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To: kronos77
Kronos, I respect your willingness to enter this debate even though English is not your first language. However, your argument above simply does not apply to what I posted.

The difficulty with framing the Balkans conflicts as Serb Christians versus Muslims or the Serbs as victims is that almost every entity of the former Yugoslavia, Christian & Muslim alike, broke away from Belgrade as soon as they were able:

Christian Slovenia, declared independence in 1991 followed by a short war ending in 1991.

Christian Croatia, declared independence in 1991 followed by a long war ending in 1995.

Mostly Muslim Bosnia, declared independence in 1991 followed by a long war ending in 1995.

Mostly Christian Macedonia, declared independence in 1991 while Serbia was occupied up north with Croatia and Bosnia. In 1993 U.S. troops were sent to Macedonia and posted along its northern border with Serbia as a deterrent.

Mostly Muslim Kosovo declared independence in 1991, fought war in 98-99 with NATO bombing intervention in 1999.

Mostly Christian Montenegro has scheduled a referendum on breaking away from Serbia in 2006.

Again, if Serbia was so wonderful, why has every entity--Christian & Muslim alike--broken away? And if Serbs are victims, why is it that it they attacked Sarajevo, Pristina, and Zagreb; but no Bosnians, Albanians or Croats attacked Belgrade?

17 posted on 12/13/2005 8:20:21 AM PST by mark502inf
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To: mark502inf; kronos77

Personally, I don’t have any problems with Albs “breaking away” from Serbia. You are strangers to that land (and to Europe) and you really should leave Serbia – sooner is better. As you know, your tribe invaded and occupied Serbia during Turkish occupation, WW 2, after 1945 when Yugoslavia was under communist dictatorship of Croat Tito and after 1999. Today, in occupied Kosmet you’ve established apartheid and narco regime. Reign of terror and violence for non-Albanians.

Serbs could walk you to the borders and there you could say farewell to each other and exchange addresses. I am just opposed to recognize “rights” of non-citizen and illegal aliens to take with them what is rightfully owned by Serb citizens, Serb church and Serb state. Such precedents are dangerous and they could be used by others – lets say in Miami, Texas or Arizona.


37 posted on 12/15/2005 7:09:43 PM PST by zagor-te-nej (USS - United States of Serbia)
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