http://blog.b92.net/blog/2395/The%20Lichtenstein%20Connection/ Andrew Beaumont sr http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss rss@b92.net rss@b92.net Blog A-JE! RSS generator v0.3 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:07:59 +0000 http://blog.b92.net/user_stuff/avatars/mali/964/6964.jpg http://blog.b92.net/ 50 50 http://blog.b92.net/text/2395/The%20Lichtenstein%20Connection/#k202275

Solomon

Serbia is indeed a special case.

Also, staunch realistic pragmatism leads us to conclude that independence was the only solution.
There have been absolutely NO overtures towards reconciliation from either side. There have been NO efforts from Belgrade to integrate the peoples back into a cohesive state.
And, ultimatly, it was calculated that there would be less 'trouble' from Serbia if Kosovo were independent than from Kosovo if Serbia were to regain authority. Realism not legalism is the ultimate deciding factor.
Hence, Serbia has allowed the situation with Kosovo to get screwed to a level which law makeres could have never imagined.




Oh yeah? And what about Nato screwing10 000 people, killed and wounded, in order to make sure Kosovo remains screwed beyond repair. I guess it's no bother of yours.

As for the special case thing, Ms Montenegro Ljujic should head for the nearest bookshop to look into some history book. Her description of Serbia is pathetic beyond commenting, ]]> http://blog.b92.net/text/2395/The%20Lichtenstein%20Connection/#komentari Sat, 08 Mar 2008 17:38:46 GMT Turnesol http://blog.b92.net/text/2395/The%20Lichtenstein%20Connection/ http://blog.b92.net/text/2395/The%20Lichtenstein%20Connection/#k192553 It's easy; all you have to do is to liberalise the tax regime to attract lots of foreign money, make sure that nobody can get any personal financial information about people depositing money here and finally, make some new laws to prevent foreign tax authorities finding out what's going on.

If we replace "depositing" with "investing", seems we already have financial heaven in Serbia :)

PS: As for "remaining to be independent", isn't it too late for building such international position (all over "again"? ]]> http://blog.b92.net/text/2395/The%20Lichtenstein%20Connection/#komentari Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:15:23 GMT Pedja Rafailovic http://blog.b92.net/text/2395/The%20Lichtenstein%20Connection/ http://blog.b92.net/text/2395/The%20Lichtenstein%20Connection/#k192376 http://blog.b92.net/text/2395/The%20Lichtenstein%20Connection/#komentari Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:44:39 GMT man ray loves me http://blog.b92.net/text/2395/The%20Lichtenstein%20Connection/ http://blog.b92.net/text/2395/The%20Lichtenstein%20Connection/#k192249 http://blog.b92.net/text/2395/The%20Lichtenstein%20Connection/#komentari Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:12:54 GMT badreligion http://blog.b92.net/text/2395/The%20Lichtenstein%20Connection/ http://blog.b92.net/text/2395/The%20Lichtenstein%20Connection/#k192167 what did u have in mind regarding my personal ideals
after the huge distance between the real serbia and your ideal serbia, i was just wondering if your other ideals are this far from reality.
but i applaud you for wanting serbia to be civilized. the only thing left to work out is - how to make it that way.

ps: i overdid it in my previous comment. for sure you look better than serbia. ]]> http://blog.b92.net/text/2395/The%20Lichtenstein%20Connection/#komentari Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:49:31 GMT man ray loves me http://blog.b92.net/text/2395/The%20Lichtenstein%20Connection/ http://blog.b92.net/text/2395/The%20Lichtenstein%20Connection/#k192131 http://blog.b92.net/text/2395/The%20Lichtenstein%20Connection/#komentari Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:18:59 GMT badreligion http://blog.b92.net/text/2395/The%20Lichtenstein%20Connection/ http://blog.b92.net/text/2395/The%20Lichtenstein%20Connection/#k192116

badreligion

The ideal Serbia (in my opinion) should resemble something of a mixture between Switzerland and Monaco - neutral in foreign affairs, out of EU but with a liberal visa regime with it, and a financial haven for the likes of Schumacher or Djokovic.

Neutral foreign policy in Russia-dominated Serbia... ]]> http://blog.b92.net/text/2395/The%20Lichtenstein%20Connection/#komentari Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:00:25 GMT Vanja Montenegro Ljujic http://blog.b92.net/text/2395/The%20Lichtenstein%20Connection/ http://blog.b92.net/text/2395/The%20Lichtenstein%20Connection/#k192110 http://blog.b92.net/text/2395/The%20Lichtenstein%20Connection/#komentari Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:53:11 GMT badreligion http://blog.b92.net/text/2395/The%20Lichtenstein%20Connection/ http://blog.b92.net/text/2395/The%20Lichtenstein%20Connection/#k191947

badreligion

The ideal Serbia (in my opinion) should resemble something of a mixture between Switzerland and Monaco - neutral in foreign affairs, out of EU but with a liberal visa regime with it, and a financial haven for the likes of Schumacher or Djokovic.
after this, i can't help but wonder what you really look like and what is your ideal of yourself. ]]> http://blog.b92.net/text/2395/The%20Lichtenstein%20Connection/#komentari Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:50:54 GMT man ray loves me http://blog.b92.net/text/2395/The%20Lichtenstein%20Connection/ http://blog.b92.net/text/2395/The%20Lichtenstein%20Connection/#k191926 http://blog.b92.net/text/2395/The%20Lichtenstein%20Connection/#komentari Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:20:58 GMT badreligion http://blog.b92.net/text/2395/The%20Lichtenstein%20Connection/ http://blog.b92.net/text/2395/The%20Lichtenstein%20Connection/#k191263
but seriously - from the moment i read about the lichtenstein fraud i've been dreaming of a day when we would start resembling germany... they arrested the director of the deutsche post first!!! hey! and looked into the big-money-and-influence banks in major towns in germany and pressed charges against people there! when shall we ever live to see something of that kind happening in serbia... ]]> http://blog.b92.net/text/2395/The%20Lichtenstein%20Connection/#komentari Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:20:17 GMT germanika http://blog.b92.net/text/2395/The%20Lichtenstein%20Connection/ http://blog.b92.net/text/2395/The%20Lichtenstein%20Connection/#k191066 The problem with Serbia becoming a tax heaven is that we don't have any Serbian banks any more, pr at least I can't think of any. Unless we revive "Jugoscandic" and "Dafiment". ]]> http://blog.b92.net/text/2395/The%20Lichtenstein%20Connection/#komentari Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:21:07 GMT stephen dedalus http://blog.b92.net/text/2395/The%20Lichtenstein%20Connection/ http://blog.b92.net/text/2395/The%20Lichtenstein%20Connection/#k191048 Realism not legalism is the ultimate

i.e. de jure follows de facto ]]> http://blog.b92.net/text/2395/The%20Lichtenstein%20Connection/#komentari Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:06:29 GMT Vanja Montenegro Ljujic http://blog.b92.net/text/2395/The%20Lichtenstein%20Connection/ http://blog.b92.net/text/2395/The%20Lichtenstein%20Connection/#k191044 Serbia is indeed a special case.

Also, staunch realistic pragmatism leads us to conclude that independence was the only solution.
There have been absolutely NO overtures towards reconciliation from either side. There have been NO efforts from Belgrade to integrate the peoples back into a cohesive state.
And, ultimatly, it was calculated that there would be less 'trouble' from Serbia if Kosovo were independent than from Kosovo if Serbia were to regain authority. Realism not legalism is the ultimate deciding factor.
Hence, Serbia has allowed the situation with Kosovo to get screwed to a level which law makeres could have never imagined.


]]> http://blog.b92.net/text/2395/The%20Lichtenstein%20Connection/#komentari Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:02:00 GMT Solomon http://blog.b92.net/text/2395/The%20Lichtenstein%20Connection/ http://blog.b92.net/text/2395/The%20Lichtenstein%20Connection/#k191021 It's claimed that Serbia is a ‘special case' justifying ‘technically' illegal action by governments because they are recognising the ‘legitimate' aspirations of a minority of its apparently oppressed citizens who have demanded the right to self-determination. What about the right to self-determination of the Guantanamo inmates - or at least their right to right to due process and a fair trial? And even tax-avoiders have rights, apparently. Despite all of Ms Merkel's huffing and puffing, I'll bet she won't be pointing the finger at Switzerland and threatening to clean them up too. After all, the Germans also left the Swiss alone in 1939. I wonder why?

Serbia is indeed a special case. 1. former government accused for crimes against peace, genocide and crimes against humanity; 2. current government promoting the same values and politics that lead to the war crimes in former decade; 3. uninterrupted culture of violence; corruption and institutionalized criminality, 4. aggressive hate speech as dominant political discourse, and last but not the least, 5. Serbia is completely insignificant player in international arena unable to champion its cause on international level.

]]> http://blog.b92.net/text/2395/The%20Lichtenstein%20Connection/#komentari Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:40:09 GMT Vanja Montenegro Ljujic http://blog.b92.net/text/2395/The%20Lichtenstein%20Connection/