Bumping this to the top of *balkans
Wow, gettoffmylawn. That's a masterpiece. I'm speechless (at least for now -- grin).
I am bookmarking this one!
BTW, I just read the article that heads this thread (finally). It's really not too bad. I wrote my original post prior to even reading it.
The role of the Maastricht Treaty was just touched on by post. I don't know if you've ever read it, but "The New Yorker" wrote a fantastic piece called "Genscher's War" many many years ago that did a great job of documenting Germany's economic push in the disintegration of Yugoslavia. It's a must read.