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The Emperor is wearing Albanian Clothes

Bhaskar Dasgupta February 18, 2008

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#8 Posted by RiazHaq on February 19, 2008 7:06:41 am
Your piece is just another Dominoes theory based on specious arguments. Kosovo is one of the most impoverished and backward parts of Europe. Kosovars suffered greatly under Serb rule and yet they did not seek separation for a long time because Yugoslavia maintained a semblance of "autonomy" under Ibrahim Rugova. It was only after the Serbs formally took away that "autonomy" that the Kosovars' independence movement picked up steam. So the lesson here is: Do not mess with peoples' right to run their affairs. If you do, you run the risk of fighting liberation wars. The days of unfettered empires are over.
Riaz Haq, PakAlumni Worldwide
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#7 Posted by neembu on February 19, 2008 6:41:45 am
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Really? As opposed to the Serbian cross?
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#3 Posted by Kamath on February 19, 2008 4:30:22 am
Independence for Kosovars! Perhaps a good thing!. Who knows!

I bet on one thing. Soon A green flag will rise with a little symbol of the Cresent Moon.Just a signal for minorities to vacate from places wherever they might have lived for the past centuries. Then all will be equallized among the remaining residents.one language, one Book and one Sharia laws. Mark my words.

Kamath
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#2 Posted by neembu on February 19, 2008 4:03:59 am
These pieces should be more formally written, in language, content and organization. It is very hard to take what is here seriously given the casual and tangential quality of the text's rhetoric.
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#1 Posted by krbhatti on February 19, 2008 1:21:45 am
Aaaah so it really hurts...hain gupta ji.....
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