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Well, the borders were botched up as they've always been in the Balkans. First of all, northern Kosovo should remain Serbian (especially area where all the Orthodox monasteries are.) Number two, there really isn't an ethnic group Montenegrin (they're Serbs). The whole idea of a separate Monenegro is ridiculous. Montenegro could give up some territory to Albania to make that border more natural--Lake Ohrid entirely in Albanian territory. The question of Macedonia is the trickiest. None of their Christian neighbors really recognize them (or the autocephaly of their Orthodox church). The Greeks Hellenized thousand of Macedonian Slavs when it took over what is today Thessaloniki (Salonika). The Bulgarians have looked upon Macedonians (especially the language) as a form of Bulgarian. Actualy Albanians are becoming more and more of the population there because of the lower Slavic birth rate and high emmigration of Slavs to Germany etc. I really think some deal can be made to make a bigger Albania. The unfortunate thing the Serbs started was that many Muslims in the Balkans were pretty religiously apathetic----because of Bosnia & Kosovo, the Wahhabis and other Islamo-nuts have gotten their claws into these folks somewhat. Albanians are about 30% Christian (20% Orthodox, 10% Roman Catholic)----could the surrounded countries (Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia, & maybe Italy) make a deal that includes no toleration for an Islamic oriented state.

"...borders were botched up as they've always been in the Balkans."

not always but only since the Muslim Turks showed up.

"...northern Kosovo should remain Serbian (especially area where all the Orthodox monasteries are.)"

ALL Kosovo should remain Serbian. Can you imagine a majority of Mexicans demanding a separate state in Southern California? I didn't think so.

"The Greeks Hellenized thousand of Macedonian Slavs when it took over what is today Thessaloniki (Salonika)."

NOt really...Actually the Hellenization process started LONG BEFORE Slavic peoples appeared in the region. Alexander's people spoke a Greek dialect and St. Paul spoke to Salonikans in Greek.

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"The whole idea of a separate Monenegro is ridiculous."

Yes! Montenegro is a pseudo state..conceived during someone's nightmare.

A bigger Albania? Not on your life. Since when do we reward the worst of the Commies with a bigger state? They have already taken Northern Epirus from Greece. They have more than enough territory and Albanians in Kosovo should make haste and move there to be with their own.

"no toleration for an Islamic oriented state."

Let's hope the surrounding nations do that. I would like to see a confederation of Orthodox Christian nations. That would be better.