Serbs in Bosnia want to claim their independence
Published: 26 February, 2008, 03:15
Edited: 16 January, 2010, 14:47
Kosovo's decision to declare independence has persuaded Serbians in the Bosnian republic of Srpska to follow the lead. They say NATO and EU forces are occupiers and are determined to move towards the formation of a united state of Serbs.
“Bosnia is occupied by western forces now. The West says they are friends, but they bombed us here and in Serbia. They have stolen Kosovo from us and I am against it, I won’t accept any foreign soldiers in my country except Russians,” said Nicola Borkovich, a student.
NATO, the U.S. and the EU say that Kosovo’s independence won’t be a precedent for other disputed territories in the world. However, the mood of Serbs living in Bosnia suggests that the chain reaction has already started. Now the question is: “Who will claim their independence next”?
The troubles for Serbs in this area started in 1991, when the republic of Yugoslavia fell apart and Bosnia proclaimed independence. In turn Serbs, living in Bosnia, created their own government. That led to almost four years of war which ended in 1995 with the Dayton Peace Agreement.
Eventually Bosnia was divided into the Serb Republic and the Muslim-Croat Federation.
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I think that Serbia should start thinking very carefully how is going to deal next with Vojvodina and even Sandjak !!! You have done to much damage to your own reputation as it is , don`t believe in your rotten politicians who are only hungry for power rather than needs of your people . And stop dreaming that Kosovo will back on the Serbian map because it want !!! As for Russian Bear I don`t think the are interested in helping you they are glad they got reed of you 9 centuries ago by pushing you in the south of Russia eventually ending up in Ballkans .
I believe the Serbs lost Kosovo about 50 years ago when they started moving to the north. Why didn't they stand firm and protect their border from the Albanians moving then. Of course Tito was in control then and although he did a lot of good for Yugoslavia he mismanaged South Yugoslavia. But I do not believe in an independent Kosovo. I think Kosovo should return to an autonomous state under Serbia. Kosovo must realize they did not leave Yugoslavia/Serbia legally. They were forced out by NATO. There are two legitimate way for a territorial people group to leave another sovereign country; 1) Through a legal agreement or signed treaty by the two parties , or 2) Fight their way out. To call in other countries to help you separate is a violation of UN and NATO policies. Both of these entities violated their own principles by helping aiding Kosovo. If a country doesn’t have the power to fight its way out of an oppressive situation then it should work within then system until it pleads its case in court, come to a parliamentary agreement . When NATO came in, it was invading a sovereign country to take side on a domestic dispute. I go back to the fact that Serbia lost Kosovo over fifty years ago. I’ll even go back further and say that the Serb Orthodox church should have evangelized the foreigners coming into Kosovo when the Turkish empire fell apart. Comments and discussion welcome at freebalk@yahoo.com
People of Serbian descent living in Bosnia and Hercegovina should be allowed to rejoin Serbia proper only if people of Croatin descent living in Bosnia and Hercegovina are allowed to rejoin Croatia proper. Dont think that Europe and super powers will go for it.