Kosovo declares independence from Serbia
Kosovo declares independence from Serbia
#1Kosovo declares independence from Serbia
Posted: 2/17/08 at 3:10pm
Kosovo has formally declared its independence from Serbia and become the world's newest state in a move opposed by Serbia and Russia but backed by many western governments.
Lawmakers in the legislature of the former Serbian province approved the declaration of independence at an extraordinary session Sunday afternoon. It was read out in Albanian, Serbian and English by prime minister Hashim Thaci before the approval of state symbols including Kosovar's new national flag and anthem.
Thaci said that Kosovo was an "independent and democratic" state, adding: "From this day onwards, Kosovo is proud, independent and free."...
... President George Bush said Sunday that Kosovo's status must be resolved before the Balkans can become stable and that the United States supports the Ahtisaari plan which calls for a form of supervised independence.
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#2re: Kosovo declares independence from Serbia
Posted: 2/17/08 at 3:17pm
Times Square is filled with honking and woo hooing.
at the expense of the shows trying to have a matinee.
a mac truck just went by with a horn so loud, one literally couldn't form a thought.
TheatreDiva90016
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#2re: Kosovo declares independence from Serbia
Posted: 2/17/08 at 3:19pmParty like it's 2008!
nmartin
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/3/05
#3re: Kosovo declares independence from Serbia
Posted: 2/17/08 at 3:33pmThe Tsar called and he is not happy.
chris d
Broadway Star Joined: 4/21/07
#5re: Kosovo declares independence from Serbia
Posted: 2/17/08 at 9:13pm
I love the phrase "supervised independence".
"Feel free to make your own decisions as long as we agree with them."
"Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana." GMarx
nmartin
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/3/05
#6re: Kosovo declares independence from Serbia
Posted: 2/17/08 at 10:01pmThe Kaiser has called for complete mobilization.
#7re: Kosovo declares independence from Serbia
Posted: 2/17/08 at 10:22pm
hmmm, stabilization in the Balkans.......
jUNE 28, 1914.....any hope of peace in the Balkans shatted by assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austo-Hungarian throne....World War starts with this small flame
2008, Kosovo declares independence.......no hope for stabilization in the Balkans
Many believe WW3 will start in the Mideast.......oh really?
#8re: Kosovo declares independence from Serbia
Posted: 2/21/08 at 4:59pm
This has turned really ugly with breaking news that Serbians have set the US embassy in Belgrade ablaze.
nygrl23
Broadway Star Joined: 4/18/07
#9re: Kosovo declares independence from Serbia
Posted: 2/22/08 at 5:57amYay. I've been rooting for those two crazy kids to break up.
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