tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9230592.post8377463273051053708..comments2023-06-14T09:10:27.097-04:00Comments on Gray Falcon: A symbol of something else, nowCubuCokohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14128683147101484237noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9230592.post-14038494587187178152008-03-22T16:18:00.000-04:002008-03-22T16:18:00.000-04:00There isn't a single site I know of that would hel...There isn't a single site I know of that would help here. But don't try to make sense of it by reading Noel Malcolm's rubbish "Short history".<BR/><BR/>Basically, being a Serb and being a citizen of Serbia are two different things. One can be a citizen of Serbia and be an ethnic Albanian, Hungarian, Ruthenian, Muslim, etc. Ethnic Albanians are currently a majority within the occupied province of Kosovo due to a variety of factors, such as their higher birth rates, illegal immigration from Albania, ethnic cleansing and violence against Serbs and non-Albanians in general. The only time Kosovo was ever a part of Albania was between 1941 and 1944, when it was sponsored by the Nazis.CubuCokohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14128683147101484237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9230592.post-79915021514841701202008-03-21T18:46:00.000-04:002008-03-21T18:46:00.000-04:00Grey Falcon - Can you point me to a web site that ...Grey Falcon - Can you point me to a web site that can explain more about the hisory of Kosovo? I'm puzzled by the term 'Kosovo Albanians' for instance. I assume this means they speak Albanian - but this in turn is puzzling, as to how they come to be included in Serbia and not Albania, in the first place. Although I understand there are many such anomolies in the area (Hungarian speaking Serbs, etc) <BR/><BR/>I'm not an expert in The Balkans - plainly - but I tend to side with you in your view of US intervention, and its incoherence as a policy. <BR/><BR/>Whether Serbia will turn away from Europe/NATO now, as John predicts, to its own detriment - seems a big call. Economically, Russia may hold a stronger hand than the US before long.CAPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09861096695503969576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9230592.post-35965034047156216462008-03-20T15:52:00.000-04:002008-03-20T15:52:00.000-04:00I think that the forced amputation of Kosovo will ...I think that the forced amputation of Kosovo will become a classic "Inat" moment in Serbian History. Serbia will pull away from the EU and United States to it's own detriment financially, but will be able to hold it's head high morally.<BR/><BR/>A definition of INAT: One oft-quoted aspect of the Serbian character is inat (инат), roughly translating as "spite," or the stubborn refusal to submit (regardless of the reason), or acting to the contrary, even to the point of harming oneself. While inat can have negative connotations, some cite Serbian tenacity in sports and in warfare to this characteristicJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17233479966496053968noreply@blogger.com