President Bush Authorizes Supplying “Kosovo” With Weapons (Or: Cold War? Too Early To Tell)

The ”big” news yesterday was President George W. Bush authorized a supply of weapons to Kosovo.  Almost like clockwork, Serbianna.com and others began characterizing the U.S. supply of weapons to Kosovo as either a) a provactive escalation of a proxy arms race between the U.S. and Russia, leading to ”one-upmanship” which leads to Cold War, b) an arming of jihadist terrorists making up the “narco-state” of [...]

One Of The Most Endangered Jobs In The World: Serbian Ambassadors

With the recent announcement by Japan and Canada recognizing Kosovo’s independence, coupled with a list of countries which are expected to recognize Kosovo’s independence in the very near future, such as Bulgaria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Norway, Lithuania and Pakistan, Serbian Ambassadors should certainly start feeling a bit uncomfortable about their job security.  As most know, being appointed [...]

Kosovo: PDSRSG Larry Rossin Is A Mentiroso

Principal Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo, Larry Rossin, is a mentiroso.  Let me show you how. In a recent press conference, PDSRSG Larry Rossin stated:
I personally spoke to Minister Samardzic on Friday evening to . .  .underscore that while we hoped and wanted to resolve this situation peacefully and without any resort to [...]

UN Policeman Ihor Kinal Dies From Injuries Caused By Serbian Protesters/Hyenas

Senior Lieutenant Ihor Kinal, a UN policemen from the Ukraine, died last night from shrapnel injuries sustained yesterday from Serbian protesters.  In fact, all twenty Ukrainian officers from the Special Police Unit involved in the situation in Mitrovica are in the hospital due to injuries.  All of this started yesterday when United Nations police arrested thirty-two protesters (none of them were [...]

Kosovo: UN Takes Back The Courthouse In Mitrovica From Serbian Protesters . . . Mayhem Follows

Breaking–  At about 5:00 a.m. today, international police and KFOR stormed the courthouse which has been illegally occupied by Serb protesters since last Friday.  Approximately 30 people have been arrested and are expected to be brought to Pristina for processing.  Under the Provisional Criminal Procedure Code of Kosovo, if the police have “grounded suspicion” (akin to probable cause) that a defendant [...]

Drop Down Menus: The Real Barrier To The Independence of Kosovo, Serbia, and Montenegro? (Or How Kosovo and Serbia Have More In Common Then You Think)

In its rocky but resolute path towards independence and after, Kosovo has met its share of notable detractors.  Russia.  Serbia.  China.  Cyprus.  But, truth be told, the positions of these countries were never really in doubt.  There was no surprise in anyone’s mind that Russia or Serbia would not now, and probably not ever, recognize Kosovo’s independence.  The same [...]

Kosovo: District Court in Mitrovica Taken Over By Serb Protesters

Breaking:  Earlier this morning at about 8:30, several hundred Serb protesters took over the District Court in Mitrovica by overrunning and attacking UNMIK Police. The Serb protesters broke through the entrance gates and replaced the UN flags with Serbian ones.  These are the same protesters that have been outside the Court for several weeks, taunting [...]