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Truth and lies about the break-up of Yugoslavia: Forget Milosevic, this was a US operation from start to finish

Posted on February 28, 2015 by Editor 6 comments

Then First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton visiting US Army ‘Eagle Base’, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, December 22, 1997. It becomes a little less difficult to determine whether we have been informed correctly about Yugoslavia. Did they have a right to present the Nato war as “humanitarian”? Did the Great Powers have secret strategies? Were there media lies told and war

ROMANIAN PEOPLE WON- CHEVRON KICKED OUT OF ROMANIA…

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Editor Leave a comment

Chevron ditches last European fracking project in Romania Published time: February 23, 2015 00:12 Russia Today Reuters / Mike Blake US energy giant Chevron is terminating its operations in Romania due to poor exploration results and prolonged protests by environmentalists.The withdrawal from this fracking project will mark the end of the company’s shale gas exploration in Europe. Because of falling

THE YUGOSLAV STATE AND THE ALBANIANS, part II

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Editor Leave a comment

THE YUGOSLAV STATE AND THE ALBANIANS, part II In the years and decades after the Berlin Congress, the obsession with defending designated territories grew into pathological enmity towards neighboring states and peoples on religious-ethnic levels. The consequences of the conflict, followed by an accelerated change of ethnic structure in the Albanian population, was mostly felt in the impact made by

THE YUGOSLAV STATE AND THE ALBANIANS, part I

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Editor One comment

THE YUGOSLAV STATE AND THE ALBANIANS IDEAS AND REALIZATION What became known as “the Big Eastern Crisis” of 1875-1878 can reasonably be considered as a turning point in the history of all Balkan peoples and states with regards to its scope of events, political decisions, and diplomatic solutions. This is supported by the international significance of the offered solutions and

The Restored Serbian State and the Albanians, part II

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Editor Leave a comment

The Restored Serbian State and the Albanians 1804-1876, part II The major political events and developments determining relations between Serbia and the Albanians in the 19th century, (given the general situation in the Ottoman Empire, and particularly in the Albanian social setting – according to historical research), can be outlined as follows. During the First Serbian Uprising, (which in the

The Restored Serbian State and the Albanians, part I

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Editor Leave a comment

The Restored Serbian State and the Albanians 1804-1876 Relations between the Serbs and Albanians during the 19th century were historically determined, yet contradictory in their reality. These relations were diverse and the resulting friction manifested in bitter conflicts, extreme hostility and spontaneous rapprochement. They contributed to a conscious, planned political commitment to overthrow Turkish rule through the joint efforts of

Old Serbia, First Serbian Rebellion, History

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Editor Leave a comment

During the First Serbian Rebellion, Serbia was seen from the perspective of its wholeness – the wholeness of the Serbian people. Vuk’s conceptions of Old Serbia are interesting – the geographic, ethnographic, and historical. According to him, “Old Serbia is the land of our people from the other side of the Stara Mountain. In some places of Old Serbia, e.g.

OLD SERBIA

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Editor Leave a comment

OLD SERBIA “Old Serbia”, as a notion and term, appears frequently not only in science and politics but also in everyday life. Its’ origins come from life’s practice, and the necessity for Serbs to identify with an ethnic entity and cultural-historical existence within a defined geographical area. Not infrequently, the borders were defined by unstable political state of

KOSOVO PROPHECY, SAINT BISHOP NIKOLAJ VELIMIROVIC

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Editor Leave a comment

KOSOVO PROPHECY Jehovah upholding all the falling, and raising up all who are bowed down. (Psalm 145,14) Without death there is no resurrection, Under a shroud of glory I see you, And our nation’s honor resurrected – “Away from the Serbs, you vile curse!” The Serbs have now fulfilled their vow. (The Mountain Wreath) …For whom are our

TOKENS OF RASHKIA’S KINGDOM

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Editor Leave a comment

TOKENS OF RASHKIA’S KINGDOM Svetlana Stevic Vukosavljevic, treasurer of Serbian folk treasury In the tradition of people from Homolje, language represents the treasury of entire knowledge and testament our ancestors have entrusted us with. It contains the keys and locks of life. This paper aims to illustrate this through the legend of Rashkia’s kingdom. “Ancient Serbs had