Posted on 02/21/2008 11:04:42 AM PST by 11th_VA
BELGRADE, Serbia - Serb rioters broke into the U.S. Embassy Thursday and set fire to an office after a massive protest against Kosovo's independence that drew an estimated 150,000 people.
Masked attackers broke into the building, which has been closed this week, and tried to throw furniture from an office. A blaze broke out inside one of the offices and parts of the facade also caught fire.
Authorities drove armored jeeps down the street and fired tear gas to clear the crowd. The protesters dispersed into side streets where they continued clashing with authorities.
The neighboring Croatian Embassy also was attacked by the same group of protesters.
In Washington, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack strongly urged the Serbian government to protect the U.S. Embassy. He said the U.S. ambassador was at his home and was in contact with U.S. officials.
More than a dozen nations have recognized Kosovo's declaration of independence on Sunday, including the United States, Britain, France and Germany.
But the declaration by Kosovo's ethnic Albanian leadership has been rejected by Serbia's government and the ethnic Serbians who populate northern Kosovo. Russia, China and numerous other nations have also condemned the declaration, saying it sets a precedent that separatist groups around the world will seek to emulate.
Kosovo, which is 90 percent ethnic Albanian, has not been under Belgrade's control since 1999, when NATO launched airstrikes to halt a Serbian crackdown on ethnic Albanian separatists. A U.N. mission has governed Kosovo since, with more than 16,000 NATO troops and KFOR, a multiethnic force, policing the province.
But Serbia — and Kosovo's Serbs, who make up less than 10 percent of Kosovo's population — refuse to give up Kosovo, a territory considered the ancient cradle of Serbs' state and religion.
Earlier Thursday, police estimated that about 150,000 people had attended a rally in the Serbian capital. The crowd waved Serbian flags and carried signs reading "Stop USA terror." One group set fire to a red-and-black Albanian flag.
The U.S. embassy in Belgrade burns after masked attackers broke into the building and set an office on fire at the end of a massive protest against Western-backed Kosovo independence, in the Serbian capital, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008. More than 150,000 Serbs gathered at the rally vowing to retake the territory which is viewed as Serbia's religious and national heartland. (AP Photo)
They would be whistling a different tune if they had to slash their socialist programs to build a military. Only then can they appreciate how much it has cost us to carry their water. Then they can add up the trillions of dollars and blood treasure we’ve spent in the last 60 years keeping them free. And it’s looking like it was all for naught now. Creeping, insidious, cancerous islamofacism is getting a toe hold in Kosovo.
The following was posted on another thread by another FReeper.
The Hidden Army Of Radical Islam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7L05geznoI
Kosovo Counting on NATO
By NEBI QENA – 34 minutes ago
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo is counting on NATO to secure the new nation's borders and help provide stability as Serbia angrily challenges its statehood, the president said Thursday in his first interview since Kosovo declared independence.
President Fatmir Sejdiu said in an interview with The Associated Press that NATO's promise not to abandon Kosovo provided a "powerful guarantee" for stability. He warned Serbia that any attempts to partition the fledgling country along ethnic lines would bring "grave consequences."
What was in it for us?
Was it worth alienating the Serbians and the Russians?
Now that a putative state of war exists between Serbia and Kosovo, who is going to stop the Serbians from exacting judgment against the rebels in Kosovo?
Are we going to send in troops to fight the Serbians when they and their Russian "advisors" invade Kosovo with tanks and artillery?
Are we willing to kill Serbs and Russians in a ground war over this postage sized future European Palestine?
Well This is going to be an interesting tug of war here and we should never have gotten in the middle of it.
The Russians are in a much better position to exert their influence on Europe. They have them by the Oil and Gas gonads. They are able to block anything coming out of the UN. It's going to be NATO or nothing if this blows up.
Getting involved in the Balkans is as stupid as a land invasion of Russia. This is a rebellion in the Balkans backed by outside governments. With everything else going on this could be the start of WWIII folks. It always has come from the least expected place.
I, myself am mortified that he would do something like that. Are his advisor's retarded? And what does that say about him going along with it?
I’m sure he’s probably genuinely surprised by what’s happening now.
I bet he's in a world of shock.
Do not overestimate the meaning of those small and irrelevant countries. There is eminent interest in western Europe that their residents stay where they are - no matter if we speak about Serbians, "Kosovarians" or Albanians. Beside of that Europe is for sure not interested. Nobody cares what happens in the Balkans as long as those people there do not leave their home countries. The first reason to move into Kosovo was the fact that German and other European politicians feared a stream of useless refugees after the numerous Serbian war crimes in 1999. Milosevic and his compatriots were dumb enough not to understand this mechanism that triggered the NATO intervention. Now they had to pay - with Kosovo. Since most residents of Kosovo are muslim it is the easiest way to suppress a horde of new and useless immigrants pushing into western Europe by giving them a muslim nation. The Serbs should understand that we western Europeans prefer to hear a muezzin rather in Kosovo than in Berlin, Paris or London.
BTW - live is hard but the Serbs will survive it.
NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!
Unfortunately, not every American. I believe most would be outraged if they knew and understood but we stopped teaching history in many of our schools. I recall the 90’s when most were outraged by the so called serbian ethnic cleansing of those poor non christian/muslim people, and how far too many were against the Serbs. I was having my house painted at the time and sorta socialized with the painters over coffee (discussing stuff) and will never forget what one supposedly uneducated painter said - he asked me why we were on the side of the anti-Christian faction/pro muslim. Many here didn’t understand that *humanitarian action* and it was played up in the media as the Serbs were these horrific people, killing these poor peaceful people. And if one doesn’t know the history of the region then they won’t understand anything about that region and far too many rely on the fake stuff the MSM tells them.
My late dad, WWII vet, undeducated so to speak (or not formally educated), was appalled that we were siding with the non-christians back in the 90s and thought that would come back to bite us. And now we’re doing it again.
You should read Unholy Terror by John R. Schindler—professor of strategy at the Naval War College and former National Security Agency analyst and counterintelligence officer.
The Bosnian conflict of 1992 to 1995 has been largely misrepresented in the West . . . until now. In Unholy Terror, John R. Schindler—professor of strategy at the Naval War College and former National Security Agency analyst and counterintelligence officer—reappraises the war in Bosnia, illuminating its pivotal role in the development of radical Islamic terrorism.The long hidden truth is that Bosnia played the same role for al-Qa’ida in the 1990s that Afghanistan did in the 1980s, providing a battleground where mujahidin could learn to wage holy war. Schindler exposes how Osama bin Laden exploited the Bosnian conflict for his own ends and the disturbing level of support the U.S. government gave to the Bosnian mujahidin—just as had been done with the Afghan mujahidin. Repeating the mistakes of Afghanistan contributed to blowback of epic proportions: Khalid Sheikh Muhammad (the mastermind of 9/11) and two of the 9/11 hijacker pilots were veterans of the Bosnian jihad.
Unholy Terror is a compelling and meticulously researched step toward finally learning the lessons of Bosnia, which can only help in the continuing battle against Muslim extremists and their global jihad.
I ain’t ready for no damned NWO. But it sure looks like we’re heading in that direction, doesn’t it?
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Ya’ got that rite !
He’s reeeally out-done himself this time,,,
“Everybody” gets their own Homeland,,,
“Everybody” but Americans !...grrrrrrrrr...:0(
I think that Bush thought that Serbs would be pissed off, but they’d swallow it and so would Russia — everyone else would recognize Kosovo, ignore the issue and get back to business without too much fuss. I don’t think that he realized that there would be so much resistance by Serbs or by anyone else.
The act of war was when WE bombed Belgrade.
Hello American friends! I’m Dalibor and I’m from Serbia!
First of all, I would like to express my deepest apologies for what has happened today. It is certainly not the way to express our feelings, and I strongly condemn this criminal act upon your embassy! I beg your forgiveness because of our foolishness!
But I want you all to try and understand how we are feeling now. A part of our land which has been the cradle of our nation has been taken away from us. Over 2000 churches and monasteries are taken away from us, some of them are over 600 years old! The historical field of Kosovo where our knights fought the Ottoman empire, and died to the last soldier in 1389 defending Europe from Islam has been taken away from us! Our own identity has been taken away from us!
Please understand that we are sad, mad, and outraged!
Once again I beg your forgiveness and may our God Jesus Christ save us all from these kind of things happening to us all. Thank you!
I’ve always believed in mob justice. Democracy at work.
We can call this new country Monistan.
We all know they won’t deal with it and it’s our problem now in that we’ll be the ones financing it and sending in troops. This Admin made sure of it by recognizing their independence.
Typical of a blame-America firster. Will you be blaming us for the 9/11 attacks next?
Oh boy. This is a dangerous development.
If it comes down to Russia and Serbia v. NATO, this could end in a hail of nukes. That is all we need is for NATO to come to the aid of Kosovo when Russia and Serbia start rolling their tanks to quell this "rebellion". We may soon see the world's first tactical use of nuclear weapons.
The left and the Muzzies are on the same side, and that is NOT the side of God and Israel.
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