Hi!\nI would like to know what non-albanians think about future of Eastern Kosova [Valley Of Presheva]! Right now, this country is under Serbia occupation, and people of Valley of Presheva want to be a independent state or be joing in Kosova State.\n\nIn fact, the Valley of Presheva, or as is calling by people there 'Eastern Kosova', historically is part of Kosova.\n\nWhat do you think good people? :)\n\n\nWith love and respect!\nAlbanian Peace Man
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JO! JO!\n\nPresovo is ethnically more Albanian, but then so is Tetova.\nNovi Pazar has bosnians.. It should be  Bosnian?  Vojvodina, Hungarian?   In Stara Pasova they are Slovaks. Should it be Slovakia? There is even no boarder.\nIn Bradford, England there is more Pakistanis. Should then belong to Pakistan???\n Do you think that Tetova should be Albanian not Macedonian??  Actually I bet you do!\n\nMitrovica is Serbian whould you be happy if when Kosovo's final status was settled it would stay in Serbia???\n\nALL nation states has many different ethnic groups within their boarders. People emigrate, populations mix, sometimes there are pockets of one ethnic group. What is the problem?\nIt is possible to live in a country and hove 2 identies look at America. They have Chinese American, Italian Americans, African American  etc  and yet they are American.\n\n\n  It would be difficult for Kosovo to stay in Serbia - though I don't like to admit that-  But Presovo is a different case. They weren't the abuses that happened in kosovo province. The local province doesn't feel the need for independence. And am absolutely sure the international comunity is against it. How many problems would that cause for Macedonia. It would make the whole Balkans in war again, when they is peace. I would hope that even an Albanian nationalist wouldn't want that.\nThe Serbian govnerment is trying very hard to help the albanian in that area with financial packages, and education packages. They is not abuse of human rights. Serbia govnerment is working with international bodies and local Albainians to stop discrimnation. Couldn't Albanians try to live in Serbia if all rights were respected. It doesn't stop them losing their identity. You are asking Serbs to live under Albanian rule in Kosovo, so you cant have it both ways. If you can only live with Albanians they can always move to Albania or Kosovo.\n\nKosovo Albanians should accept where the border is. And then maybe Serbs will accept that Kosovo will be independant. But Both nations should respect each other minorities.  I can tell you one thing Albanians in Serbia, are treated much better then Serbian in Kosovo.\nThere, a Serbian is not safe without a armed guard. Albanians have no problem walking the streets of Beograd.\n\nI think you must learn to live with Serbs, because if you were independant Serbia would be your biggest trading country, and you would still be neighbour! Important part of kosovo's history was Serbian, and you should be proud of all aspects of your heritage. When that happens Kosovo will be a nation.\nPEACE
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I foresee a couple of problems with this.\n\n1) what about all the non-"Quebecois" living in Quebec - by this I mean anglophones, immigrants, natives, etc.  Would they have to identify with the "Quebec" nation or ELSE?\n\n2) what about all the francophones living outside of Quebec who identify with the Quebecois due to language but with Canada because of their geographical location.  Would they be abandoned by the Quebecois?  \n\nSeems like we're stuck with the idea of "two nations, side by side" as Mr. Harper is stating (although, I wish we could just leave this doggone issue alone already!!! but if the Bloc was going to bring it up anyway, I guess he had to say something and a pre-emptive strike is as good as anything).\n\nI think the idea of Quebec nationality is "too little, too late" - it's too late to separate because of pure geography - if they were to create a new nation out of the province of Quebec (outside of Canada, I'm talking now), they would have a whole slough of new problems in Quebec with all the people who didn't want to separate ... special status, "what about me".  I don't think they really want to go there.  In my opinion, there's a "hard-core" group of francophones in Quebec who descend from the old New France settlers and they are the Quebecois.  The rest, sorry to say, are just plain old Canucks like the rest of us.  \n\nJust my two cents!
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Welcome to Red States.  It didn't surprise me, and I laughed heartily.  Living in a Red State, Indiana, I see the ignorance every day.  It's not that they're dumb.  It's that many Americans have a world view only as it relates to the US.\n\n"They hate us for our Freedom, etc."  Please.\n\nThat's how Bush has excelled in elections by pandering to that cultural-centric view.  Very few US citizens have ventured outside their borders, so world view differences are not learned.  \n\nI'm also afraid the only effective result of the Civil Rights Movement is that people learned to hide their true feelings of others, but it doesn't take much to bring them out.\n\nThis is a great country, but we've got a long way to go.
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The "poll" most often cited around here is that 80% would like to see us leave Iraq (iraqi citizens).  Mind you that poll was asked in a way to generate that answer.  I would like to know more about the poll saying 80% of the country are optimistic, but it doesn't suprise me as 75% of the country is living in relative peace...the problems are in a few areas.
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Unfortunately or not, illegal immigrants can't claim the land that is no more theirs by now, after 158 years. And there hadn't been trapped any Hispanic population in the US after the Mexican Cession, so this 'ancestry lark' is on infirm footing. This situation reminds me of a very bitter period of Hungarian history right after WW1, when Hungary was ripped apart by other bordering countries and the diplomatic corps of the winner nations, and was reduced to its one third, so it lost 72% of its total area, by courtesy of the Treaty of Trianon in 1920. These annexed parts form the bulk of Slovakia, a large segment of Romania (Transylvania) and knobs of Slovenia, Austria, Croatia and Serbia. 64% of Hungary's population found themselves outside the hamstrung homeland. Still, we can't assert our rights to the lost areas, though 5 million of our fellow Hungarians still live beyond the borders and we don't plan 'reoccupying' these areas.  I think Mexicans go overboard, compared to this example. And the problem is that the Mexican government doesn't give a hoot to stop the exodus of illegal immigrants to the US, thus the States is to swallow the bitter pill.
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Dzole ima pesna za Makedonija? Kako toa ja nemam slusnato. Ja znam samo onaa od Dado Topic.\nJa nemam slusnato pravo da ti kazam, gi znam negovite stari pesni, ovaa ne i ne go razbiram, da ne ne smeta nas za Juzna Srbija ili ima covekot nostalgija za Jugoslavija?!\nSlusnav deka sega zivee vo Ungarija.
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Actually, in addition to Montenegro voting to separate from Serbia, Spain is having issues with separatism in its regions.  The Basque country has long wanted an independent state that would take territory from Spain and France.  Catalonia has recently moved towards greater autonomy, and the other regions jealously want to ensure that they receive similar rights vis a vis the central government.  While the UK is not separating, the devolution movement has been strong there in recent history, and Wales and Scotland will probably continue to push for greater autonomy within the UK framework.  History suggests that change alone is constant.
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My Serbian is good enough to understand this. Yes, it is very offensive and you are quiet right when said that it is a big shame for decent Serbs. He even used a name of God in this vulgar context to present himself as a Christian, but this ignorant is not only a disgrace for Serbia but for the whole Christian world. I am sorry that you had to read the letter of this idiot and I think the guy should read all our answers here to see how poor and pathetic he is.
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of course i have...i live in greece and we share borders with albania. its really sad, how much ignorance walks around these days!
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Maintaining the Majority.  I would love to see our troops home and out of harms way but we can not do it prematurely.  The region needs to be set up and ready for self governing.  To leave them in political instability is to leave them subject to being taken over by another dictator war lord.  That is one of the reasons Ossama was mad at us.  We backed them in the Afghan-Russian war then left them high and dry when Russian retreated.  There was no established system and bands of war lords and dictators oppressed the country and citizens.  We should learn from our mistake and do it right this time like we did in Germany and Japan after World War II, look how well they have turned out.
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I agree with the comment about the first act on our soil is a crime.  And to wave their former countries flag about and demand ANYTHING is preposterous.  It is your former country for a reason, correct?  If it is your current country, here's your ticket.  If it is truly your former country, then for crying out loud ASSIMILATE!  I believe we were founded as a melting pot, not a storage shelf for your old icons and lifestyles.
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Ex slodier.\n\nI agree with you i got asked the same thing when i was in Bosnia. We don't ask to go there we do it for our country. What would happen to the world if we had no army protecting it. Civillians are all the same especially the ones who don't understand, Get a worth while job?  yet they work in a bloody factory packing cheese or something, Who needs to get a worth while job then.
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Here are some sites you can look at.... What exactly don't you understand? Is it what you have found or can you not find anything relevant?\nCheck the library for a book called The Fragmentation of Yugoslavia : Nationalism and War in the Balkans. This may help???????\nIt's not a topic I know anything about but i found some sources for you if they help?
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i don"t agree at all. That's just stupid decision for me. Why have to choose war for get some peace?\na state have to more concern about their people than their own interest!
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That sounds about right. You all know we are still in Afganistan right? We are also still in Kosovo. Did you know that? I don't hear any news from that any more. Except through our military chanells.\nIt takes time to do it right, train their soldiers and police. We have built power plants and water facilities. These facilities were not bombed by us. We made darn sure we kept the infrastructure intact. We gave back what Saddam took away with his 30+ palaces and grand life style for his people the Sunnis (who aren't too happy they don't have a friend running the country anymore). I'm not talking about all the Sunnis though.\nThe big thing is we have to make sure the Government of Iraq has a good enough security force to make Iraq safe and secure. Then we'll leave.\nThe war WITH Iraq was over in spring of 2003. We are fighting insurgants and terrorists now.
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Ok, here goes (just a sec)\n\nLooks like France, Italy, Greece, Romania, and Yugoslavia gained territory, and Poland, Czecheslovakia, and the Baltic States were pretty much built entirely.  Anywhere territory was lost, somebody else gained it.\n\nYour losses list is good.\n\nYour settlements question sounds good.\n\nThink about it, who would be pissed by these changes?  Looks like Austria-Hungary was hammered the hardest, but Russia couln't have been pleased.
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i am not serb, i am greek living in greece and serbia is really close. these people are neighbors, i am quite fond of them and their civilization. i know some serbs and they are great people, i especially love their music! its so vivid! there is noway not to dance while listening to it..many serbian songs are very popular in greece and we added greek lyrics to most of them so that they are more understandable. in a few words, i do like them!