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Lewis Jones reviews The Siege by Ismail Kadare, tr by David Bellos

Ismail Kadare is the grand old man of Albanian letters - though since 1990 he has lived in France - often tipped for the Nobel, and the first winner of the Man Booker International Prize.

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Slowly, but not yet surely, Kosovo is moving towards independence. Whether this is a foolish claim or a soon to be confirmed fact is highly contested But just know this important fact about Kosovo.

"The determination by the U.S and NATO, at all costs, to occupy Kosovo and virtually all of Yugoslavia, is spurred on by the enticement of abundant natural resources. Kosovo alone has the richest mineral resources in all of Europe west of Russia. The New York Times observed that "the sprawling state-owned Trepca mining complex, the most valuable piece of real estate in the Balkans, is worth at least $5 billion." producing gold, silver, pure lead, zinc, cadmium, as well as tens of millions of dollars in profits annually. "Kosovo also possesses 17 billion tons of coal reserves and Kosovo (like Serbia and Albania) also has oil reserves."

So with that in mind E Verteta is your source for NEWS AND ANALYSIS on current events taking place in Kosovo. With News from the US as well.

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