Expect the violence to only increase....
"Russia criticizes Kosovo on independence"
"by Barry Schweid, Associated Press | February 21, 2008
WASHINGTON - Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence sets a dangerous precedent for other separatist groups around the world such as Palestinians, Basques, and Northern Cypriots to bypass negotiations and set up their own states, a Kremlin spokesman said yesterday....
As evidence that other groups might take their cues from Kosovo, Peskov referred to a senior Palestinian official suggesting the Palestinians follow Kosovo's example and unilaterally declare statehood if peace talks with Israel fail.
Huh? What?
Oh, I LUUUVVVV the IDEA!!!!!
Let's see USrael RECOGNIZE THAT!!!!!!
"It is damaging to the Mideast peace process," the Kremlin spokesman said, referring to remarks by Yasser Abdel Rabbo, a Palestinian negotiator.
"Kosovo is not better than Palestine," Rabbo said. If the whole world has embraced Kosovo's independence "why shouldn't this happen with Palestine as well?"
Uh, yeah, good point!
Or MASSACHUSETTS, for that matter!!!!
The chief Palestinian negotiator, Ahmed Qurei, quashed the idea and said it was never discussed by Palestinian leadership.
Translation: Israel's Fatah agent killed that idea quick!
Peskov, meanwhile, said "we hear cheers" from Northern Cyprus, which is recognized only by Turkey, and from the Basques, an independence-minded ethnic group in Spain.
Why would the Globe's website cut the whole passage, readers?
... because individual member states, not the bloc as a whole, are recognizing Kosovo. But he warned that the province's secession would have a serious impact on Serbia's EU aspirations.
Rosemary DiCarlo, the US deputy assistant secretary for European affairs:
"We think that Serbia, if it can overcome the conflicts of the '90s, has a very bright future. But overcoming the '90s, overcoming the recent past, means apprehension of war criminals, it means recognition that [former Serb leader Slobodan] Milosevic lost Kosovo."
Translation: The proud Serbs must BEND OVER in HUMILIATION and take the U.S. plan for world hegemony up the old butt hole!!!
And considering the U.S. and ITS LEADERS behavior in the world these last two administrations, we have NO STANDING to criticize ANYONE!!!!
How much DEPLETED URANIUM did Clark drop on Serbia during NATO's 80-DAY AIR RAIDS!!!!
And why would the Globe and web cut the next sections, readers?
As part of the effort to help Serbia overcome past troubles, the United States and some European countries have demanded that Serbia step up cooperation with the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague. The tribunal is still searching for the leaders of the Serb faction during Bosnia's civil war in the early 1990s, Ratko Mladic and Radovan Karadzic.
Sort of a pot calling kettle situation.
Otherwise, why are Wesley Clark and Bush still walking around?
But the European Union has also been trying to speed up membership talks with Serbia as a way to mitigate mounting anti-Western feeling in Serbia.
The United States and major European countries quickly backed Kosovo after its declaration of independence.
In response, Serbia has recalled its ambassador to Washington and said it would recall envoys from other countries that have recognized Kosovo."
