Another Kosovo lie exposed: NATO used doctored video to justify bombing of passenger train

Category: COVER-UP/DECEPTIONS

Russia's NATO envoy says U.S. wants to divide and rule

Russia's ambassador to NATO suggested Sunday that Kosovo's split from Serbia was the result of an imperialistic American effort to "divide and rule."

The Oil factor in Kosovo independenc

Kosovo does not have oil but its location is strategic as the trans-Balkan pipeline - known as AMBO pipeline after its builder and operator the US-registered Albanian Macedonian Bulgarian Oil Corporation - will pass through it.

The pipeline will pump Caspian oil from the Bulgarian port of Burgas via Macedonia to the Albanian port of Vlora, for transport to European countries and the United States. Specifically, the 1.1 billion dollar AMBO pipeline will permit oil companies operating in the Caspian Sea to ship their oil to Rotterdam and the East Coast of the USA at substantially less cost than they are experiencing today.

The Real Story Behind Kosovo's Independence

In the bigger picture, the Bush administration's quick recognition of an independent Kosovo has given us a powerful reminder of a fact that is too often overlooked these days: empire is bipartisan, as are the tactics and rhetoric and bombs used to defend and expand it. Posted Feb 25, 2008 07:46 AM PST
Category: CURRENT EVENTS

In this country, although we have the illusion of two parties, in reality, we only have one party; that's the "War Party".(MR)

Kosovo, the Kremlin, and the Kurds

If the Kosovars can have their own "nation," then why not the South Ossetians? Why not the Abkhazians? Why not the Transdniester Republic? And why not the Kurds?

The Christian Science Monitor reported that "Peshmerga Gen. Muhammad Mohsen took down his American flag, folded it up, and placed it in his office corner Sunday, reflecting the growing anger in Iraq's Kurdish north with U.S. support for Turkey's campaign against separatist rebels operating in the region." One hopes symbolic actions such as these are sufficient to express the full extent of his anger at his erstwhile American allies, but somehow I doubt it.

Posted Feb 25, 2008 07:30 AM PST
Category: CURRENT EVENTS

One has to wonder if geopolitical and historical myopia are prerequisites for becoming policy directors in Washington.

There will be a wave of actions and reactions to Kosovo having declared its independence that no one in this administration can begin to imagine, and that - in itself - is scary.(MR)

Kosovo Serbs count on Kremlin 'saviour'

In this ethnically-divided northern Kosovo town Serbs see the Kremlin as their saviour, everybody wants to believe that the situation will change and everyone predicts violence.

Posted Feb 25, 2008 06:56 AM PST
Category: CURRENT EVENTS

Unfortunately, in terms of future violence, the question is not if, but when.(MR)

Serbophobia

The Real Story Behind Kosovo’s Independence

News Flash: The Bush administration acknowledges there is a such thing as international law.