Posted on 02/22/2008 7:59:11 AM PST by canuck_conservative
Kosovo's breakaway from Serbia provoked fresh unrest Friday as U.N. police were attacked by ethnic Serb demonstrators in northern Kosovo a day after angry demonstrations in the Serbian capital Belgrade left one person dead. art.embassy.afp.gi.jpg
Serbian riot policemen guard the entrance to the U.S. Embassy in Belgrade on Friday. more photos »
The Associated Press said protesters among a crowd of 5,000 trying to cross a key bridge in the divided city of Mitrovica, hurled empty bottles and stones at the police. It was initally thought that the police retaliated with canisters of tear gas but AP later said this was actually firecrackers fired by protesters.
The demonstrators were waving Serbian flags and chanting "Kosovo is ours!" on what was the fifth day of protests since Kosovo's ethnic Albanian leaders declared independence from Serbia on Sunday.
The latest incident follows violent outbreaks in Belgrade which culminated in an attack on the U.S. Embassy that left one person dead and dozens injured.
Also Friday, Russia -- which has not recognized Kosovo's sovereignty -- said it has not ruled out using force to resolve the dispute over the territory if NATO forces breach the terms of their U.N. mandate.
"If the EU works out a single position or if NATO steps beyond its mandate in Kosovo, these organizations will be in conflict with the U.N., and then I think we will also begin operating under the assumption that in order to be respected, one needs to use force," Moscow's ambassador to NATO Dmitry Rogozin said, in comments carried by Russia's Interfax news agency ....
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Unfortunately.
I guess the islamo-nazis are fine and dandy, then?
I take it you don’t like Serbs?
Amazing that we find folks actually supporting the Jihadist in their Kosovo land grab on Free Republic, isn’t it?
Yeah, he’s been a Jihad cheerleader for quite some time now.
Some folks just hate Serbs and/or Orthodox Christians so much, they’ll side with anyone against them.
I don’t like bullying and oppression, and then when the perpetrators lie about it or excuse it.
Serbia is a Sovereign country, and they have every right to despise what the USA did to them. USA attacked yugoslavia to hide the President Clinton and Monica Lewinsky disgrace in America. I am sorry Yugolavia. USA is helping Wild Albanian Muslims to over run your country. USA is wrong.
How would you react if Mexico annexed Arizona?
*sees visions of WW1 in this*
Of course they aren't. Imitating their behavior like tehse thugs are doing isn't fine and dandy either.
When Black Bloc demonstrators and A.N.S.W.E.R. demonstrators commit arson and vandalism against diplomatic offices and businesses, FReepers usually realize how unacceptable such behavior is.
When it comes to Serb nationalists, however, a double standard emerges.
Still supporting Russia over America, eh?
And excusing the attack on the US Embassy and flag. Nice.
You’re in the wrong about this.
I hear the Russian embassy was passing out free bottles of Russian vodka to the mobs (joke/)
Serbs would love us, except for our policies. They have shown so before.
Interesting analogy. The narco-terrorists would use an annexed Arizona as a drug conduit the way the KLA will use Kosovo as a drug conduit.
Never bet on Islam! I support the Christian Serbs!
You support Kosovo in this?
But you don’t mind when it’s Jihadists going a pogrom on Serbs, Jews, and Roma. You don’t mind bullying or oppression in the slightest!
HOW DARE THOSE SERBS RESIST JIHAD!
I wonder if any of our resident Kosovo-Jihad posters are in that crowd?
Time to get started on it.
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