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Russia denounces Kosovo declaration
AP via Yahoo ^ | Sun Feb 17, 4:05 PM ET

Posted on 02/17/2008 9:23:21 PM PST by gondramB

MOSCOW - Russia denounced Kosovo's independence declaration Sunday, warning that the move threatened to ignite a new conflict in the Balkans and calling on NATO and U.N. officials in the territory to nix the decision.

Russia requested a meeting of the U.N. Security Council, which held closed-door talks Sunday afternoon. Russia, which has veto power on the council, wants the council to renew efforts — long-since pronounced dead by the U.S. and other Western nations — to reach a negotiated settlement of Kosovo's status.

Kosovo's parliament approved the declaration of independence from Serbia, backed by the U.S. and European allies. Kosovo had formally remained a part of Serbia even though it has been administered by the U.N. and NATO since 1999, when NATO airstrikes ended former Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic's crackdown on ethnic Albanian separatists.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: balkans; illegalimmigrants; jihad; kosovo; mohammedanism; russia; serbia; wrongside
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1 posted on 02/17/2008 9:23:22 PM PST by gondramB
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To: gondramB

I wish I knew what all this means...

I’m not thrilled about a Muslim state in Europe
But I believe in self determination.
I don’t know what it means for Russia to be against it.


2 posted on 02/17/2008 9:24:26 PM PST by gondramB (Preach the Gospel at all times, and when necessary, use words.)
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To: gondramB

STFU.


3 posted on 02/17/2008 9:26:54 PM PST by kinoxi
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To: kinoxi

That was helpful /s


4 posted on 02/17/2008 9:28:16 PM PST by gondramB (Preach the Gospel at all times, and when necessary, use words.)
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To: gondramB
I’m not thrilled about a Muslim state in Europe

Judging from the Kosovars I used to work with (and Bosnians, Croatians et al) they are a Muslim nation in the same sense that Sweden is a Christian nation, which is to say, not really. Culturally, they have very little if anything in common with Middle Eastern Muslims, and they are not really churchgoing people, er, mosque going people.

5 posted on 02/17/2008 9:28:36 PM PST by squidly
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To: kinoxi

To Russia.


6 posted on 02/17/2008 9:29:10 PM PST by kinoxi
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To: kinoxi

>>To Russia.<<

I apologize.


7 posted on 02/17/2008 9:30:07 PM PST by gondramB (Preach the Gospel at all times, and when necessary, use words.)
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To: gondramB
Sheesh. I try. They do what they want. We do what we want. Sound fair?
8 posted on 02/17/2008 9:31:33 PM PST by kinoxi
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To: gondramB

Russia is frankly the knight in shining armor on this disastrous development.

NATO and the US have made serious errors in supporting the breakaway state of Kosovo, a state that narcotics and Saudi oil terror money created. We have now an expansionist state in the heart of Europe where Al Quaeda terrorists have safe haven.

Lots has already been said and more to follow.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1971916/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1971845/posts


9 posted on 02/17/2008 9:32:37 PM PST by eleni121 (+ En Touto Nika! By this sign conquer! + Constantine the Great)
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To: gondramB

Don’t even think it. I respect your point. My angle was wrong.


10 posted on 02/17/2008 9:34:21 PM PST by kinoxi
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To: squidly

Except that they allow Al quaeda to operate.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1363436/posts


11 posted on 02/17/2008 9:34:26 PM PST by eleni121 (+ En Touto Nika! By this sign conquer! + Constantine the Great)
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To: eleni121

is maddy halfbright celebrating ?


12 posted on 02/17/2008 9:34:30 PM PST by kingattax (99 % of liberals give the rest a bad name)
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To: gondramB

This is a big deal.


13 posted on 02/17/2008 9:35:48 PM PST by kinoxi
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To: gondramB

I have thought we should pull out of Kosovo since before we went in. Move those troops to Iran where they will do us some good.


14 posted on 02/17/2008 9:36:23 PM PST by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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To: squidly
they are not really churchgoing people, er, mosque going people.

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No instead they get off on burning down churches.


St Nicholas destroyed by KLA muslims

15 posted on 02/17/2008 9:38:34 PM PST by eleni121 (+ En Touto Nika! By this sign conquer! + Constantine the Great)
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To: MrEdd
I have thought we should pull out of Kosovo since before we went in. Move those troops to Iran where they will do us some good.

On the contrary, they will be needed there when (not if) things flare up.

16 posted on 02/17/2008 9:38:38 PM PST by RightWingNilla
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To: kinoxi

Oh, we get a smattering of info on this on the MSM. But the public is 99.99999% ignorant on this because of the MSM. Including me.


17 posted on 02/17/2008 9:39:10 PM PST by AGreatPer
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To: AGreatPer

It’s a bad spot. It’s getting worse.


18 posted on 02/17/2008 9:41:46 PM PST by kinoxi
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To: kinoxi

>>This is a big deal.<<

Any idea what the maximum down side is? Is there any way we wind up in military conflict with Russia defending Kosovo?


19 posted on 02/17/2008 9:42:48 PM PST by gondramB (Preach the Gospel at all times, and when necessary, use words.)
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To: kingattax

Maddie is nothing but an apparatchik..she did what she was told.

Word came down:

Do anything to distract the American people and thier congresscritters from thinking impeachment. That includes: lies disinformation, exagerrations, lies, etc.


20 posted on 02/17/2008 9:43:23 PM PST by eleni121 (+ En Touto Nika! By this sign conquer! + Constantine the Great)
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