Stay in Your Province, Stay in Serbia
Serbia to Nullify Unilateral Independence Once and for All
Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica on Wednesday urged Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija to remain in their homes, in their province and in their Serbia, stressing that decision of the Serbian government to nullify unilateral independence of Kosovo-Metohija province would be once and for all Serbia's decision to reject a sham state in its territory.
"Serbian government decision to nullify unilateral independence of Kosovo is of historic importance as it is Serbia's decision to once and for all reject existence of a sham state in its territory," Kostunica said in a statement with Tanjug.
He said that as soon as the Serbian government adopts this decision, it will inform the U.N. Security Council and the U.N. Secretary-General of the nullification of all illegal acts on proclamation of unilateral independence.
No-One but Serbia May Claim Right to Part of Our Territory (Convicted Terrorists Least of All)
"The final word of our common state and national policy is that no one but Serbia may pledge the right to the territory of Kosovo and Metohija. No policy of force can deprive Serbia of that right, nor can Serbia be forced under threats and blackmail to renounce Kosovo-Metohija," Prime Minister Kostunica said.
He stressed that, in a situation where Serbia is threatened that the province will unilaterally declare independence under the leadership of convicted terrorists and under the patronage of the United States and the EU, we must focus all our forces on showing continuously and at all times that Kosovo and Metohija is an inseparable part of Serbia.
"Our people in Kosovo and Metohija should stay and live in their houses, in their province and in their Serbia. For the government of Serbia, each and every man in Kosovo is an equal citizen of Serbia enjoying full rights, and it is our obligation to do absolutely everything to provide normal living conditions for our people in the province," the Prime Minister said.
Comments
This sounds very positive and encouraging. Prime Minister Kostunica is a great Serb statesman and leader. If "use of force" becames necessary to keep Kosovo within Serbia, special attention should be given to dealing with those instigators and war criminals responsible making sure that none escape to western Europe or the US, or if any do, persue and deal with them accordingly.
Posted by: joesixpack31 | February 13, 2008 07:52 PM
To Kosovo!
Actions always speak louder than words. Prime Minister Kostunica and President Tadic should compare the divergent leadership styles of the brave Serbian WWI King Peter who retreated WITH his troops through Albania and won the war, versus the foreign-influenced naive WWII King Peter II who fled Yugoslavia into exile in "friendly" England and lost his kingdom.
If Kostunica moves to Kosovo regardless of any "KosovA" declaration, he can inspire every Serb there to stay and others, including me, to come to Kosovo. This is the way that Joan of Arc (Jovanka Orleanka) saved France, which was in a much worse predicament than Serbia today. But if Kostunica stays in Belgrade and tells the defenseless Serbs in Kosovo "you stay THERE, trust me, I am supporting you from HERE" he has much less chance of succeeding.
I have proposed this idea before and hope it might finally reach the ears of those in power: Lead from the front, not the rear, and your nation will follow you proudly and without fear of betrayal.
The EU absolutely does not want to have to physically eject Kostunica by force and thereby explicitly violate Security Council Resolution 1244. Their only strategy is to pray for a repeat of the Serbian exodus from Krajina... once the Serbs are gone, they are certain that the "problem" will be gone forever. Any nation, Serbs included, will naturally run from perceived danger when deprived of inspiring leadership. However, one brave leader standing up at the right place at the right time can win any battle.
A continuing failure of the top Serb leaders to lead by example throws in doubt their entire commitment to the cause. Just as "possession is nine tenths of the law", physical presence in Kosovo is the key to winning this struggle for survival and it is the only effective, peaceful defense.
If this message can spread via e-mail across our nation, we can succeed... this call must come to our Serbian leaders not from any one individual, but simultaneously, from the entire nation, from every side, from the beating heart of every living Serb, reasserting our rights established by the martyrs Lazar and all others who have given their lives for the Serbian heartland of Kosovo...
Against such a tide of justice, the illegal, immoral and ultimately doomed effort to steal Kosovo will collapse.
Spread this demand to the Serbian leadership via the entire Internet... Spread the word: To Kosovo!
John Bosnitch
Posted by: John Bosnitch | February 14, 2008 11:51 AM
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To Kosovo!
Actions always speak louder than words. Prime Minister Kostunica, President Tadic and our Patriarch Pavle must recognize the essential difference between the inspiring example of brave WWI King Peter who stayed WITH his men in their Golgotha across Albania to emerge as the victor of the war, and the instructive example of the foreign-influenced, naive King Peter II, who spent WWII far away in "friendly" England only to lose his kingdom.
If Serbia's leaders move to go and live in Kosovo regardless of any "KosovA" declaration, they will inspire every Serb now there to remain and many others, including me, to come to Kosovo. It was like this that Joan of Arc (Jovanka Orleanka) inspired and saved France, which was in a much worse predicament than Serbia today. But if Serbia's leaders stay in Belgrade and tell the defenseless Serbs in Kosovo "you stay THERE, trust us, we are supporting you from HERE," they have much less chance of succeeding.
A single, clear message must reach the ears of those in power: Lead from the front, not the rear, and your nation will follow you proudly and without fear of betrayal.
Neither the UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) nor the planned illegal EU police mission have any authority to physically eject Serbs from Kosovo, because doing so would explicitly violate Security Council Resolution 1244. Their only strategy therefore is to pray for a repeat of the Serbian exodus from Krajina... once the Serbs are gone, they are convinced that the "problem" will be gone forever. Most people, Serbs included, will normally flee from apparent mortal danger unless they are inspired to stand firm by wise and brave leaders. History is rich with the proofs that, when bravely led by even one man at the right place and the right time, any nation can rise up and win any battle.
A further failure by Serb leaders to lead by example would only serve agents of defeat seeking to undermine from within our immortal bond to Kosovo. Just as the saying goes, "possession is nine tenths of the law" -- the physical presence in Kosovo of Serbia's national leaders is the key to winning this struggle for survival. It is both our most effective and our most peaceful possible defense.
But only if this cry for leadership spreads among our nation, amplified by the media and the Internet, can we succeed. This national appeal must come to our Serbian leaders not from any one individual, but simultaneously, from all sides, from the entire people, from the beating heart of every living Serb, reasserting the eternal rights won by our martyr Lazar and all our other heroes who have given their lives for the Serbian heartland of Kosovo...
Summoned by our entire nation and protected by our God of justice (Boze pravde), our leaders need merely to arrive and sit down in Kosovo in order to checkmate the illegal, immoral and ultimately doomed effort to amputate the heart of the Serbian people.
This appeal to our Serbian leaders must find its way to them through every possible channel...
Spread the call: To Kosovo!
John Bosnitch
Posted by: John Bosnitch | February 14, 2008 10:43 PM