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  1. Originally posted by yuri31[..]

    Hope nothing bad happens. A muslim country in christian Europe...sounds strange to me


    Kinda reminds me of Israel in middle east...let's hope it turns out better.
  2. Originally posted by Ali709[..]

    Kinda reminds me of Israel in middle east...let's hope it turns out better.


    same here!
  3. Kosovo, well its a big issu ! I don't except alot of violence to comme, but in how many countrys do you what ex-yougoslavia to be dismantled ?

    I personnaly think that with this wave of union going threw europe and the importance right know of creating alliances. So, little countrys like in East Europe will not have any choice than to reunited themselves. Not nececerlly under a confederation banner. But they wont have the choice to create commercial and economic alliances !

    ... again sorry for my English I tend to lose my words
  4. I completely support Kosovo's independance. Even though, things could have been done much better than this way.
  5. Originally posted by LikeASongI completely support Kosovo's independance. Even though, things could have been done much better than this way.


    tottaly agreed!!!
    I believe they deserve the Independence...
    they've been struggling since the early 90's....
  6. Kosovo clashes force U.N. withdrawal

    (CNN) -- The United Nations said Monday it is evacuating international police from the northern sector of the ethnically divided Kosovo town of Mitrovica after U.N. police and NATO soldiers were wounded in clashes with Serbs.
    "There are reports of possible gunfire and some grenades used against U.N. police and KFOR," said spokesman Alexander Ivanko from Pristina, the capital of Kosovo.
    The withdrawal follows an operation by U.N. police and NATO's Kosovo Force (KFOR) troops to storm a courthouse in the town to evict Serb demonstrators who occupied the building last week.
    At least one U.N. vehicle and one NATO truck were set on fire during the riots that followed the courthouse operation, according to the Associated Press. Several demonstrators and policemen were injured, witnesses at the scene said.
    Ivanko said U.N. troops would continue to control key entry points into Mitrovica, a town divided between Kosovo Albanians and Serbs that has been a flashpoint for tensions before and after Kosovo's February 17 independence declaration.
    Kosovo's independence has been condemned by Serbia which regards the region as integral to its history and culture.
    Belgrade has refused to accept the move which was backed by the U.S. and many EU nations but opposed by Russia.
    Ivanko said U.N. police and KFOR soldiers began an operation at 5:30 a.m. (12:30 a.m. ET) to restore order. "KFOR has used tear gas to try to calm down the situation and it's still very, very fluid," he said.
    The United Nations tried negotiating with the courthouse protesters over the weekend but when there was no resolution by Monday, it decided to use force, he said.
    Polish police told CNN that 22 of its officers serving in the U.N. Kosovo mission were injured in the clashes. Their lives were not in danger and they were taken to a French-run military hospital, a spokesperson said.
    About 20 other people, mostly protesters, were taken to the hospital for shock because police had used stun grenades -- which make a lound noise but are not intened to injure -- to control the crowds, according to a local journalist who asked not to be named.
    U.N. police would likely continue controlling the entry points into Kosovo after they withdraw, Ivanko said, but KFOR troops will stay and take over security.
    "The reason for this is the very serious security situation," Ivanko said. "We do have a substantial number of police officers there but they're under constant attack, and that's why the police commissioner decided to hand over the dealing of this situation, as we speak, to KFOR."
    Ivanko said the United Nations had spoken to Serbia's minister for Kosovo and asked him to urge calm and use his influence to try to resolve the situation.
    The protesters who took over the U.N. building in Mitrovica were angry over losing their court jobs in 1999, Ivanko said.


    Source: www.cnn.com
  7. Chad, Sudan sign peace deal

    (CNN) -- The presidents of Sudan and Chad signed a non-aggression agreement late Thursday, aiming to halt cross-border hostilities between the two African nations.

    The signing came after nearly two full days of talks in Dakar, Senegal, between Sudan President Omar al-Beshir and Idriss Deby, the president of Chad.
    Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade facilitated the talks, and United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met with officials from both nations and witnessed the signing of the agreement at about 10 p.m.
    "The idea is to get the governments of Sudan and Chad to normalize their relations with each other and to halt any action that would allow for the cross-border movement of rebel factions or armed factions of either side that could hurt the other country," said United Nations spokesman Farhan Haq.
    Each country accuses the other of supporting armed rebel groups that cross the border to attempt to destabilize the government. The rival nations' armies have skirmished several times.
    The United Nations says refugees and armed groups have been regularly crossing the border between the troubled Darfur region of Sudan and Chad. They allegedly include many of the rebels that attacked N'Djamena, the capital of Chad, in early February.
    As recently as Thursday, just hours before the agreement was signed, Chad issued a communique saying rebels from Sudan had crossed the border.
    Chad is still recovering from a failed attempt last month by rebels to overthrow Deby's regime.
    The United Nations says the swelling number of Darfur refugees and other displaced people living in eastern Chad is causing serious strain on the region.
    Kingsley Amaning, the U.N.'s humanitarian coordinator for Chad, said more than 10,000 people from Darfur, in Sudan, have fled into 12 official refugee camps in eastern Chad.
    They join some 240,000 Darfurians who have lived in Chad since 2004 because of fighting in their homeland and an estimated 180,000 displaced Chadians also living there.
    The number of displaced Chadians is growing because of the recent fighting there, Kingsley said.
    Haq said the United Nations, which has peacekeeping troops in the Darfur region, will work to assure Sudan and Chad carry out the terms of Thursday's deal. The countries have signed several peace agreements in the past, only to see renewed violence flare up.

    Source: www.cnn.com



    I really hope this is a step forward for this troubled people....
  8. Fans flock to border peace show

    Tens of thousands of people gathered at the Colombian-Venezuelan border for a peace concert after the region saw its worst diplomatic crisis in years.
    The event, organised by Colombian star Juanes, took place at the Simon Bolivar bridge that links the two nations.
    The show was in response to the bitter row provoked by Colombia's raid on a Colombian rebel camp inside Ecuador.
    Venezuela and Ecuador briefly broke off ties after the 1 March attack and sent troops to their respective borders.
    Venezuelans and Colombians alike mingled on the border to listen to a host of Latin American and Spanish musicians.
    The concert began with a joint performance by children from the two countries.
    Citizens
    "This is a celebration of the union between Ecuador, Venezuela and Colombia," said Colombian singer Carlos Vives from the stage as he began his performance.
    He also appealed to Colombia's Farc rebels to release the hostages they are holding as part of their long-running conflict with the Colombian state.
    Among the other performers were Ricardo Montaner from Venezuela, Juan Luis Guerra from the Dominican Republic and Juan Fernando Velasco from Ecuador.
    Spanish singers Alejandro Sanz and Miguel Bose also took part.
    "We are all citizens who believe that the future of a country is not only a matter for a president, a government but also for us. We are part of it - the movement of citizens," said Latin Grammy award-winning Juanes from the main stage.
    He had the idea for the show in the wake of the 1 March raid when Colombia attacked a camp set up by Farc rebels inside Ecuadorean territory.
    A leading rebel commander and some two dozen other people were killed in the raid.
    Ecuador and Venezuela broke off diplomatic ties with Colombia in the worst diplomatic row in the region for years and sent extra troops to their respective borders.
    Tensions were eased at a regional summit in the Dominican Republic several days later.

    Source: www.bbc.co.uk



    And here I found a report done by the Spanish TV news network TVE in youtube, so that you can see the dimension of this event. The concert was held over the a bridge that goes just over the border line between Venezuela and Colombia!!! Amazing!!! It was very emotional, I saw the live broadcast…. Impressive!!

  9. Well, I've been thinking about political stuff recently, and luckily found this topic before I decided to open another one lol!

    Main topics that have been on my mind - all the crap going on with regard to the Beijing Olympics and the political wrangling in Zimbabwe with all their election trouble. It just saddens me that there are regimes out there who are lead by people with such a poor sense of humanity that they want to rule in a dictatorial fashion over others. It's bad enough with what China are doing in their own country, and then, I don't know the background to it, but what they're doing in Taiwan is completely fucking out of order, and yet no one who can actually make a difference feels compelled to do anything other than decide to not appear for the opening ceremony of the fucking Olympic Games, whilst they let the Chinese government try and intervene on all matters that could affect their global status? That rubbish with the Olympic torch, where the torch carriers had a damned armada of police and karate kids, argh, I don't know if I make much sense but to be honest, the whole bollocks makes me angry. Again, I'm not well-versed in the political situation in its entirety, but even a snot-nosed youth like myself can tell that something's not right! And with Zimbabwe, and for that matter the whole of Africa and the 3rd world - there is so much that could be done to help those areas of the world, and yet the powers that be do nothing? Narrow minded people may berate Bono because of his social activism, but I for one won't ever berate him for having his heart in the right place. But back to Zimbabwe for a minute, 2 weeks on from the elections taking place and the results haven't been released - again, any moron could pick up that the signs aren't good for Mugabe's party, and yet they won't let democracy rule because they don't want to lose power. And yet no one makes a stand against this oppression apart from some of the oppressed? Argh. It's times like these when I wish I was older, had more social status and some power just to be able to do something.

    And they wonder why people have so little faith in politicians.... again, apologies for my lack of clear thinking, but it's been bugging me for a while now and I had to get it off my chest.
  10. Bono was in Belfast yesterday for a special dinner commemorating the tenth anniversary of the good friday agreement. If only i'd known I woulda staked out to catch another glimps. Twice in as many months would have been great. Opportunity missed sadly.
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