Just when we thought there's gonna be peace in Balkan

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Posted by DrUg_Tit0 on Mar-19-2004 10:19:

Just when we thought there's gonna be peace in Balkan

So, after a few serbian guys chased 3 albanian kids who drowned in the cold river while trying to escape them, there are turmoils all over Serbia and Kosovo. So far, 31 dead, more than 600 wounded, burned mosques all over Serbia, albanians attacking serbian villages all over Kosovo, orthodox churches in Kosovo burned to the ground, including one from 14th century, and of course, both sides attacking the peacekeeping forces and the american embassies. The most likely winner of upcoming serbian presidential elections desires a military assault against the albanians. It seems like NATO forces will be staying down there for a while longer...

Posted by dukes on Mar-19-2004 11:42:

Re: Just when we thought there's gonna be peace in Balkan

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Originally posted by DrUg_Tit0
It seems like NATO forces will be staying down there for a while longer...

yup they are getting numbers increased.....us brits are going over again.

Posted by Spin Doctor on Mar-19-2004 16:28:

The power keg of Europe indeed!

Posted by St_Andrew on Mar-19-2004 17:11:

hehe, to quote my (x-)bosnian girlfriend when she saw this: "there will never be peace in balkan"... unfortually i think that's rather true not in a long time though

Posted by igottaknow on Mar-19-2004 19:32:

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Originally posted by St_Andrew
hehe, to quote my (x-)bosnian girlfriend when she saw this: "there will never be peace in balkan"... unfortually i think that's rather true not in a long time though

she's right. i saw a tv news special looking at the region a few years after the conflict. Since politicans and the media portray the out come as such a success, I was surprised to learn how much hatred still exists. If the peace keepers left today the conflict would resume where it last left off. So anyone who knows what's its really like over there wouldn't be the least surprised at what happened.

Posted by biznology on Mar-19-2004 19:38:

shame Nationalism is so Imagined, yet so Real|

Posted by DrUg_Tit0 on Mar-19-2004 21:59:

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Originally posted by igottaknow
she's right. i saw a tv news special looking at the region a few years after the conflict. Since politicans and the media portray the out come as such a success, I was surprised to learn how much hatred still exists. If the peace keepers left today the conflict would resume where it last left off. So anyone who knows what's its really like over there wouldn't be the least surprised at what happened.

Ya, exactly. In Bosnia, serbs practically have their own country with their currency, parliament, police and everything. Croats are pissed off that they didn't get the same thing serbs managed to do. If the peacekeepers were to leave, maybe they wouldn't start fighting again, but they'd surely split Bosnia into 3 countries, 2 of which would most likely join their motherlands.