Let Kosovo go? | Clipmarks


	Let Kosovo go?

Geekette

2-15-2008 3:55 PM

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kosovo, albania, yugoslavia

Geekette says:

Given the tumultuous history and after letting Serbia, Croatia et al go, why is it so hard to let Kosovo go too?

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