tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9230592.post1805174908706986356..comments2023-06-14T09:10:27.097-04:00Comments on Gray Falcon: The International Court of InjusticeCubuCokohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14128683147101484237noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9230592.post-78722899105603870732010-07-30T11:30:34.823-04:002010-07-30T11:30:34.823-04:00Simon, I am sure there is a point you are trying t...Simon, I am sure there is a point you are trying to make, but I'm not sure <i>what</i> precisely it may be. <br /><br />I was saying back in December 2009 that this whole thing was an exercise in smoke and mirrors, and that Tadic set out to lose. But did you honestly expect the verdict to be worded exactly the way it was? And how is discussing that "meaningless"? Perhaps it has no further bearing on Serbia, but it certainly has on the rest of the world. <br /><br />If by "changing the record" you mean getting rid of the quisling coterie and the ideology that animates it, I am all for that. Been working on it for quite some time, actually, while the majority of Serbs prefer to just stand there and bitch instead.<br /><br />But if you mean I should shut up and trudge along, then I'm going to have to disappoint you. Never been much for trudging, myself.CubuCokohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14128683147101484237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9230592.post-15852646947404140972010-07-29T18:37:36.356-04:002010-07-29T18:37:36.356-04:00For the life of me I do not understand why is any ...For the life of me I do not understand why is any of this treated as a shocking surprise.<br />Tadich and Jeremich more than knew what the outcome would be. They went to court to further their agenda: lose Kosovo without losing popular support.<br />Any discussion or interpretation of the ruling is meaningless. Even if there were any meaning to it Tadich has rendered it meaningless by repeatedly saying - and now the Skupstina said the same - we shall do nothing to reclaim Kosovo.<br />Could someone please change the record? This one is getting old.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04699535878614298295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9230592.post-71293755839922484322010-07-23T11:20:48.554-04:002010-07-23T11:20:48.554-04:00Hero, I don't have the numbers handy, but I re...Hero, I don't have the numbers handy, but I recall reading that over 50% of the land used to be privately owned by the Serbs. The Church also owned much land (which was only partially restored under Milosevic). However, the Albanians have been steadily expropriating the land ever since the occupation, and much property has been "privatized" (i.e. turned over to Albanians) by UNMIK as well.CubuCokohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14128683147101484237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9230592.post-70242887371393113012010-07-23T06:09:30.249-04:002010-07-23T06:09:30.249-04:00Falcon, do you know what was the situation in Koso...Falcon, do you know what was the situation in Kosovo before 1999 in regard to land ownership? How much of the land would be owned by Serbs and Albanians respectively and how much of it was state owned?<br /><br />I have the feeling Albanians had individual titles to rather less than 90% of the land.The Hero of Crappy Townhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04189947827669261501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9230592.post-8297119816684783752010-07-23T00:36:06.652-04:002010-07-23T00:36:06.652-04:00Thanks for the link!
That is correct; I started ...Thanks for the link! <br /><br />That is correct; I started the Serbian version some months after Falcon, and then it sort of assumed a life of its own, to the extent that I publish more on that blog these days.CubuCokohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14128683147101484237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9230592.post-24284586522158187592010-07-23T00:05:58.331-04:002010-07-23T00:05:58.331-04:00And by the way, I didn't realise you had a blo...And by the way, I didn't realise you had a blog in Serbian until I lurked your Blogger profile this evening. I assume соко means "falcon" in Serbian?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9230592.post-56513173336705243292010-07-23T00:03:56.699-04:002010-07-23T00:03:56.699-04:00Ugh, I hate the ICJ. This whole Kosovo thing is s...Ugh, I hate the ICJ. This whole Kosovo thing is so stupid. Thanks for the article--I linked to it in my latest blog entry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com