region. though, they look like human beings but actually they are humanimals, self-complacent nazis who actually hate everyone but themselves and are ready to sell off everybody for personal gain. they sold their fate to backward Ottomans, they accept money from " the most democratic country Saudi Arabia". Where is your so called Illyrian culture you claim to come from - i did not see any trace of high culture in your behaviour while serving in Kosovo or any material proof to that wishful thinking of yours - or actually there were - armies of stolen luxury cars! Still, for sake of truth, around Djakovica, where there were some Albanian Christian villages one could observe some kind of harmony and order...
And believe - Serbs are not afraid of your so called special forces - they would be using the same tactic as insurgents in Afghanistan and no one would soon bothering them anymore - and in any open armed conflict you would be destroyed for sure - so better do not strive for that!
to Serbs - just hold up and resist against both - but try to avoid KFOR casualties - and then int community can not blame on you (though for sake of truth Albanians in 2004 got away with that despite hurting hundreds of KFOR and UN personnel)
(an estonian, 28 July 2011 09:47)

oh,please, get some real english leasons before you writte a comment!
You are horrible, I can't make any sence what you are trying to say.

Nenad

pre 12 godina

@Homer

Almost all Serbian companies have facilities in Montenegro, Macedonia and even in Albania. So Serbian goods are going to be sold in Kosovo. Btw. the trade is a like a water. It always finds its way to the market. And Serbs in Kosovo on twitter are saying that Serbs does not block at all Serbs entering Kosovo from the Serbia proper.

sj

pre 12 godina

Right onto Thaci's trap. Next move, complain about Serbian sponsored hooligans, and block both checkpoints with barricades. Mission: block Serbian goods to enter Kosova, accomplished.

Serbs are so easy!
(Homer, 28 July 2011 00:17)

Is your last name Simpson? If so you will qualify for the US military as your brilliant deduction would make you a four star general in their strategic thinking unit.
The only thing that will happen is that your Albanians are going to leave with their tails between their legs and its going to be status quo.

Simpatiku

pre 12 godina

The Kosovan Authorities have once again shown their future plans for K&M.
A Southern Serbian Province without Serbs.
Why is the US tolerating this ethnic cleansing?
Why is the EU tolerating tragic development?
(Martin, 28 July 2011 09:37)

There will be no ethnic cleansing. Nedeljkovic, Ivanovic, Bogdanovic and Ristic are the ones that will be cleansed.

Iznogoud

pre 12 godina

back in 2004 were were not allowed to open fire at albanians
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Strange, 2004 more K-Albanians than K-Serbs were killed, Mr. KFOR2004
Iznogoud, GodEmperor2011(and tomorrow I will be Astronaut2012)

Dragan

pre 12 godina

oh,please, get some real english leasons before you writte a comment!
You are horrible, I can't make any sence what you are trying to say.
(Agim Kelmendi, 28 July 2011 19:59)

You need some English lessons yourself. I can't make any senSe out of what you are trying to say! Sentences start with capital letters too. If you need more tutoring, feel free to ask.
Cheers!!

Aleks

pre 12 godina

Thaci's 'Saakasvili moment' no doubt. No official green light given by the United States to Pristina, but unofficially... Did Paris, Berlin and London know? Like Saakashvili, time is running out for Thaci and he decided it was a 'now or never' moment in time. We will judge the western nations on their reactions at the UNSC.

Simpatiku

pre 12 godina

Serbs,

keep going, destroy ALL albanians attempts to supress you. unfortunately back in 2004 were were not allowed to open fire at albanians, though i would have mowed all those drugged muslim criminals - throwing molotov coctails, rocks, shooting at civilians and our troops - bastards savagers. french too would have dealt with them but idiots leftists politicians did not allow that. anyway, should KFOR attack you, use albos tactic - you are civilians, so they are not allowed to engage you unless you harm them - noone cares about buildings, even in 2004 - when inhabitants of monsteries and Device were evacuated forefully! can`t imagine that your president is a such a coward when his people are abused by maffioso nation...
(KFOR2004, 27 July 2011 21:23)

Obey the orders soldier. Or else, marshall law. You don't get paid to think you get paid to obey.

uli

pre 12 godina

Even thought, sending special troops there proved to be a right thing to do but not at the right time, whatever happened after today gave Albanian government the good name and showed the Serbs of Kosovo as troublemakers, criminals. At the end, German and American troops would control the border control points and make sure that embargo takes place. Serbia and Kosovo Serbs would look bad at the meeting of SC and it will be a meeting where Jeremic will get a slap in his face. Albanians one more time won the political means of this battle. Good job Thaci. Well-deserved the name Snake.

Martin

pre 12 godina

The Kosovan Authorities have once again shown their future plans for K&M.
A Southern Serbian Province without Serbs.
Why is the US tolerating this ethnic cleansing?
Why is the EU tolerating tragic development?

sj

pre 12 godina

German KFOR are on their way to Jarinje and they won't be friendly to Serbian thugs.
(Nelli_Canada, 27 July 2011 20:49)

Oh you have picked the wrong group to try and suppress the Serbs – google the town Kragujevac and read about the WW2 event.
The Germans will bend over backwards for the Serbs. Watch and learn.

Ron

pre 12 godina

Right onto Thaci's trap. Next move, complain about Serbian sponsored hooligans, and block both checkpoints with barricades. Mission: block Serbian goods to enter Kosova, accomplished.

Serbs are so easy!
(Homer, 28 July 2011 00:17)


Do you think that this action will bring Kosovo any closer to EU membership?

icj1

pre 12 godina

UN must act strongly here. And tell Albanians: as Kosovo is a Serbian province ruled by UN as per 1244 UN is deceiding what stamps to use. Not Kosovo provincial government or Serbia or whoever...

If the UN does not act strongly against unilateral actions of both sides it will lose all legitimicity worldwide! If UN does not act know why should we expect the UN to act anywhere?

UN, time to act!
(Ron, 27 July 2011 23:25)

For your information, UN has already acted. UNMIK has repeatedly said that Kosovo’s Customs Stamps are in line with 1244 and CEFTA provisions.

icj1

pre 12 godina

Seria should wake up and know that Kosova is indepedent, we will use all the possiblities to to protect are country, and for terrorist grups thay should know that there is a lot of people from Drenica ready to go to Mitrovica and UçK is still alive.
(Drenica, 27 July 2011 23:43)

Drenica,

Please show me the UN security resolution that replaces 1244. Supply a link please. Thanks in advance.
(Ron, 28 July 2011 00:31)

Why should 1244 be replaced ? Kosovo loves it (to the point of including it in the UDI and Constitution) because its UDI is in accordance with 1244. Serbia loves it, too, even though not to the point of including it in the Constitution. So why replace it ?

Mirub Jager

pre 12 godina

"I am not even sorry to say, `cause that is an established fact, not only by me but by MANY former internationals,that Kosovo Albanians are the most disgusting sentient beings in the region. though, they look like human beings but actually they are humanimals, self-complacent nazis who actually hate everyone but themselves and are ready to sell off everybody for personal gain. they sold their fate to backward Ottomans, they accept money from " the most democratic country Saudi Arabia".

(an Estonian)

Look whos talking, sure an "estonian" from Kraljevo.

I have to respond to this. First, a Nazi ideologist profile fits you 100%, check the definition. Second,as an "internationalists" that u claim to be,you sure dont give that sence. Third, are u admitting that Kosovo was inhabited by Albanians since "they sold their fate to backward Ottomans"? Are those backward Ottomans who held the Non-Backwards Balkans for 500 years? hmm hmm hmm. Fourth, they accept money from "the most democratic country Saudi Arabia", did u even bother to check the saudit investments in Serbia and its Funds? or Iranian, Bellorus, Libyan investments in Serbia for that matter? Compare them to Kosovo's. "Sell off everybody for personal gain" you meant like Tadic and serbs did with its "heroes" Milosevic, Mladic, Hadgic, Sesel...

Dude, U r the worst human being. You are a sentient. And I am not sorry to say it.

Mirub Jager

pre 12 godina

"Hooligans who are causing violence are not the ones who defend the citizens or the state of Serbia," said Tadić, and called on all Serbs in Kosovo to show restraint.

Bogdanović strongly condemned the violence and called on Serbs not to allow groups of extremists to cause clashes.

Stefanović condemned the attacks as a criminal act that took place "when we were on the brink of finding a solution".

Ivanović also stated that the incident was "expected, because Serbs are not a nation that will allow anyone to humiliate and degrade them".

wow...that is confusing. Are they hooligans, criminals, extremists or defenders of whats Serbian? When border post was set on fire In 2008 they were called heroes.

BT

pre 12 godina

" After this happened, I can only say that the prishtina got what they wanted, said the group's chief negotiator Borislav Stefanovic, and added that "before us is a long night full of uncertainty,"
- KIM radio