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Teksas kao naš argument
Često čujemo argumente u odbranu Kosova koji nisu validni. Slušala sam radikale kako koriste pitanje „kako bi SAD reagovale ako bi Latinoamerikanci tražili da otcepe Teksas ili Kalifornija“, da bi nam predočili kako Amerika nikada ne bi pustula da joj „ode Kosovo“, a eto, Srbiji predlažu baš takvo rešenje. Podrazumeva se da SAD ne bi štedele silu da sačuvaju svoju teritoriju. Uzgred budi rečeno, nije loše znati da su Teksas, Novi Meksiko i Kalifornija pripadali Meksiku sve do sredine 19. veka. Te teritorije Meksiko je izgubio u ratu sa SAD. U to vreme, dakle, sredinom 19. veka, Meksiko je bio slaba država, u velikoj krizi i raspadu, sa malobrojnim stanovništvom a velikom teritorijom i zato nije uspeo da je odbrani. Link za ceo tekst
http://www.ldp.org.yu/cms/item/blog/sr/post.html?id=252
PRESS RELEASE
21 July 2006
PRISTINA, KOSOVO
KOSOVO CITIZENS PLAN TO DECLARE INDEPENDENCE MONDAY
Organizers say an immediate final decision on Kosovo’s political status is the only pathway to peace and security in Kosovo and the region
Citizens from across Kosovo plan to gather at noon on Monday, July 23rd in Pristina to declare Kosovo’s independence. Through this symbolic gesture, organizers aim to exert pressure on international and local decision-makers to set a date for the resolution of Kosovo’s political status.
The province has been administered by the UN since 1999, a long temporary solution until its final political status could be settled. Negotiations between Serbia and Kosovo political leaders began in early 2006 with mediation from UN Special Envoy for the Kosovo future status process Martti Ahtisaari. Mr. Ahtisaari submitted a package to the Security Council for Kosovo’s political status in March 2007 that would grant the province “supervised independence,” which after further negotiations was accepted by Kosovo’s negotiating team. Serbia’s team, supported by Russia, refused the terms outlined in the package. The process for adopting a new resolution by the Security Council for Kosovo’s political status has been postponed because of Russia’s consistent threat to veto a resolution that would acknowledge Kosovo’s independence. Yesterday the Security Council transferred the process to the Contact Group, an informal group of influential countries with interests in South East Europe, including the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Russia.
In a statement released locally on Thursday, a group of local organisations and activists stated that Kosovo was being held “hostage to Russia’s political interests.” They expressed frustration with what they considered “another round of useless negotiations with Serbia.” In their view, the fact that Kosovo will be independent was non-negotiable considering the vast human rights abuses committed by Serbian forces against Kosovo Albanians during the nineties. Further talks would only lead to instability, they said.
Civil society organisations and activists thus formed an ad-hoc coalition Tuesday to organise the upcoming demonstration, which will coincide with their government representatives’ Monday meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Washington D.C. The Kosovo political leaders, referred to as the “Unity Team,” are scheduled to discuss Kosovo’s political deadlock with Secretary Rice.
Through a non-violent demonstration, the ad-hoc coalition aims to demonstrate Kosovo citizens’ frustration with decision-makers, local and international, who have failed to set a date for the final resolution of Kosovo’s political status.
“Any further delay will only destabilise the situation,” said Igballe Rogova, head of the Kosovo Women’s Network, a local network of more than 80 organisations and a member of the ad-hoc coalition. “Political leaders need to act now. Finalising Kosovo’s status is the only way to ensure future peace and stability in Kosovo and the region.”
The demonstration will take place at 12 noon on Monday, July 23rd in front of the National Theatre in Pristina, Kosovo.
For more information please contact:
Igballe Rogova, contact person of Ad-Hoc Coalition
+377 (0) 44 111 965 igorogova@yahoo.com