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Gallery: Moments Before Birth
In the coming weeks, Kosovo vows to move forward and declare independence from Serbia, risking the wrath of Belgrade and its allies in Moscow.
In the weeks prior to Kosovo preparing to declare independence from Serbia, NEWSWEEK sent photographer Andrew Testa to capture the mood of the Kosovars--1.9 million strong, mainly ethnic Albanians, in a land about the size of Lebanon--on the eve of becoming the world's 194th declared state. He found the aftershocks of war with the Serbs--power and water shortages, severe unemployment--and a people proudly anticipating independence.
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Posted By: historian2008 @ 02/22/2008 10:22:13 PM
Comment: Kosovo will never bee recognized by the UN and by the reasonable world community. The Albanians in Kosovo can (based on the world historic experience) happily have their own autonomy which they have always had. The Albanians can prosper and enjoy freedoms, but without participation of those separatists who want to have personal gains. The fact that the USA and some European countries
declared their support for Kosovo's independence does not matter at alland does nothave any weight.
The LAW MATTERS AND MAKES HISTORY. Where there was no law there were wars and losses. The Law, the UN and Serbia supported by the integrity of its Consitution, WILL NEVER recognize Kosovo together with those countries who support peace and integrity of the world community.