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2009-03-10 Europe

Spain remains opposed to Kosovo independence

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Posted by Steve White 2009-03-10 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 This makes perfect sense if you look at it at the right angle.

If Kosovo's not a state, it can be run indefinately by the UN and/or the EU. Imagine a bureaucracy without any elections _ever again_.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2009-03-10 00:14|| 2009-03-10 00:14|| Front Page Top

#2 If Kosovo's not a state, neither is Catalonia.

Posted by Fred 2009-03-10 10:31|| 2009-03-10 10:31|| Front Page Top

#3 Fred for the win. Zappy never even felt the knife slip under his ribs, until you twisted the blade and out popped a kidney.

Posted by Seafarious 2009-03-10 10:55|| 2009-03-10 10:55|| Front Page Top

#4 The only problem with that explanation, Fred, is that I'm not certain Zapatero is a nationalist, or cares much for Spain.

Also, according to this electoral map, Catalonia voted for him.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2009-03-10 11:54|| 2009-03-10 11:54|| Front Page Top

#5 Catalonia or Basque...or any other little region with a little different ethnicity looking to break away. Kosovo independence establishes a dangerous precedent. Just ask the Macedonians.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-03-10 14:17|| 2009-03-10 14:17|| Front Page Top

#6 Kosovo is a dirty little muslim entity that doesn't allow building of churches. Recognition of that speck, legitimates ethnic cleansing.

Posted by Angosing Squank6622 2009-03-10 14:19|| 2009-03-10 14:19|| Front Page Top

#7 Kosovo does allow the construction of churches. They're all over. And the Kosovars are quite pro-American.

Posted by Steve White 2009-03-10 16:46|| 2009-03-10 16:46|| Front Page Top

#8 For now. Just remember Bosnians hilaing Saddam.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2009-03-10 18:54|| 2009-03-10 18:54|| Front Page Top

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