It's unfortunate that a lot of seemingly neutral people here seem to have fallen for Serbian and Russian propaganda. Kosovo Albanians have long been discriminated against by the Serbian government in favour of the Serbian minority.

In 1998 (or around then), Serbia attacked Kosovo, and carried out what could be only be described as genocide against Kosovo Albanians. This was soon after Serbia's genocidal wars against Croatia, Bosnia, and their unsuccessful invasion of Slovenia. Anyone who does a bit of unbiased research on the Balkans in the 90s will realise that Serbia was the aggressor (or the chief supporter of local Serbian war criminals) in all these cases. Is it really surprising that Kosovo wanted independence from such a thuggish, and (to them) hateful nation?

I, for one, support Kosovo's independence wholeheartedly. Serbia gets absolutely no sympathy from me......

streak000

though i would agree that what the Serbian government did to the Albanians in 1998 could only be classified as ethnic clensing, that's not the whole truth. The measures taken by the Serbians in Kosovo were sparked by attacks by the KLA (basically a Kosovar Albanian guerrilla group, which have been identified as terrorists), but what the Serbians did in response prompted the justified intervension of NATO. But the Albanians in that area are not little angels. In 2004, unrest in Kosovo lead to the Albanians in the region to go for a similar ethnic attack as was wittnessed 6 years previous. During the ALbanian lead unrest, 8 Serbs were killed, more than 1000 were injured, 730 houses were destroyed, 36 Orthodox churches were burned to the ground, and 4100 minorities were displaced. All of this happened in a matter of 48 hours (sorce: 2004 unrest in Kosovo from Wikipedia).

[QUOTE="Shadow_op"]

I shall give you only one example of a scenario like Kosovos.

Imagine if California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico and Arizona became predominantly Mexican. But these are illegals, let's say, just like the Albanians in Kosovo are illegal. Now let's say the Mexicans decide to make their own government, flag, and maybe even currency, and say that those states secede and make the....I don't know...United Mexican States of America. Would the U.S. let that slide? Would they say "Ohh you go ahead and grab 20% of our landmass, go ahead."

No they wouldn't.

So what makes this scenario any different than Kosovo? It isn't. Simply that. Take it from a person whose mother is from there, whose family died there. Thanks for reading.

streak000

You are factually wrong. What makes you say the Albanians in Kosovo are "illegal"? Even the Serbian government does not use this argument. It's simply ridiculous. Kosovo is made up of 95% Albanians. 95%!!! They have been there for hundreds upon hundreds of years. This has absolutely nothing to do with illegal immigration. I can only assume that you're a Serbian nationalist, who ignores certain facts (as Serbia has often done) to advance his own nationalistic agenda.

Kosovo is finally independant, and there's nothing Serbian nationalists can do now. So go cry to Putin.....

From your statement, the reason Kosovo should be independent stem from the fact that they are a majority in their region. So then, obliviously if immigrants ever gain a majority in a state, they would be perfectly justified in seceding from the US. If we were to take this ideal, we would have a world filled with millions of same-nationality states, and no sort of cultural blending or diversity. on top of that, what do you say to the 5-7% of the population of Kosovo that is Serbian? "Sorry, but without your consent, we're going to change your country and government, and make a whole new system completely devoid of anything Serbian" obliviously, the minorities just don't matter, right? Early 20th century elections in the South were perfectly just, as the majority wanted that type of government, right? obliviously, this is not right, but it is basically-the underlying reason that Kosovo can declare independence.

And then there's the whole question of a precedent. If Kosovo can be independent, why can't Srpska (an area just like Kosovo, except with Serbs as the majority). For that matter, why can't northern Kosovo, which is in its majority Serbian, be independent? Trying to solve the world's problems by splits instead of actually talking through the issues will never lead to a cohesive world.

after playing all the systems and pc . the wii mote feels by far the most real. i even like it better then keyboar and mouse . i dont like how on pc theres no rumble you have to lay down it on a table. the wii mote is light you hold it in your hand has speak ruble and mothin sensor it just works the best . deadmeat59

by this logic, wouldn't a light-gun be the best controller for shooters. True, the Wiimote is basically a tilt sensing light gun, but is it really easy to move and shoot quickly with it? shotting in red steel was a painful experience

my vote would have to be this

I live in egypt, and i want to buy Warhawk, but egypt isn' t listed in the credit card countries, so I don' t know what to do, ican' t buy anything from it please help...honzo2k

from what i've heard you can make an American PSN account (just put your country as US) and then putting your credit card info as normal. I've also heard that PSN doesn't check that your credit card is from the same country as you listed if you put in money by small amounts (if your in America and trying to get a game from the Japanese PSN, its anything over 50 yen and they check the credit card)

or if you don't mind reading Japanese, you can search kotaku on how to get a Japanese PSN. their instructions are better than mine

[QUOTE="-Tretiak"]

Think I'll go buy a coffee.

.. No, wait, I think I'll put that money against this month's Xbox Live payment. :lol: Why oh why do jealous fanboys make such a fuss about the Xbox Live payment? It's clearly the best console online service, and it's ridiculously cheap.

The_Trash_Man07

It comes out to about just over 4 bones a month and about .13 cents a day.

Yet they say nahhh to the pay for online we will stick to a $600 sysem with a $60 game and a mess of a free online.

a mess, hmm. Pretty strong words I believe. Then again, atleast I don't need a 500 ft cable to connect my system to the internet.

again you don't have to purchus all those things for 360Ragashahs

though every 360 owner lords their incredible online abilities

Sony discontinued the 20gb PS3 that cost $499 because it sold horribly. SoSony replaced that $499 spot with the 60 gb PS3 and replaced that $599 spot with the 80gb PS3. So basically, it's not really a price drop, it's more like a hard drive upgrade. People will always want the latest and greatest but for just 20 gb more? The Elite is a whopping 120 gb for $480 and a price dropforthe 360is a sure bet. Bottom line,the PS3still cost too much. Do you agree?

ReverseCycology

On a side note, I'm incredibly happy with this price drop. zI think it's a sign on a bright, Sony dominated, future :)