Epoka e Re reports that in an interview with Belgrade-based Blic daily newspaper, political analyst and human rights activist Adem Demaçi warned about a new wave of violence against Serbs in Kosovo.
‘The Albanian majority has realised that no one is interested in its demands. There is unemployment, crime and other kinds of dissatisfaction in Kosovo. Everyone is talking about decentralisation and the interests of 7 to 8 per cent of Serbs. The people are blinded and they think that Serbs are to blame, and not Belgrade and UNMIK,’ said Demaçi, adding that violence could also be channelled to corrupted Albanian leaders.
Demaçi said a new wave of violence could be launched against Kosovo Serbs, ‘in dimensions that would make one forget about 17 March 2004’. According to Demaçi, the only way to prevent the bloodshed is for Kosovo to be granted its independence.
Commenting on Demaçi’s predictions, a retired Serbian general Ninoslav Krstic told Blic that there is a risk that the situation could get out of control on the eve of status talks. Krstic also warned that cases of individual violence could turn into mass violence if not quickly prevented by KFOR troops.
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Actually, March 17 (when Mitro blew) was fairly harmless in the end. The damage occurred on the 18th and 19th when they hit the patriarchal sites and serb enclaves that KFOR didn't start guarding on the 17th.
What are the KAlbs going to do this year they didn't try last year? Upping the violence would only get a stronger KFOR response and more international condemnation. Or is that what Demaçi means - he is warning his own folks?
Demaci has probably right, but there is one thing different next time; Kfor are ordered to shoot immediately "when life or property are in danger". Kfor 66BK 2004.
5 years? They still doing it, Serbs are excellent in stirring up things, they are far more organized than us, which is why they were excellent at murdering all the Bosniacs.
Please stop the Serb bashing...it's gets a little tiring on this site. The Serbs are suffering from their own economic woes - not to mention the ghettoised Serb enclaves in Kosovo. Shame on a population that would, as victims, become the victimizers. You only inflame and do not set a tone for reconciliation! As well, if K Albanians don't do what is necessary to allow their minority populations to feel incorporated into Kosovo as a part of the society, then you have, de fact, enacted a social policy of ethnic cleansing to a minority population that IS also a part of Kosovo's societal fabric. And all done under the watchful eye of the international community. So - the historical implications of this will not bode well - Kosovo Albanians are, what, a population of 1.5 million in Kosovo? What real global power can Kosovo really have with such a small, ethnically pure population? Without an incorporated society of many ethnicities, your power is even less! Some Serbs living in Kosovo have been there for 600 years and more...I know some. And, are they not also Kosovans??
I believe the Serbs are ghettoizing themselves. They do not speak a word of Albanian, how do you live in a country of 93% Albanians and not speak a word of Albanian. You obviously learned English in order to fit in and not ghettoize yourself wherever you are. The same would happen to the Serbs if they were in America and did not learn a word of English.
What is worse is that the Serbs continue to insist to have everything served in Serb for them, without consideration where they live.
German has about 8-10% Turks in Germany. I have yet to see a single state document in German and Turkish. But fortunately for the Albanian good will Serbian is written in every state document in Kosovo, for a mere 7% of the Serbs that insist on ghetoizzing themselves. Europe has pockets of Ghettos too, they just use a more politically correct word for it: un-integrated communities.
Cheers
7:31, your words would be correct if Serbs themselves took steps to remedy that. How can you help them if they are not helping themselves. Belgrade is basically sacrificing them so that it achieves its goal of "no progress" in Kosova and thus necessitate partition.
I don't know if you have been reading the news on this blog or just the comments, K. government has been working on all fronts to make a more welcoming environment for the Serbs. Have they been using those chances? Not much.
They complain about jobs yet don't want to join local and national administration (if you know Serbs in economic woes, the Serb minister said to give him a call), police, and KPC. The truth is that government can offer only government jobs and Serbs can't join that government because they can't overcome the fact that Kosova is moving towards Independence and no matter how much Belgrade sacrifices Serb citizens of Kosova they won't stop the process.
Its true that there is a lot of Serb bashing, but it's usually a response to Serb senslessness propagated here only by a couple of a few people who should just be ignored at best.
Unfortunately, Albanians are one of the most forgiving and forgetting people around. No wonder they got it so bad over and over again. So don't worry on that department, when Serbs are ready to come back we'll be more than ready.
Threatning to burn more churches and monastaries if you don't get your way, Muslims? Maybe some beheadings will do the trick?
And once you have created a infidel-free land, you will look like every other Islamic country in the world. Corrupt, violent, oppressed and miserable. But don't worry you can just blame 'the other' and play the victim like you always do and beg the infidels for money and help only to curse them at the same time. Luckily America will never go to war to stop muslims from being massacred ever again. So, that is a relief!
We've seen how grateful Muslims are! You'll have to beg Europe or the UN to help, good luck with that!
"Threatning to burn more churches and monastaries if you don't get your way, Muslims"
Don't address albanians as "muslims" you narrow minded medieval peasant.
Haven't you noticed that albanians never call you "christian"
What separates them from you is certainly not their religion.
No, they don't have to call anyone Christian...burning churches speaks loud and clear.
People really you must settle down. We, the Muslim Albanians and the Catholic Albanian cannot be refered to as "church burners" as the appropriate term is "burners of filthy serb orthodox churches."
Now before you all send us to Hell let me just state that burning the devil is not a sin in christianity or islam. At the same time no one can argue that what the filthy serb orthodox church did in the Balkans in the 90s can be washed away for a million years in heaven or hell.
As far as what Demaci said, the man is old and somewhat senile but this time he is right. We are sick of these damn serbs trying to run us to the ground and eventually we will get upset and infilict some pain on their sorry arsses.
As a note, if they are willing to accept our independece we will respect their rights but that damn church Millosevic build in Prishtina, that biatch gots to go.
The Serbs talk about freedom of movement and how they are being victimized and Ghetto-ised howevere if you read the news, they are the ones that will not allow free movement over the bridge that divides Northern and Southern Mitrovica. They are the ones that harassed an Albanian wedding column going through the Serb enclave of Gracanica by ripping the Albanian flag to shreds and throwing bottles at the wedding goers. They are ghettoising them selves and the Albanians are running out of patience. Demaci is right when he says that the international community, UNMIK and Belgrade are playing up the needs of a 7% minority and completely ignoring the needs of the vast 93% majority. Even the Turks, Roma, Bosniac and Croatian minorities in Kosovo want it to be independent from Serbia. The Serb minority is the only one opposing it. If independence is not granted soon War will be unleashed, and this time I can not forsee any enclaves will be left.
Stupido ! Kfor is also Very tired of Albanians that think Kosova will be independent. It will not for sure. I the riots start again, Kfor will have to shoot to kill.
KFOR ain't tired of Albanians, maybe a few soldiers from US or Britain or Spain or Italy, but these people are not American, or British, or Spanish or Italian, they are nothing but racists, no different than those Serbs who embrace the murderous ideology of their Church.
NATO and Albanians stand on the same side, and hopefuly Serbs will join it but only after a de-Serbization (de-Nazification) programe :) full of ice-cream!!!!
Independece to Serbia now!!!
"Churches in the Western sense are generally free of corruption and expansionist ideologies for their host nations, however the Serbian Orthodox Church is highly unconventional, and should be treated as such."
Yes, and we all SURELY know that Mosques are free of corruption and expansionist ideologies. Certainly!
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