Opening a Pandora's Box: Kosovo "Independence" and the Project for a "New Middle East"
Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, Globalresearch
The February 2008 declaration of independence of Kosovo is a means towards legitimizing the dissolution and breaking up of sovereign states on a global scale. Eurasia is the main target. Kosovar "independence" is part of a neo-colonial program with underlying economic and geo-political interests. The objective is to instate a New World Order and establish hegemonic control over the global economy. In this sense Kosovo provides a blueprint and a "dress-rehearsal" which can now be applied to restructuring the economies and borders of the Middle East, under the Project for a "New Middle East." The restructuring model that is being applied in the former Yugoslavia is precisely what is intended for the Middle East — a process of balkanization and economic control...
http://www.uruknet.de/?p=41322

Lavrov Has Harsh Words for New EU Mission to Kosovo
The Associated Press
The Foreign Ministry on Wednesday sharply criticized the European Union's decision to send a police and judiciary mission to Kosovo following the territory's declaration of independence from Serbia.
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2008/02/21/013.html

Serbs Press Their Drive to Control Northern Kosovo
New York Times – United States
A mob of 300 Serbs wielding clubs and tools gathered on a road near this small village of ethnic Albanians in northern Kosovo, prompting NATO to send …
www.nytimes.com/2008/02/21/world/europe/21kosovo.html

NATO seals torched Kosovo borders
PRESS TV – Tehran,Iran
NATO troops have sealed Kosovo’s northern borders after angry Serbs protesting Kosovo’s declaration of independence ransacked police posts. …
www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=43930&sectionid=351020606

Kosovo: Serbs Riot, NATO Closes Border
By Doug Mataconis
In response, NATO troops have closed the border with Serbia:. Nato troops have sealed the northern borders of Kosovo after Serbs angry at its weekend declaration of independence ransacked two crossings. …
belowthebeltway.com/2008/02/20/
kosovo-serbs-riot-nato-closes-border/

Nato troops called in as mobs torch checkpoints on Kosovan border
By travellerev
Nato peacekeepers were forced into action for the first time since Kosovo declared independence after Serbs attacked and set fire to official checkpoints on the border with Serbia. More than 1000 Serbs, including women and children, …
crazyrichguy.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/nato-troops-
called-in-as-mobs-torch-checkpoints-on-kosovan-border/

NATO blames Serb leaders for Kosovo border blazes
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
PRISTINA: NATO-led peacekeeping forces in Kosovo on Wednesday blamed Serb leaders for arson attacks on two border checkpoints by gangs of Serbs angry about …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=
2008%5C02%5C21%5Cstory_21-2-2008_pg4_5

‘Kosovo’s freedom is worth clash with Russia’
Telegraph.co.uk – United Kingdom
Serb nationalists destroyed two checkpoints on Kosovo’s new border with Serbia yesterday, causing Nato troops to intervene for the first time since the …
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?
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Nato vows to protect north border of newborn Kosovo
The commander of the Nato force in Kosovo has moved swiftly to assert its authority on the newborn nation’s northern border.
www.independent.co.uk/news/europe/nato-vows-to-
protect-north-border-of-newborn-kosovo-784910.html

Serbia to hold rally to vent anger over Kosovo
Reuters – USA
By Ellie Tzortzi BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbia plans to stage a mass protest rally in Belgrade on Thursday against Kosovo’s declaration of independence,…
www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL2087155420080221

Pro-Con: Is Kosovo independence a good idea? YES
Kansas City Star – MO,USA
It is important that the West remains united in fully supporting Kosovo’s independence from Serbia. The Western powers must stand up to any threats from …
www.kansascity.com/273/story/498418.html

Kremlin Troubled by Kosovo Declaration
The Associated Press –
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence sets a dangerous precedent for other separatist groups around the world such as…
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Hundreds of thousands expected at ‘Kosovo is Serbia’ rally
AFP –
BELGRADE (AFP) — Hundreds of thousands of protestors from across Serbia are expected in the capital Belgrade Thursday in a show of unity against Kosovo’s …
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jdfD0sY417ZUbAWFUJdRIFUMRcqg

Serbia to hold rally to vent anger over Kosovo
Reuters – USA
By Ellie Tzortzi BELGRADE, Feb 21 (Reuters) – Serbia plans to stage a mass protest rally in Belgrade on Thursday against Kosovo’s declaration of …
www.reuters.com/article/europeCrisis/idUSL20595096

This dependent independence is the least worst solution for Kosovo
Guardian Unlimited – UK
Amid all the kerfuffle around Kosovo’s declaration of independence, few have paused to note what an extraordinary document it is. It is so hedged about with …
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/feb/21/kosovo

Moscow condemns plans for EU police mission to Kosovo
Guardian Unlimited – UK
A Kosovo Serb woman cries as she attends a rally against the independence of Kosovo in the town of Mitrovica, Kosovo. Photograph: Srdjan Ilic/AP Russia …
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/feb/20/kosovo.serbia1

Kosovo border secured as Serbs turn up heat
Guardian Unlimited – UK
Nato troops and UN police moved to secure Kosovo’s northern borders yesterday as ethnic Serbs mounted more demonstrations to assert Serbian control of the …
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/feb/21/kosovo.serbia

Serbian ambassador says Kosovo is dangerous precedent for …
The Canadian Press –
Serbia’s ambassador to Canada says recognizing Kosovo as an independent country is a “worldwide dangerous precedent” and he’s hoping Ottawa doesn’t follow …
canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeq
M5jDoCpzxJiQM0pltpWU9XpOyNY9Aw

Kosovo Touts ‘Islam Lite’
The Associated Press –
GNJILANE, Kosovo (AP) — Kastriot Sadiku has a confession: Like a good Muslim, he was near a mosque when Kosovo declared independence. …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iPG24fVmi
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Belgrade braces for mass ‘Kosovo is Serbia’ rally
Serbians were to protest en masse against Kosovo’s declaration of independence in Belgrade on Thursday, a day after NATO-led peacekeepers blamed Serb leaders for unrest in the fledgling state.
news.smh.com.au/belgrade-braces-for-mass
-kosovo-is-serbia-rally/20080221-1tmc.html

Kosovo: Views from the Russophone Blogosphere
By Veronica Khokhlova
According to the Yandex Blogs portal, over 3700 posts on Kosovo independence have appeared in the Russian-language blogosphere in the past three days. Some of these posts have received dozens, if not hundreds, of comments. …
www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/20/kosovo
-views-from-the-russophone-blogosphere/

Kosovo declares independence (February 18, 2008)
Letter from Mr Nicolas Sarkozy, President of the Republic, to Mr Fatmir Sejdiu, President of Kosovo (Paris, 18 February 2008) “In your letter of 17 February, you informed France of the decision taken by the Kosovo Assembly on 17 …
www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files_156/balkans_1965/
kosovo_2073/france-and-kosovo_2074/kosovo-declares-
independence-18.02.08_10846.html

War of words flares after Kosovo border inferno
NATO-led peacekeepers in Kosovo blamed Serb leaders on Wednesday for arson attacks on border checkpoints, as Russia turned up the heat on the West for its “illegal” support of Kosovo independence.
news.smh.com.au/war-of-words-flares-
after-kosovo-border-inferno/20080220-1tfr.html

Opening a Pandora’s Box: Kosovo “Independence” & the Project for a …
By dzarkhan
On February 17, 2008, the secessionist province of Kosovo declared unilateral independence from the Republic of Serbia. The occasion was declared through an extraordinary gathering of the Kosovar Parliament and its executive bodies. …
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20/2/08

Russia attacks EU mission to Kosovo :
 Russia has said a European Union plan to send a police, justice and administrative mission to Kosovo breaks international law.
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NATO Troops Called to Kosovan Border
www.truthout.org/docs_2006/022008B.shtml
Catherine Philp, writing for The Times UK, reports from Mitrovica, “Nato peacekeepers were forced into action for the first time since Kosovo declared independence after Serbs attacked and set fire to official checkpoints on the border with Serbia.”

NATO Reopening Ransacked Kosovo Border Posts
PRISTINA-UN police backed by NATO peacekeepers were reopening two Kosovan border crossings on Wednesday, a day after Serbs burnt them down in the first challenge to the authority of the newly ind…
en.epochtimes.com/news/8-2-20/66300.html

NATO checks Serbs’ Kosovo border challenge
Reuters – USA
By Shaban Buza PRISTINA, Feb 20 (Reuters) – NATO thwarted overnight a bid by Kosovo Serbs to assert their authority in a northern slice of the newly…
www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL20871554

NATO guards Kosovo border amid Serb tension
Christian Science Monitor – Boston,MA,USA
NATO peacekeepers closed off roads between Serbia and Northern Kosovo Wednesday, with United Nations police guarding border checkpoints, anticipating more …
www.csmonitor.com/2008/0220/p99s01-duts.html

US Hopes for Close Relations With Serbia
The Associated Press –
But a US official is also cautioning that Serbia’s chances of joining the European Union and NATO will hinge on letting go of Kosovo and coming to terms …
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Putin will use Kosovo to destroy NATO
By Blake Hounshell
This is the issue that will stop the eastward march of NATO. Vlad Putin will try to use it to destroy NATO. It’s still an open question, though, as to what kind of control over Russia’s foreign policy Putin will have once he steps down …
blog.foreignpolicy.com/node/8209

NATO peacekeepers close off Kosovo-Serbia border
Belfast Telegraph – United Kingdom
NATO peacekeepers have closed off the border between Serbia and the breakaway province of Kosovo today. The move follows attacks on border crossing …
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-
news/world/europe/article3447908.ece

NATO troops close 2 Kosovo border posts
Radio Netherlands – Netherlands
Pristina – NATO soldiers have closed the two border posts in Kosovo that were attacked on Tuesday by angry Serbs. Hundreds of demonstrators wearing…
www.radionetherlands.nl/news/international/
5650951/NATO-troops-close-2-Kosovo-border-posts

NATO Statements on Kosovo
By Public Affairs Ops
We’ve pulled together all NATO statements following Kosovo’s declaration of independence on February 17 into this one post so you can read it all in one place. If there are any more statements in future, we’ll link to them from here. …
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Nato troops close Kosovo border as tensions flare
“Nato troops have sealed the northern borders of Kosovo after Serbs angry at its weekend declaration of independence ransacked two crossings. Hundreds of protesters torched customs and police posts at… abbym0308 …
current.com/items/88847488_nato_tr
oops_close_kosovo_border_as_tensions_flare

NATO Seals Kosovo Borders
NATO peacekeepers have sealed off Kosovo’s northern borders after angry mobs torched border posts, the BBC reports. US troops have blocked the main road to Serbia, and French and Estonian troops have cut off the crossing to Montenegro. …
www.newser.com/story/19490.html?rss=y

NATO troops close two Kosovo-Serb borders
NATO soldiers have closed the two border posts between Kosovo and Serbia that were attacked on Tuesday by angry Serbs. Hundreds of demonstrators wearing balaclavas set fire to the border posts and drove away the Kosovan border guards, …
www.radionetherlands.nl/news/international/565095
1/NATO-troops-close-two-KosovoSerb-borders

Refitting Global Organizations for New Order
By Fyodor Lukyanov
Kosovo’s proclamation of independence has sparked a storm of debate. The main topic of discussion is how Kosovo’s decision will influence other regional conflicts. More interesting, though, is what role the events in the Balkans will play in the overall weakening of international institutions.
www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2008/02/20/006.html

NATO troops secure ransacked Kosovo border crossing
PRISTINA (Reuters) – NATO troops and UN police secured Kosovo’s northern borders late on Tuesday, facing down a challenge by ethnic Serbs who ransacked the crossings in protest at Kosovo’s independence.
digg.com/world_news/NATO_troops_
secure_ransacked_Kosovo_border_crossing

NATO steps up Kosovo watch
NATO has moved extra troops into northern Kosovo after several crossings on the Serbian border were destroyed.
www.abc.net.au/news/video/2008/02/20/2167631.htm

Nato troops called in as mobs torch checkpoints on Kosovan border
Times Online – UK
Nato peacekeepers were forced into action for the first time since Kosovo declared independence after Serbs attacked and set fire to official checkpoints on …
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article3399973.ece

Serbs protest Kosovo’s independence move
MSNBC – USA
NATO peacekeepers and Kosovo police did not intervene, but they increased their patrols on the road leading from the tense town of Mitrovica to Serbia as …
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23232150/

19/2/08

“Threatening the Foundations of a World Order”
The Independence of Kosovo
GARY LEUPP
Russia has repeatedly made it very clear that it will not recognize nor accept an independent Kosovo but rather uphold Serbia’s historic claim to the province. Recall how World War I broke out after a Serbian nationalist assassinated the Austro-Hungarian archduke in 1914 in Sarajevo, Bosnia. When the Austro-Hungarian Empire declared war on Serbia, Russia came to the defense of its ally. The alliance system kicked in; Germany and the Ottoman Empire joined the Austro-Hungarian, while France and Britain joined Russia. That system is long gone, but the relationship between Russia and Serbia, deeply rooted in ethnic and religious ties, should not be taken lightly….
www.uruknet.de/?p=41291