Re: Book on declaration of independence in Kosovo to be released in Azerbaijan

Reply to the article with the same title HERE

What I would like to state since the very beginning is that nothing is given once forever. Things change continuously aiming to improve and never should be considered static. Under such lights the International Law and the way it should be interpreted is in dynamic change (improvement).

I’m not surprised the author has a different (contrary) opinion and fear the dynamic of the change but one day these changes would take place inevitably.

Kosovo case is the most studied and the clearest way to start. By the end the International Law should serve to the Justice and support humanity. Kosovo case is a very clear case but before the author gives its opinion starting from other cases (he think are similar), he should know in depth the Kosovo case. First he should be able to list both similarities and differences. Doing that he would be more convincible giving a clearer “Studied and Independent Opinion”.

Western countries have been very involved in this case and have followed it step by step having a deep knowledge about it. As a European issue and as a part of their geospace they are very interested to establish the peace in the region. Furthermore they are present in Kosovo since the beginning and are contributing to improve furthermore the European standards in order to prepare it in EU integration process.

Under such light the Independence of Kosovo is in fact a step before the integration under the same structure where Serbia has applied to be a part.

It’s true that Kosovo case would set a precedent! Maybe the International Law would change by supporting the independence of countries, regions and nations in risk by the application of genocide and deprivation of Elementary Human Rights! That is called Law to serve to the Justice and here everyone agrees. With these changes, countries who apply Genocide and violation of Human Rights would think more seriously as it will put in discussion the integrity of their country. However, even here the Kosovo issue is different because it had earlier a substantial autonomy recognized by the Constitution of Yugoslav Federation and removed unlawfully by Milosevic's regime.

Russian state tried to prove that the Kosovo Independence would set a precedent in International Law by generating a conflict in Georgia. As everybody knows it was a total failure because those so called states have got only 4 recognitions (one of them Russian one) while Kosovo has got 69 official recognition. The Russian experiment showed in the clearest way that Western Countries where right considering Kosovo as a sui generic case, s.th. couldn’t apply in other cases and differ to them even in rapport with International Law.

Having the confidence that the western countries knows better and are actors in this case I’m confident that they have much more chances to support the Kosovo independence than their opponents. I believe that the ICJ opinion, if it will not be pro, at least would not be against Kosovo Independence.

What rest behind Serbian "Christian alert" propaganda?!

Fundamentalism???

What rest behind Serbian "Christian alert" propaganda?!

A lot of people have been in Kosova and this shameful propaganda is not addressed to them. Maybe because of the feeling they had from their experience or because they already know, people like Ray cannot accept this kind of "autumn falling leaves" propaganda. I'm a Roman Catholic. In rapport with Muslims, our community is minority in Kosova but this never is been a problem for us.
There is a problem of fundamentalism here or not?!

(in the picture serbian church and war criminals together)

Unfortunately there is (see an inventory of bestial damages they did to Catholic Churches in Croatia). But there is not any risk from Kosovar Islamic fundamentalism. At least for all those Christians who aren't Serbian Orthodox. The reason is because in Albanian culture does not exist such fundamentalism and I can explain it easily. Like all other empires, Ottoman Empire applied the same strategy for its expansion "divide and conquer". One instrument was giving some privileges as an exchange for adopting Islamic religion. But let's go a bit earlier in time.

In Middle Ages the Venetian Republic was a great power and had the control of all the European trade with Constantinople in orient. All parts of western Balkan which where part of Great Silk road, where under the influence of both of them. Some of them became partially Orthodox (Constantinople influenced) and partially remained Catholics since the  time of the genesis of Christianity (mostly venetian influenced) having a national conscience but not having a national religion. Even today we find, especially in Albania, a mosaic of different religions inside the same culture.

      From theTrumpet.com | April 2, 2008: 
      The Vatican Purposes to Evangelize Kosovo.

     "Both Kosovo and Albania have Catholic roots almost as deep as Rome itself. The Roman province of Illyria on the Balkan Peninsula was one of the first territories to which Catholicism spread. It all changed after the Ottoman conquest of the Balkans in the 14th century, however. Under the rule of the Ottoman Turks, the majority of Albanians converted to Islam...." 

Differently was the situation with new Slavic Nations. They where hardly supported from Constantinople which in the early centuries had a lot of problems with Huns. For their support they where priced with lands where they started to build their States and with Constantinople support they became powers extending they rule all over Balkan. One after other Balkan saw first the Bulgarian empire then after it's fall the Serbian empire which where extended from the north Balkan to the most part of actual Greece. A lot of Illyrian and Greek tribes where assimilated and from recent populations survived Albanians and Romanians which together with Modern Greeks represent a break in Balkan Slavic composition.

The fall of Constantinople and the Ottoman occupation found this nations in a multilateral and complex conflicts which had to do in preserving their identity, their land and their culture. Of course they used this conflicts stabilizing their rule all over Balkan. Being in threat of loosing their national identity threatened hardly by recent Slavic expansion, and under the pressure from the occupiers, many of Catholic and Orthodox ethnic population, accepted to adopt Islamic religion. Even today the religion, more than a rapport with God, is seen as an instrument to preserve national identity.  They are a lot of "modern" bloggers inspirited by their fundamentalist national churches which forget that in the modern times cannot use medieval justifications to demonize other peoples and to justify many of genocide crimes committed through the centuries.

 

If you scratch a little bit the surface of this Albanian Rich with Islamic symbols, you will find the roots of Christianity. Accusing them to be Islamic fundamentalists is a big lie. This is what Ray Robinson & Michael J. Totten felling or knowledge, doesn't accept Serbian "Christian alert" propaganda.



The truth is that Albanians didn't oppose Christianity. They didn't attack catholic churches. They're opposing the Serbian symbols which are built in the wrong place maybe the same way as the Islamic mosques.

For more about the this argument check this link.
http://www.michaeltotten.com/archives/2008/07/the-bin-ladens.php

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