Kosovo Reloaded: More American ammunition to resuscitate the Cold War in Europe
June 10, 2007
The missiles and radars near to the borders with Russia with the excuse of being a line of defense against Iran, a country geographically located far away from the proposed location for military deployment, appear not to have been enough interference in Europe for the U.S. of America.
As Russian president Putin made a move away from escalating the conflict, formally proposing that the U.S. radars were deployed in a much better geostrategical region, in Azerbaijan, U.S. president Bush travelled to Albania this Sunday where he told that it is time for the Serbian province of Kosovo to be independent, "with or without Russia's agreement". This comes after Putin reassured Serbian president Kostunica that Russia's position to oppose the breakaway of the Serbian province of Albania, had not changed.
The deployment of the U.S. radars in Azerbaijan instead of the Czech Republic would allow the U.S. missiles to be deployed in Turkey instead of Poland. However, the excuses to reject the proposal have been quick, saying that the vicinity of Azerbaijan to Iran "could reduce the system's effectiveness against missile attacks from that country".
Leaving aside the arrogance of America's interference in European matters, and the fact that they are knowingly and willingly supporting not the indepence of a Muslim Kosovo, but the forseeable creation of a Muslim and pro-Turkish Greater Albania, it is easy to see how this new provocation will take things in Europe, if not to a new war, to a cold war with Russia dragged into it.
To the support of Turkey's entrance in the European Union, America has now added the infamy of announcing in Albania its intention to force the independence of Kosovo, as a clear sign to support the creation of a stronger Albanian state and, consequently, a stronger Turkey.
Clearly a big blow against those who have defended that America's (and Israel's) interests coincide with Europe's interests.
It is incidental that Bush said that "time is up" to force the independence of Kosovo precisely at a time when Germany under Angela Merkel and France under Nicolas Sarkozy, are friendly towards submission of Europe to America, and Tony Blair in the ever Atlanticist Britain is near to be replaced by a more pro-American option, Gordon Brown.