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Kosovo's Independence Causes Regional Tension
Zana Fejzic
Issue date: 3/21/08 Section: News
A month after Kosovo's independence, Serbia's government is slowly falling apart. The separation of Kosovo is still illegal in their eyes and America is still mostly blamed for it all. But according to a recent article writen by Jan Oberg, maybe the tension is justified.
The independence that has been claimed illegal since the beginning is in fact true; it is breaking the international law and the UN Security Council resolution 1244 which states that Kosovo belongs to Serbia.
Kosovo's independence is only met halfway since they do not even control their own territory. Thus, how can you claim independence for something you don't even own? The issue with Serbian minorities in Kosovo will clearly remain an issue pertaining to their security since only several thousand out of 200,000 have returned to the area after the ethnic cleansing in 1999.
Kosovo won't even have self-government since it will be run by appointed High Representatives appointed by the U.S. In another article by Sara Flounders, it is pointed out the Kosovo's economy is withering away with a 60% unemployment rate.
The occupations that are available are to work for U.N. agencies or for the U.S./NATO army of occupation. Most of Kosovo's own industrial resources and centers have been forcibly privatized under NATO and sold to Western corporations.
Although the fact that there has been tension and violence against both ethnic groups has been left out in both articles, it does shine some light on the issue of why "American imperialism" is destroying Europe's newest independent nation.
On March 8th in a recent discussion about how Kosovo affects Serbia's pursuit of an EU membership, Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica states, "this government is falling apart. There are no united policies."
President Boris Tadic will most likely call early elections to resolve this political dispute in a "democratic way."
The upcoming elections in May will let the people decide where Serbia stands on EU membership.
The independence that has been claimed illegal since the beginning is in fact true; it is breaking the international law and the UN Security Council resolution 1244 which states that Kosovo belongs to Serbia.
Kosovo's independence is only met halfway since they do not even control their own territory. Thus, how can you claim independence for something you don't even own? The issue with Serbian minorities in Kosovo will clearly remain an issue pertaining to their security since only several thousand out of 200,000 have returned to the area after the ethnic cleansing in 1999.
Kosovo won't even have self-government since it will be run by appointed High Representatives appointed by the U.S. In another article by Sara Flounders, it is pointed out the Kosovo's economy is withering away with a 60% unemployment rate.
The occupations that are available are to work for U.N. agencies or for the U.S./NATO army of occupation. Most of Kosovo's own industrial resources and centers have been forcibly privatized under NATO and sold to Western corporations.
Although the fact that there has been tension and violence against both ethnic groups has been left out in both articles, it does shine some light on the issue of why "American imperialism" is destroying Europe's newest independent nation.
On March 8th in a recent discussion about how Kosovo affects Serbia's pursuit of an EU membership, Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica states, "this government is falling apart. There are no united policies."
President Boris Tadic will most likely call early elections to resolve this political dispute in a "democratic way."
The upcoming elections in May will let the people decide where Serbia stands on EU membership.
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